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Fall 2020
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Without Limits: Museums and monuments of iconic men and women sports figures across the world
This project explores museums and monuments dedicated to brilliant athletes, a very personal topic for the creator, M.A. Nerio. It features an "Explorer Tour" which features geographic points with accompanying images of the athlete, coach, museum, or monument. Each point on the map identifies a specific museum or monument by geographic location while providing a virtual tour. In addition, a brief description is provided of the athlete or coach, along with information on the specific museum or monument. -
Pyramids Around the World
This project invites visitors to examine the construction of pyramids as a human phenomenon. Compare pyramids across the planet and unravel the mystery. This project calls visitors to embark on physical journeys to take in the glory of the world's many pyramids firsthand. -
Wine Museums: A Guide to the Wine Museums of Italy, France, and California for the History-Minded Tourist
As a celebration of California wine and its debt owed to European forebears turned competitors, this ArcGIS StoryMaps Explorer Tour introduces Italian, French, and Californian wine museums for the history-minded tourist. Wine tourism is a fast-growing portion of the international tourist industry. Each museum featured serves as a regional, national, and/or international celebration of winemaking. Taken together, these museums illuminate specific portions of the story of viticulture and winemaking in southwestern Europe and its spread to and expansion in California. -
Engaging and Renewing Waterfalls to Tour and Preserve
This ArcGIS StoryMap presents six waterfalls and four waterfall-related museums framed through the eyes of the first European or American explorer who encountered them and the indigenous people groups that surround them. First, this project examines the European ideas about each waterfall, the ways that these interactions changed the Falls area. Next, it identifies the tourist resort experiences and the landscape ideas promoted through exploration. Finally, this story compares the ideas of indigenous peoples' identities related to the falls. -
Memorialized Women in History
Women throughout history have made many contributions as being trailblazers for historical firsts. These ten historical monuments and museums commemorate the roles of impactful women in our history and amplifies their historical significance and legacies.