Todd DeFeo, Author at Sightseers' Delight

Biltmore: A ‘little mountain escape’

October 29, 2009 Todd DeFeo

The house, known as America’s largest private residence, is somewhat larger than a “little mountain escape.” Built between 1888 and 1895, the 175,000-square-foot house has 250 rooms, including 43 bathrooms and 34 bedrooms and sits on a four-acre site.

Athens cemetery added to national register

October 29, 2009 Todd DeFeo

A historic cemetery in Athens is now on the National Register of Historic Places.

Study: Nearly all of Amtrak’s nationwide routes lost money

October 29, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Nearly all of Amtrak’s 44 nationwide routes lost money last fiscal year, including the routes running through the Empire State of the South, a new study suggests.

Take the ‘Last Train to Clarksville’: Clarksville or not?

October 28, 2009 Todd DeFeo

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville’s name will forever be linked with railroads, thanks to The Monkees, who recorded “Last Train to Clarksville” in 1966. “Take the last train to Clarksville, and I’ll meet you at the station,” they sang. On the surface, it might seem as though the group was singing about the decline of the city’s railroad transportation. But the song is a Vietnam War protest song and the Clarksville mentioned in the song may

Ga. Inmate to be Executed

October 20, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Condemned murderer Mark McClain is scheduled for execution by lethal injection at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, at Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson.

Air Force Museum shows evolution of aircraft

October 19, 2009 Todd DeFeo

The museum, located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base is the oldest – and largest – museum of military aircraft. The museum features more than 400 aircraft and 17 acres of indoor exhibit space.

Hearst Castle: La Cuesta Enchantada

October 15, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Hearst named his mansion La Cuesta Enchantada (or The Enchanted Hill), but it is commonly referred to as Hearst Castle.

Hearst Castle: ‘Something … a little more comfortable’

October 12, 2009 Todd DeFeo

William Randolph Hearst’s fondness for San Simeon developed during the many family camping trips he took to the area.

The FAA’s customers are …?

September 20, 2009 Todd DeFeo

In case there was any question, the general public, not airlines, makes up the Federal Aviation Administration’s customers. FAA Administrator Randy Babbitt clarified that last week in announcing the agency’s “new focus” on improving how it responds to “public safety complaints and whistleblower contributions.” “These changes make it clear that the FAA’s number-one customer is the public,” Babbitt said, according to a news release. “We value the safety information we receive from our employees, the

Cartersville’s Tellus joins Smithsonian Affiliations Program

September 17, 2009 Todd DeFeo

Tellus: Northwest Georgia Science Museum is now a member of the Smithsonian Affiliations Program.