W62E Armchair Tour of the World’s Best Places (Zoom; OLLI @ Chico)
Zoom | Registration opens 12/16/2025 10:00 AM EST
Take an armchair tour of some of the most special, historical, and fascinating places our world has to offer. Many of these locations are designated as World Heritage Sites by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), including the Great Wall of China, Africa’s wildlife national parks, the pyramids of Egypt and Mexico, European castles and churches, Stonehenge, the Great Barrier Reef of Australia, New Zealand’s rainforest national parks, the Dead Sea, the Olympiad, and much more.
Mike Graf has written numerous books about national parks with over 95 published works. His national park adventure series, Adventures with the Parkers, has 13 books taking place in Sequoia/Kings Canyon, Zion/Bryce, the Grand Canyon, Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Great Smoky Mountains, Olympic, Glacier, the Rocky Mountains, Arches/Canyonlands, Mount Rushmore/Badlands/Wind Cave, Acadia, and Grand Teton National Parks. The series has received national attention and awards. He has also published several nonfiction books about national parks, including the recently released Pop-Up & Build: National Parks.
*This registration item is ZOOM-only; there is not an in-person component to this course. It is offered and run by The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Chico State University.*