In Sant’Agata Bolognese, in northern Italy’s Bologna province, visitors can see examples of all 50 years of Lamborghini autos, both street and racing cars, at the Lamborghini Museum (Automobil Lamborghini S.p.A., Via Modena 12, 1-40019 Sant’Agata Bolognese, Italy; phone +39 051 6817 611).
ITN staff has chosen a winner from among the entrants in the last essay contest. The subject was “At Home in Stockholm,” and the essay most favored by the judges was written by MARV and CAROLE FELDMAN of Jacksonville, Florida, who will receive a 50-dollar gift certificate from Magellan’s Travel Supplies (800/962-4943). The Feldmans’ essay appears below.
Always pack an umbrella. Often they’re difficult to find or can be quite expensive. While I was in Miami in April ’13, heavy rain was predicted. Umbrellas at Target cost $14 plus tax! They weren’t worth $2.
• Instead of visiting contemporary art museums and seeing the same famous names (and paying high admission fees), consider going to art galleries. Often, you will see amazing works by local artists. You’ll be able to talk to the people who work in the gallery, you won’t have to endure crowds and you’ll (probably) never have to pay an entry fee.
While in London in March 2013, I visited mainly free museums (donations welcome), and one that stands out in my mind is The Wallace Collection (Hertford House, Manchester Square, London, England, W1U 3BN, U.K.; phone +44 [0] 207 563 9500).
In 2013, 23 cities worldwide each will hold a “White Night,” an all-night celebration of free art, music, theater and other festivities, such as fireworks. Paris’ Nuit Blanche, in 2002, was the first such event. Each city chooses an overall theme for the evening. Restaurants, museums and shops stay open late, and museum admissions often are free.
10 days/9 nights, Nov. 2-11, 2013. Highlights: Daily yoga and meditation sessions/Pura Luhur Uluwatu temple/legong dance show at Ubud Palace/cycle through Ubud rice paddies/Don Antonio Blanco Museum/walk through rainforest and swim under Les Waterfall/West Bali National Park/snorkel at Menjangan Island/Ulun Danu Temple. Land, $1,995. Single supp., $650. Sacred Earth Journeys, Ltd. (Burnaby, BC, Canada; 877/874-7922).
At Stockholm’s new ABBA The Museum (Djurgårdsvägen 68, Stockholm, Sweden; phone +46 8 12 13 28 60), devoted to the 1970s Swedish pop group ABBA, you can don a digital replica of a costume, sing and dance with holograms of the band and have photos and video of your experience to keep. Memorabilia, gold records and exhibits, including a helicopter and a mixing board, are on display.
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Auto Museum Moncopulli (phone 64 210744, [website in Spanish]), 80 miles north of Puerto Montt in southern Chile, boasts 100 vintage cars, 26 of them Studebakers dating from the ’30s to ’60s. Among other makes are a Ford Model T and a 1965 Ford Thunderbird.
Located at km 25, Ruta International 215, in Puyehue, Osorno province, the museum is open 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 15-March 15 and 10 a.m.-6 p.m. March 16-Dec. 14 (closed Jan. 1 & Dec. 25). $4 adult or $1 child.
In downtown Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province, southeastern China, the China National Silk Museum (73-1 Jade Hill Rd., Hangzhou City; phone 0571 87 035 150) covers the development of the silk industry from ancient to modern times. Among exhibits (labeled in Chinese and English) are ancient weaving patterns, silk garments and toys. Open noon-5 p.m. Mon. and 9-5 Tues.-Sun. Admission is free.