As the U.S. government shutdown heads into a second week today, America’s “best idea” is closed to tourists. To be more precise, America’s national parks are a lousy idea for visitors right now. As Ken Burn’s landmark 2009 TV documentary The National Parks: America’s Best Idea outlines, the national parks are “an idea as uniquely American … Continue reading American Tourism’s Gallery of Shame: Sorry Tourists, We’re Closed