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...Sand Dunes near Stovepipe Wells, where desert winds have deposited grains of mountain quartz in a beach-like expanse that covers 15 sq. mi. Or you can visit Devil's Golf Course, where wind and rain have shaped the silt of ancient saltwater lakes into surreal crystallized salt pinnacles. And there's no place better to observe the tectonic forces that shaped Death Valley than at Badwater, the lowest place in the valley (and on the continent), where a salt-and-silt bog hundreds of feet below sea level rises abruptly to 11,049-ft. Telescope Peak 15 miles west...
...winding loop through the Black Mountains offering a serene showcase of volcanic rocks painted in pastels by various minerals: iron-producing reds, pinks, yellows; decomposing mica coloring rocks mint green; manganese supplying the purple. The best panoramic vista on this route is at Dantes View, where the deepest salt basin, tallest mountain, multicolored rocks and swirling sand can be savored from 5,475 ft. high in the Black Mountains...
...allied bombs that hit Vienna's Albertina Palace in March 1945 destroyed nine magnificent neoclassical staterooms and reduced stretches of richly decorated façade to rubble. The museum's priceless art collection - including masterpieces by Michelangelo and Rembrandt - had been moved by the Nazis to safe storage in salt mines near Salzburg, and survived unharmed. But the former Habsburg residence became a long-term casualty of war. Postwar refurbishment, from 1948-52, was a cash-strapped compromise of gray concrete exteriors; the grand entrance was replaced by a door at the side of the building. Visitors hoping to catch...
This inviting bakery boasts salt-of-the-earth, down-home cakes, breads and pastries. Despite the shortcomings of the waitstaff—let’s just say that “service with a smile” wasn’t coined on a visit to Hi-Rise—the take-out, easy-to-eat dessert options are unparalleled and will never leave you with an empty stomach. So after a vigorous constitutional around the public gardens, turn to Hi-Rise for old-fashioned sweet treats to enjoy on the lawns. Sandwiches $6 and up. 56 Brattle...
...mantle for myself. I do, however, believe that humor and levity breed perspective. I never intended to remain a joker forever. My advice to the impressionable souls reading this: enjoy your time here because it will be over as soon as it began. Take life with a grain of salt and learn to laugh at yourself and those around you. Live at ease—that is, until you have a real reason...