Todd DeFeo, Author at Sightseers' Delight

Small in stature, ‘smallest church’ not lacking in character

August 2, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Christ Chapel in Memorial Park is remarkable not for its size, but because of its small stature.

Forty years later, 1972 Olympics recalled

August 2, 2012 Todd DeFeo

At first glance, the apartment building at 31 Connolly Strasse doesn’t stand out as particularly significant. That is, if one doesn’t know the history of what happened here.

Longer runway at Hartsfield opens for traffic

August 1, 2012 Todd DeFeo

A 500-foot runway extension opened last month at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Delta to shutter regional carrier Comair

July 27, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Delta Air Lines, which is moving to replace smaller, regional aircraft, is shutting down Comair, one of its affiliates that flies under the Delta Connection banner.

Olympics’ lasting impact on Atlanta evident today

July 25, 2012 Todd DeFeo

It’s been 16 years since Atlanta hosted the Summer Olympics, but the games’ lasting impact can be felt even today.

Museum shows music is the fabric of a culture

July 23, 2012 Todd DeFeo

To say music is the fabric of a culture takes on a whole new meaning at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM).

UPDATE: NASA to allow visitors to tour famous launch pad

July 22, 2012 Todd DeFeo

NASA has launched its new “KSC Up-Close: Launch Pad Tour,” taking Kennedy Space Center visitors into the normally secure Launch Complex 39.

NASA to allow visitors to tour famous launch pad

July 20, 2012 Todd DeFeo

NASA said it will start letting visitors tour a famous launch pad that has been used by the Apollo Saturn V rockets that sent astronauts to the moon and later the space shuttles.

Legislation aims to keep families seated together

July 16, 2012 Todd DeFeo

A Congressman from New York has introduced legislation to help keep families seated together on commercial flights.

Museum shows that death is a celebration of life

July 8, 2012 Todd DeFeo

Death, it’s often been said, is an inextricable part of life. But how cultures grieve their deceased and celebrate lives vary greatly. Nowhere is that more apparent than at the National Museum of Funeral History in Houston.