DescriptionTowering skyscrapers and lowball politics. Yes, this is Chicago. On this edgy audio walking tour, you'll step inside the legendary Andy's Jazz Club and sip a beer at the infamous Billy Goat Tavern. And you'll retrace the last footsteps of Chicago gangster Tony Lombardo. You'll even take a ride on the El, and listen to a hip-hop ode to the famous train. Download the tour and get an insider's view of Chicago.
DescriptionWalk through a world of mojitos, bikinis, and reggaeton. This edgy audio walking tour will give you an insider's take on Miami Beach, "the capital of sexy". Bikini model and Miami Beach local Claudia Verela guides you to her favorite sights, including the Versace mansion, hot clubs, and swanky hotels - complete with a soundtrack that captures the sounds of Miami. It's a journey you won't forget. Download the tour and get an insider's view of Miami Beach.
DescriptionFrank Conroy first visited Nantucket with a gang of college friends in 1955. They came on a whim, and for Conroy it was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with this "small, relaxed oasis in the ocean." This book, part travel diary, part memoir, is a…
DescriptionAntenna Audio presents an exciting tour of the Milwaukee Art Museum's fall exhibition of Rembrandt van Rijn's drawings and prints. This is a unique opportunity to learn why Rembrandt is considered one of greatest artists of all time. Rembrandt and His Time: Masterworks from the Albertina, Vienna celebrates the 400th anniversary of the artist's birthday (July 15, 2006) and explores the pivotal and influential role he played as a draftsman in 17th-century Holland. This audio tour discusses such iconic images as Child in a Small Chair with Nanny, Young Woman at Her Toilet, and Landscape with the Good Samaritan . The tour also covers works by other Dutch artists who influenced, or were influenced by, Rembrandt and features an interview with Claus Schroder, Director of the Albertina, who brings a rare depth of insight to Rembrandt and his contemporaries.
DescriptionYosemite became a National Park in 1890, 200 million years after the granite rocks formed within the earth; 20, 000 years after glaciers eroded the gritty granite; 4, 000 years after Ahwahneechee Indians were caretakers of the meadows; 2, 000 years after Gri…
DescriptionLet Antenna Audio guide you on a tour of objects from Egypt's early Middle Kingdom, a golden age of art and creativity. This inaugural exhibition at the de Young Museum's new $202-million building tells the story of the enigmatic female pharaoh, Hatshepsut. Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh will guide you through some of the most beautiful treasures to come out of ancient Egypt. You'll learn about the female pharaoh who co-ruled this kingdom with her young nephew, Tuthmosis III, for almost 20 years, only to have him attempt to erase her name from history. Join experts from the Fine Arts Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and U.C. Berkeley as they explore the intriguing mystery behind Hatshepsut's banishment and provide insight into her rule. This story, along with commentary on the objects on display, will give you a real sense of what this period of Egyptian history was like.
DescriptionActor Laurence Fishburne guides you through more than eight centuries of paintings and sculpture in this Antenna Audio tour of the Guggenheim Museum's Russia! exhibition. This is the most comprehensive retrospective of Russian art ever shown in the…
DescriptionExperience beautiful San Francisco! Fisherman's Wharf, the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park, Pier 39, Alcatraz, the Cannery, Ghirardelli Square, and Fort Mason are all highlighted on this richly orchestrated audio program. The San Francisco…
DescriptionThe Coloseum, Villa Borghese, the Piazza di Spagna, the Trevi Fountain, and the Capuchin Church of Santa Maria della Concezione whose macabre crypt had impressed the likes of Mark Twain and Marquis de Sade; these are just some of the landmarks William Murray points out on his walking tour of Rome. Having grown up in the city, Murray makes for an expert (and engaging) tour guide who captures Rome's sights, sounds, and flavors, while also revealing its mythologized history and folklore, stories only a longtime resident would know.
DescriptionFrom the author of such travel adventure classics as Jaguars Ripped My Flesh and Road Fever, comes an informative and entertaining travelogue through one of America's favorite destinations: Yellowstone National Park. On his several-hundred-mile trek across the wilderness, the author explores such natural wonders as glaciers and geysers, muses about the microbiology of thermal pools, and witnesses moonbows arcing across waterfalls at midnight. Inevitably, he runs into Yellowstone's various inhabitants, including a grizzly bear with a footprint "about the size of a pizza", and others he had previously seen only on television.
