Articles by Sightseers’ Delight

About Sightseers’ Delight

Sightseers’ Delight started publishing in June 2016. The site, published by The DeFeo Groupe, collects and curates content about places where historical events large and small happened. The site builds off the legacy of The Travel Trolley, which launched in June 2009. The site aimed to be a virtual version of the trolley tours offered in so many cities.

National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement

New Mob Museum exhibit to include never-before-seen Bugsy Siegel crime scene items

October 28, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

A new exhibit at Las Vegas’ Mob Museum, the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, will examine the still-unsolved murder of one of the most notorious crime figures in American history: mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel.

New Jersey bill would require annual airport baggage scale inspections

October 22, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

New Jersey lawmakers are considering legislation requiring annual inspections of airport baggage scales after a report found that more than a quarter of the scales inspected at Newark Liberty International Airport were inaccurate.

Trump says he would ‘love’ to see Ireland, Northern Ireland unify

September 12, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The two have been separate since 1921, when the Government of Ireland Act 1920 partitioned Ireland.

The 56-foot-tall statue that still defines Birmingham, Alabama

September 8, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

Vulcan, the Roman god of the forge, stands 56 feet tall. Sculpted by Giuseppe Moretti for the 1904 World’s Fair in St. Louis, the statue was meant to show off Birmingham’s industrial ambitions.

Restoration of Belfast’s Samson and Goliath put focus on city’s industrial past

August 24, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The proposed restoration of shipbuilding gantry cranes on Belfast’s Queen’s Island has put the city’s shipbuilding past in focus.

Man charged in stabbing death on popular Atlanta Beltline

August 24, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

A 54-year-old convicted felon has been charged with murder and aggravated assault in the stabbing death of a man on the Atlanta Beltline, a popular destination for residents and tourists.

Police end interdiction program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

August 20, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Clayton County, Georgia, Police Department has ended an interdiction program at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in which officers targeted hundreds of travelers for encounters without reasonable suspicion.

Report: Waymo’s driverless vehicles were involved in 68% fewer police reportable crashes than human drivers

July 28, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

A new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety report found that Waymo’s driverless vehicles were involved in 68% fewer police reportable crashes per vehicle mile traveled than human drivers in the same cities.

Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge designated as Georgia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site

July 26, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has been named a World Heritage Site, marking the first such site in Georgia and the 27th in the United States.

New Jersey bill cracks down on unlicensed limo operators

July 22, 2026 Sightseers’ Delight

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill has signed legislation that aims to prevent a growing number of unlicensed limo operators from operating in the state.