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024 LET’S GO<br />
SCIENCE<br />
SN W<br />
REPORT<br />
Think every<br />
fl ake is the same?<br />
Dr. Kenneth<br />
G. Libbrecht,<br />
chairman of the<br />
Caltech physics<br />
department and<br />
author of The Art<br />
of the Snowfl ake,<br />
knows better.<br />
1<br />
STELLAR DENDRITES<br />
The science: These<br />
light, lacy flakes form<br />
when the air is around<br />
5 degrees F and humid.<br />
The more moisture<br />
is in the air, the more<br />
intricate the snowflakes.<br />
Best for: Heli-skiing<br />
Why: They form<br />
powder so soft and<br />
fluffy you can sink up<br />
to your waist.<br />
BEST OF Royal Flushes What makes<br />
a restroom a throne room? *<br />
NEEDLES AND PLATES<br />
The science: These<br />
two very different<br />
types of crystals<br />
fall at 23° and 28°F,<br />
respectively, when snow<br />
is wet and sticky.<br />
Best for: Snowball<br />
fights, snowman-making<br />
Why: They form<br />
denser snow that’s<br />
easier to pack.<br />
SHOJI TABUCHI THEATER (BRANSON, MO) / Size: 1,800 square feet /<br />
Ladies’ room: Cut orchids at the granite and onyx sinks • Stained glass • A<br />
ceiling inspired by the 1890s Empire Period / Men’s room: Lion's head sinks<br />
• Black leather chairs • Marble fireplace • Billiard room<br />
2<br />
THE TREMONT<br />
PLAZA HOTEL<br />
(BALTIMORE)<br />
Features: Marble,<br />
columns,<br />
chandeliers,<br />
hand-carved<br />
woodwork<br />
GO MAGAZINE DECEMBER <strong>2009</strong><br />
3<br />
RADIO CITY<br />
MUSIC HALL<br />
(NEW YORK CITY)<br />
Features: 1930s<br />
architecture, Art<br />
Deco lounge,<br />
cork-covered<br />
walls<br />
4<br />
ZIFFIRINO<br />
RISTORANTE<br />
(LAS VEGAS)<br />
Features:<br />
Murano Glass<br />
chandeliers,<br />
limestone water<br />
fountain<br />
5<br />
DRAKE<br />
HOTEL<br />
(CHICAGO)<br />
Features: Install<br />
makeup<br />
tables in<br />
ladies’ room,<br />
chandeliers<br />
*According to Bestrestroom.com<br />
PUFF BALLS<br />
The science: Many<br />
people mistake these<br />
for giant snowflakes,<br />
but they’re actually large<br />
globs of semi-wet crystals<br />
that accumulate in<br />
the air and fall together.<br />
Best for: Catching on<br />
your tongue<br />
Why: These slowerfalling,<br />
bigger chunks<br />
are easy to catch.<br />
NEWS FLASH<br />
GRAUPEL<br />
The science: When<br />
snowflakes fall through<br />
clouds, sometimes they<br />
hit the supercooled<br />
water droplets in them.<br />
Droplets then freeze to<br />
the snow crystals, creating<br />
flakes that look like they<br />
have been dipped in sand.<br />
Best for: Sledding<br />
Why: It’s very slick, so<br />
you will fly on this stuff.<br />
Last month marked the opening of<br />
the fi rst phase of New Orleans’ National WWII<br />
Museum’s (www.nationalww2museum.org) $300<br />
million expansion, which will quadruple the size<br />
of the museum upon its completion in 2015.<br />
Check out the Victory Theater, which off ers a<br />
4-D cinematic experience.<br />
Miami has two<br />
hot hotels opening this month: The avant-garde<br />
Vikram Chatwal Hotel’s Dream South Beach<br />
(www.vikramchatwalhotels.com) will feature a<br />
restaurant run by Michelin-rated chef Geoff rey<br />
Zakarian and a glass-enclosed rooftop lounge.<br />
Built completely with fl oor-to-ceiling windows, the<br />
stunning Tempo Miami Hotel (www.tempomiami.<br />
rockresorts.com) is located in a soaring 67-story<br />
landmark building—the city’s tallest residential<br />
structure. The Walt Disney Family Museum<br />
(www.waltdisney.org) recently opened its doors in<br />
San Francisco. Drawings, storyboards, fi lm clips,<br />
art, photographs and cameras tell the story of Walt<br />
Disney and his family (both real and imaginary).<br />
ILLUSTRATIONS BY JARED SCHORR
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