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DUMBO- Brooklyn, NY
The area known as DUMBO, an acronym for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass, historically was an industrial area and ferry landing, developed in the late 1800s. Consisting largely of Greek Revival and Italianate factories and warehouses, the area was considered less than desirable by most New Yorkers. My, how times have changed.
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Brooklyn Bridge- New York, New York
Spanning the East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn is one of the most iconic bridges ever built. After the Golden Gate, it is arguably the most recognizable bridge in the world. Walking its majestic neo-Gothic span is something everyone should do at least once.
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Breaux Bridge, Louisiana
Breaux Bridge, Louisiana is known for two things. Crawfish and its eponymous bridge. The town is the “Crawfish Capital of the World,” or “la capitale mondiale de l’écrevisse,” if you prefer it in French. And why not, it is Louisiana after all. The first weekend in May each year the town hosts the Breaux Bridge Crawfish Festival, a celebration of all that is crawfish and Cajun. The rest of the year, they have the bridge. The town itself was named for an early Acadian pioneer, Firmin Breaux, who by 1786 was one of Bayou Teche’s largest land owners. It was Breaux who built the first pedestrian suspension footbridge across the…
