I agree with all that's been said with one thing to add. My stories tend to be long with lots of descriptive background so when a commenter said he felt like he was there and described it as "theatre for the mind", I felt like I'd accomplished what I set out to do.

I have been there and its impressive ... pretty impressive set of stairs to climb to get to it as well. Its a shame about all the damage in PR. It really should be supported better by the US than it is!