Attraction News Stories
Attractions that materialize the Bible circulate in public life through news stories and profiles. Read a sample of these profiles below.
Palestine Park (Chautauqua, New York)
Cyclorama of Jerusalem
Sacred Mount of Varallo (Varallo, Italy)
Holy Land Exhibition
Biblical Gardens
Desert Christ Park (Yucca Valley, California)
Garden of Hope (Covington, Kentucky)
Garden of Eden (Bristol, Florida)
Book of Job (Pineville, Kentucky)
Shrine of St. Joseph (Yarnell, Arizona)
Bible Land (Calimesa, California)
Holy Land Museum (New York City, New York)
Holy Land, USA (Waterbury, Connecticut)
Holy Land Experience (Orlando, Florida)
Museum of Biblical Art (New York City, New York)
Bible Park USA (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
- “Chautauqua,” Harper’s New Monthly Magazine (1879)
- “The Palestine Class,” The Chautauquan: A Weekly Newsmagazine (1913)
Cyclorama of Jerusalem
- “The Cyclorama of Jerusalem,” Catholic Union and Times (1888)
- “Jerusalem and the Crucifixion,” New York Times (1888)
Sacred Mount of Varallo (Varallo, Italy)
- “An Italian Jerusalem,” The Wide World Magazine (1898)
Holy Land Exhibition
- “Land of the Cross,” The Michigan Daily (1912)
- “Local Items,” The Saline Observer (1912)
Biblical Gardens
- “Zoar Restores Its Century-Old Gardens,” Better Homes & Gardens (1931)
- "Flowers of the Bible," Nature (1934)
- "Carmel Biblical Garden," Sunset Magazine (1941)
- "Biblical Garden Has No Apples," New York Times (1974)
- "Biblical Herb Fair in Fairfield," New York Times (1977)
- "Bible in Bloom at St. John the Divine," New York Times (1981)
- "New York City's tiny Biblical Garden," Chicago Tribune (1983)
- "Garden Where Biblical Plants Come to Life," New York Times (1985)
- “Garden of Inspiration,” Jewish News (2010)
Desert Christ Park (Yucca Valley, California)
- “Desert Christ,” Life Magazine (1951)
- “Thousands Visit Shrine at Desert Christ Park,” Desert Sun (1955)
Garden of Hope (Covington, Kentucky)
- “Come Ye, Who Are Heavily Laden,” Cincinnati Post (1956)
- “Christ’s Tomb Replica to be Built in Covington,” Cincinnati Times-Star (1956)
- “Tomb of Christ,” Cincinnati Times-Star (1956)
- “Garden of Hope,” Cincinnati Enquirer (1956)
- “Tomb on Kentucky Hill is Dedicated to Christ,” Cincinnati Post (1957)
- “Pastor’s Dream Nears Completion,” [unknown] (1958)
- “Egypt, Israel Find Common Ground in Covington,” Cincinnati Times-Star (1958)
- “Taft Gift to Garden of Hope,” Cincinnati Times-Star (1958)
- “Garden Rises in Beauty,” Kentucky Post (1958)
- “Bible Student Expert on Holy Lands,” Cincinnati Times-Star (1959)
- “Service in Garden,” Cincinnati Times-Star (1959)
- “Garden of Hope Founder is Dead,” Cincinnati Enquirer (1960)
- “Rev. Morris Coers Dies, Began Garden of Hope,” Kentucky Post (1960)
- “Hope Revived,” Cincinnati Enquirer (1967)
- “The Garden of Hope Needs Faith, Charity,” Louisville Courier-Journal (1967)
- “Family with Ties to Jerusalem Buys Garden of Hope,” Cincinnati Enquirer (1970)
- “New Interest is Stirring in Covington Garden of Hope,” Cincinnati Enquirer (1971)
- “Garden of Hope chapel loses four candelabras to thieves,” Cincinnati Post (1979)
- “Garden of Hope: Elusive Dream,” Kentucky Post (1993)
- “Maybe Angel Wore Overalls in Covington,” Kentucky Post (1995)
- “State’s empty tomb replica resurrected,” Western Recorder (1998)
- “The Tomb is Empty,” Western Recorder (1998)
- “More Religious Spots Worth a Visit,” Cincinnati Enquirer (2008)
Garden of Eden (Bristol, Florida)
- “Want to Get into Garden of Eden for Buck, 10 Cents?” Chicago Daily Tribune (1956)
Book of Job (Pineville, Kentucky)
- “Living Mosaics in a Biblical Play,” Life Magazine (1960)
Shrine of St. Joseph (Yarnell, Arizona)
- “Yarnell,” Arizona Highways (1960)
- “Arizona’s Shrine of St. Joseph,” Arizona Highways (1988)
Bible Land (Calimesa, California)
- “The Bible is His Beat,” Family Weekly (1962)
- “The Sand Man,” Desert Magazine (1964)
Holy Land Museum (New York City, New York)
- “A Day in the Big Apple,” The Ram (1983)
Holy Land, USA (Waterbury, Connecticut)
- "Kitsch Crusade: Artists Rally for Holy Land," New York Times (1988)
- "God Gave Him a Great Gift, A Great Vision," Republican-American (2018)
Holy Land Experience (Orlando, Florida)
- "A Biblical Theme Park in Florida Begets Ill Will," New York Times (2001)
Museum of Biblical Art (New York City, New York)
- "A Museum about the Bible Aims to be Taken Seriously," New York Times (2005)
- "Biblical Art Museum is Closing," NewYork Times (2015)
Bible Park USA (Murfreesboro, Tennessee)
- "Cool Reception for Bible Park in Bible Belt," New York Times (2007)