International, Mexico

Mexico City WALKING THE STREETS: Polanco and Bosque de Chapultepec | Amazing Neighborhood and Park

Mexico City, Mexico has a lot to offer the traveler. There are many areas to choose from: some bad and some amazing. The Polanco and Bosque de Chapultepec area found to be an amazing place to stay when visiting Mexico City’s version of Central Park, the Bosque de Chapultepec, the Museo Nacional de Antropología (The National Anthropology Museum), and many more museums. The area is filled with great hotels, restaurants, and things to see. We take you on a walk through this upscale area while playing great cultural music. Continue reading Mexico City WALKING THE STREETS: Polanco and Bosque de Chapultepec | Amazing Neighborhood and Park

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By State, Colorado, Hidden History, Legends, Stories, & History

Julia Archibald Holmes: Colorado Adventurer, suffrage pioneer, and abolitionist

Julia Archibald Holmes was born in 1838, in Nova Scotia, Canada. Her family soon moved to the United States and were staunch abolitionist (against slavery). Which molded her life.

Julia herself was an abolitionist, suffragette and the first European American woman to climb Pikes Peak in Colorado. She camped near Manitou Springs as a member of the Lawrence Party with her husband, Henry Homles, and brother in 1858. During her climbing adventure, she wore a bloomer dress to climb the peak. Which was very controversial for the time. Continue reading Julia Archibald Holmes: Colorado Adventurer, suffrage pioneer, and abolitionist

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By State, Grave Hunter, Legends, Stories, & History, Wyoming

Over the years, several bodies have been found under the library

According to the city website, the Riverview Cemetery is the 3rd cemetery in Green River, Wyoming. The first was located northwest of Centennial Park. The second was located where the Sweetwater County Library is located today. Continue reading Over the years, several bodies have been found under the library

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By State, Grave Hunter, Legends, Stories, & History, Wyoming

His skin was made into a pair of shoes and part of his skull was used as an ashtray

May 11, 1950, construction workers working on the Rawlins National Bank on Cedar Street in Rawlins, Wyoming found a whiskey barrel filled with bones. They were shocked to find that the barrel contained a skull with the top sawed off, a bottle of vegetable compound, and a pair of leather shoes. Continue reading His skin was made into a pair of shoes and part of his skull was used as an ashtray

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By State, Colorado, Hidden History, Legends, Stories, & History, Uncategorized

Rattlesnake Kate: The Snake Killing Women Who Made a Dress and Shoes from 140 Snakes

I first heard about Rattlesnake Kate when visiting Colorado’s Greeley History Museum. On display was a 1920’s flapper dress entirely made of rattlesnakes with a necklace made of large rattlesnake rattles. I thought who would make such a dress? Well, a Longmont woman named Kate McHale Slaughterback. Better known as Rattlesnake Kate. The more I dug into her story the more I was intrigued. Continue reading Rattlesnake Kate: The Snake Killing Women Who Made a Dress and Shoes from 140 Snakes

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By State, California, Hidden History

The Civil War Monument that was spray painted and taken down in Denver

In recent years, many monuments have been vandalized, mocked, and in need of protection due to civil unrest about their meaning and representation. There once was a tall Civil War Monument in the front entry of the Colorado State Capitol building. What happened to that monument and why was it removed? Continue reading The Civil War Monument that was spray painted and taken down in Denver

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By State, Colorado, Hidden History

Wonderland Theater of “freaks” and “bizarre exhibits” was once in Denver, Colorado

Back in the mid-1800’s Denver’s Curtis Street between Fifteenth and Nineteenth street was home to “Theater Row.” It started with the Apollo Hall in 1859. Then the Tabor Grand opened in 1881. Many more theaters followed. Continue reading Wonderland Theater of “freaks” and “bizarre exhibits” was once in Denver, Colorado

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