I appreciate you point of view on this subject, and perhaps "charmed" is the wrong term for the experience of walking through a concentration camp. I would still maintain, however, that when you experience a place like that, or walk through the Holocaust Museum (and I have), there is a point where you are able to suspend your disbelief, and you are transported (perhaps only for a moment) into the world created by the exhibit. It may cause one to become sombered and horrified -- But that's part of the "captivated" I'm talking about. Your "riveted," I believe? Different exhibits captivate (engage) in various ways, some which would NOT be called entertaining in the "Boy, that was fun" sense. Gregory Scheib ~ ~ The George Washington University (<O> <O>) [log in to unmask] ( ^ ) / | \ (_____) ___ On Tue, 20 Feb 1996, Doug Lantry wrote: > Just a thought on entertainment: I was not entertained by the walking > tour of the death camp at Dachau, but I was riveted and sobered. And I > doubt that the people who run places like that, and, say, the Holocaust > Museum, seek to "charm" or "enchant" their audiences. > > Wouldn't it be nice if edification was as sought after as > entertainment? It is, but only at participating outlets. > > ........................ > Doug Lantry > University of Delaware > [log in to unmask] >