A giant zeppelin named Gulliver straddles the DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague. Forty-two meters long and made of wood, it recalls the optimistic mood of the early 20th century. Gulliver’s interior serves the museum as event space.
Sadly, Naples bakes its zeppole di San Giuseppe just once a year, on March 19, Saint Joseph’s Day (hence their name), when you can sample these tasty treats on informative food tours of the old town’s local specialty shops. At least stockfish, pizza napolitana and limoncello, the local lemon liqueur, are available all year round. Buon appetito!
On 40 hectares and mostly out of doors, the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum shows how red rocks, green cactuses, grassland, desert foxes and humming birds survive in temperatures that humans shun.
The Manta Resort off the coast of Pemba Island, Zanzibar, has a special suite guests: A bedroom below the water’s surface with large windows for great glimpses of the ocean and its inhabitants.
Mickey Mouse, 90 and the first cartoon star, is one of the cast of characters featured in The Art of Storytelling at CaixaForum (17 July – 11 Nov) with original drawings and storyboards from the Disney Studios.