Time Sep

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Art in the depths

UNDERWATER MUSEUM OF ART
SOUTH WALTON FLA.

An ancient

forest reborn

AMANYANGYUNSHANGHAI

When Chinese businessman
Ma Dadong discovered that a
forest of ancient camphor trees
was to be destroyed in China’s
Jiangxi province he embarked on a
mission to relocate thousands of them
to the outskirts of Shanghai—800 km
away—where they now surround 24
Ming Dynasty–style suites and several
villas at Amanyangun which opened
in January. The lodging itself also nods
to the past making use of recycled
timber and brick from centuries-old
homes. Facilities include a club lounge
indoor and outdoor swimming pools
a spa and a variety of sumptuous
dining spaces including a 200-seat
banquet hall. Calligraphy lessons and
tea ceremonies are available to help

Most public memorials exalt

history. Deep in the American

South a powerful space pays

homage to its victims. At a low

angle the roof of the National Memorial

for Peace and Justice appears to be

held up by columns. Draw closer and it

emerges that the more than 800 Corten

steel slabs are in fact hanging from the

ceiling. Inscribed on each is the name of

a county followed by dates and names

of persons some markedUNKNOWN.

They honor approximately 4400 black

Americans who were murdered in

lynchings between 1877 and 1950. The

irst-of-its-kind memorial was created

by the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI) a

legal advocacy group founded by Bryan

Stevenson in collaboration with MASS

Design Group; EJI also runs the nearby

Legacy Museum devoted to the full

gamut of America’s racial history. Both

sites are resonating: more than 100000

people have visited since they opened

in April.—M.F.

Half a nautical mile from the coast
of Florida’s panhandle and 60 ft.
below the lapping waves an 8-ft.-tall
stainless-steel pineapple reaches
its spiky leaves back toward the sky. It’s one
of the seven sculptures placed in America’s
irst underwater museum which opened this
summer. But the
pieces are meant
to do more than
look pretty says
Jennifer Steele the
executive director
of the Cultural Arts
Alliance of Walton
County (CAA). “The
purpose is for them
to become part of
the environment
enhancing it and
stimulating the
ecosystem” she explains noting that new
designs will be added each year. Although
visitors who want an up-close experience need
be trained scuba divers—or ish themselves—it
is possible to sneak a peek from the surface.
CAA just asks that boats not anchor nearby; they
wouldn’t want you disturbing the art.—K.M.

guests feel part “of this monumental

story” says Roland Fasel chief

operating oicer of Aman. The cost

of such inner cultivation starts from

around $750 per night (excluding

taxes).—Casey Quackenbush

A long-overdue

memorial

THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL FOR PEACE

AND JUSTICEMONTGOMERY ALA.

SPLASHY STAY

IL SERENO

LAKE COMO ITALY

The irst new hotel

in decades to open

on the shores of

Lake Como made

a splash in 2016

with its clean

modern aesthetic—

the work of Spanish

designer Patricia

Urquiola whose

custom furnishings

appear throughout.

Equally stylish

are the sleek Riva

boats that let

guests zip James

Bond–style across

the lake and work

up an appetite for

Il Sereno’s newly

Michelin-starred

restaurant Berton

al Lago.—J.H.

BRINGING

SPACE TO SEA

VIKINGORION

Cruisegoers looking

for an out-of-this-

world experience

will ind one aboard

theOrion a new

space-themed cruise

ship that features

a planetarium (the

most advanced on

an ocean ship) a

collection of vintage

NASA photographs

and a resident

astronomer Howard

Parkin who leads

lectures and

stargazing sessions.

The ship began its

maiden season

navigating the

Mediterranean this

summer.—Alejandro

de la Garza