FATHER'S DAY 101
Thinking the World of Dad
TRA father. South Dakota. Undated handout photo. U.S. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln are immortalized in stone on Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Credit: South Dakota Office of Tourism
(Mount Rushmore Courtesy Of South Dakota Office Of Tourism)
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In honor of Father's Day, we went in search of locations representing famous dads. No, not rock stars or other celebrities: We're talking about the venerable Father Time, jolly Father Christmas and the Father of Our Country. We chose three places that should appeal to pops of every stripe, whether they're into history, the outdoors or just plain kitsch.
-- Anne McDonough
ยท Father Time
WHERE: Greenwich, England, about 20 minutes from central London by train.
GO BECAUSE . . . the UNESCO Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site is the home of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), the gold standard of time-keeping since 1884.
WHAT TO DO: Though UTC, or atomic time, is now the technically accurate international standard, it's often used interchangeably with GMT. Set your own watch by the time ball, dropped at precisely 1 p.m. daily.
It's the 330th anniversary of the founding of the Royal Observatory, where you can straddle the Prime Meridian and be the coolest dad in both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. The National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory and Queen's House (displaying photos of the British coast by Magnum photographers through January) are all free. Info: 011-44-20-8312-6565, http:/
INFO: Greenwich Council, http:/
