Open-air Museum Of Hollandiana: Dordrecht is known for ships and sailing sport; Utrecht for its business drive and for the tallest tower in Holland (of a "church that isn't there," blown down by a hurricane in 1674); Arnhem for its hero role in the war, and for its wonderful Open-Air Museum of Hollandiana; tiifmegen for its equal hero role and for Berg en Dal, its pleasant "mountain" (350 feet); 's Hertogenbosch for its magnificent Gothic Cathedral of Saint John; Middelburg for its tall gable-windowed Town Hall and the still taller carillon tower (of a former abbey), affectionately known as Long John; Maastricht for its un-Dutch, almost meridional appearance and nature, enhanced by medieval relics.
"The White City of the North," traditional tag of Helsinki, is a more apt label than most cities acquire in their tourist literature. The capital's public buildings are mostly light in color and there are many broad boulevards and open places to let in the northern glow, which lasts about 22 hours of the 24 from May to July.
Of the city's chief sights, I would stress a few as musts. The boldly
modern Diet House, or Parliament, has a design, not to mention some statuary inside, that is guaranteed to rouse the most sluggish vision. The massive National Museum shows Finland's progress in a graphic way since the Stone Age. The delightful Open-Air Museum, on Seurasaari Island, is a treat to the eyes and to the inquiring spirit. The Railway Station is an architectural masterpiece of Eliel Saarinen.
The United States, excellent firearms col-may be viewed at the Springfield (Mass.) Museum; West Point (N. Y.) Museum; States National Museum (Smithsonian, angton, D. C.); Winchester Gun Museum, Haven, Conn.; Connecticut State Library Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, Conn.; J. )avis Collection, Claremore, Okla.; Metzger tion, College Station, Texas; Confederate , Richmond, Va.; Huntington (West Va.) ; Milwaukee Public Museum; Metropoli-[useum of Art, New York; and the Chicka-and Chattanooga Military Park, Fort ipe, Ga.
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