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.

Trumps donates salary to date to the National Park Service

April 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

President Trump today donated his first-quarter salary to the National Park Service.

Atlanta sells Underground Atlanta

April 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The city of Atlanta has finalized its sale of Underground Atlanta to a South Carolina company.

Delta Flight Museum adds 747 to exhibits

April 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The Delta Flight Museum, which showcases a time when flying was more enjoyable, has added a Boeing 747-400 to its fleet of display aircraft.

Welcome to the new normal for airport security

April 3, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The TSA isn’t exactly the flying public’s favorite government agency. Patdowns often spur complaints — and corresponding media coverage — of overly aggressive federal agents conducting pat downs.

Ty Cobb statue has a new home in The Georgia Peach’s hometown

March 27, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

A statue of Ty Cobb that for years stood in front of Turner Field has a new home.

Essential Air Service could be on chopping block in Trump budget

March 20, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

A federal program aimed at guaranteeing air carriers provide passenger air service to small communities could be on the chopping block under President Trump’s new budget, published reports suggest.

Georgia Civil War site to be decommissioned

March 16, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

A website created to highlight Civil War sites in Georgia leading up to the sesquicentennial of the War Between the States will be decommissioned.

Judge blocks second Trump travel ban

March 15, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

A federal judge in Hawaii has blocked an executive order President Trump issued to put “a temporary pause on the entry of nationals from” six countries with connections to terrorism.

The newest airline amenity? Free meals

March 14, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

What’s old is new again. Airlines are once again offering meals on some domestic flights, a throwback to a time when traveling by air was more enjoyable.

Report: The nation’s infrastructure is a mess

March 13, 2017 Sightseers’ Delight

The nation’s infrastructure is a mess, according to a new report from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), which issued a damning new report.