Do you know where you can get an "eyeful" of Paris? From the top of the Eiffel Tower, of course. But the name and the view only sound alike. The Eiffel Tower is named for Alexandre Eiffel, a great...
THE FALLING TOWER
You can see a bell tower that leans in the town of Pisa, Italy. What does it lean against? Nothing. It's called the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and it's been leaning more and more ever since it was built...
QUEER, QUAINT, AND CURIOUS PLACES
Would you like to visit places that are really different---places where you can see a tower that tips, or the oldest city in the world, or the world\'s longest front porch? The next few pages will...
THE JEWEL PRISON
> The Tower of London is really a group of buildings. Usually, a prison is a place where criminals are locked up. But there is a prison in London where jewels are locked up. The jewels are the...
A PALACE FOR LAWMAKERS
Queen Elizabeth II of England opens a session of Parliament. There is a palace where you could have a lot of fun playing. It has a hundred stairways to climb, passageways to run through, and a...
UP THE HILL
If the flag flies during the day, it means that they're meeting. But, if a red light shines at the top of the flagpole at night, it means they've gone home. Who are they? They are the lawmakers of...
A GIANT OF A BUILDING
It reaches skyward like a mighty giant. It has 110 stories and is 1,454 feet (443 meters) high. This giant of a building is Sears Tower, in Chicago, Illinois. It is the tallest building in the world....
