France: Here Are Three New Must-See Museums
France’s new museums include the International City of Gastronomy, the Musee Mer Marine in Bordeaux and The Commonwealth War Graves in Arras.
Museums
We love museums, and on every trip, we make sure to visit one or two to add some historical dimensions to our travels. Whether it’s a tiny one-room repository of local history or the dramatic sweep of a Guggenheim or Louvre, we encourage all of our readers to visit museums whenever they travel.
Panama City Boasts Contemporary Art Museums
By Jeanine Barone This museum, the only contemporary art museum in Panama, hides well. The concierge at my hotel in Panama City had never been there and didn’t know any guest who’d ever wanted to visit. And my taxi driver spent 20 minutes getting lost just trying to find it. But, as an aficionado of […]
Lunchbox Lore in Columbus, Georgia
Lunchbox Lore in Georgia, a visit to the Lunchbox Museum and meeting Allen Woodall, who wrote the book about collectible lunchboxes and their history.
Great Technology: NatGeo Virtual Reality Theater
National Geographic’s new Virtual Reality Theater in Washington DC will bring the brand’s 130 years of travel photography to a realistic experience.
Santa Fe: Hot Stuff, Museums and More
Santa Fe: It’s for more than chile lovers. A tour of some of the up-and-coming restaurants, food purveyors, cafes and museums that make the city so popular.
Massachusetts: Visiting The Mount
Visiting writer Edith Wharton’s estate, The Mount, in Lenox MA provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of this esteemed novelist and humanitarian.
A Healthy Dose of Heritage At The National Constitution Center
Loads of Heritage to Behold at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia By Brian Gage The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, PA is the place to go if you’re looking to learn all about how the United States government came to be through a variety of interesting and engaging activities designed for visitors of all ages. […]
The Peabody Essex Museum of Salem
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem Massachusetts has a world-class collection of art, historic artifacts and lots of room for activities and to enjoy the art
The Computer History Museum: Preserving Modern History
The Computer History Museum in Mountain View CA, is committed to the preservation and presentation of the artifacts and stories of the Information Age.
Five Reasons to Visit Lubbock, Texas
A Sleepy West Texas Town? Or a lot More? By Susan McKee Surprises greeted me at every turn in Lubbock, Texas. I’d expected to find a sleepy West Texas town, perhaps with tumbleweed rolling down the streets — and found instead an historic icon of rock ‘n’ roll, a prairie dog village, an explanation of […]
Museo Galileo: A Lesser Known Museum in Florence
By Taylor Owens Florence, Italy is home to several different attractions that draw the eyes of tourists everywhere. The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore (the Duomo Florence), the Uffizi Gallery, and the Galleria dell’Accademia, for example. On one of the first days I spent in Italy, my group and I got up early to […]
A Summer of Excitement at Dallas’ Perot Museum
Ultimate Dinosaurs, Being Human and Racing a Cheetah among the Summer’s highlights By Brian Gage If you’re looking to “amaze your brain” this summer, look no further than the internationally acclaimed Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas. A Michelin Green Guide Three-Star destination, the Perot Museum is the top cultural attraction in […]