travel beyond the obvious
Hill Annex Mine State Park preserves northern Minnesota iron mining history. Park tours show visitors part of a former open pit iron ore mine, complete with vintage buildings and equipment. But go see it now. Read More …
Fargo, North Dakota, may seem far from the center of the art world, but the Plains Art Museum presents a wide range of contemporary artwork filled with meaning and beauty. It’s a museum deeply connected Read More …
Think Memphis, Tennessee, is just Graceland? Then you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of great things to do in Memphis!
The Memphis Blues Hall of Fame celebrates, preserves, and supports blues music. In the Hall of Fame’s Blues Museum, visitors are introduced to some of the most significant people and moments in blues history.
January is your last chance to see Yua: Henri Matisse and the Inner Arctic Spirit, a stunning exhibit of historic Alaskan Yup’ik masks and Matisse drawings influenced by them, at the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Read More …
The Dennos Museum in Traverse City Michigan is hosting Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women featuring art necklaces by Canadian jeweler Donald Stuart. Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women Most Americans probably struggle to name Read More …
While it might surprise visitors, Phoenix, Arizona, is filled with art. In a region with so many galleries, art fairs, studios, and museums, it can be hard to know where to look! To help you Read More …
Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, highlighted masterworks by Native American artists of the past and present in 2018 exhibits featuring Hopi pottery and a few katsina dolls.
From the street, the Satie House and Museum (Les Maisons Satie) in Honfleur, France, looks like any other half-timbered medieval house in the city. However, step inside and you’ll discover a dreamlike world set to Read More …
Claude Monet’s gardens and home in Giverny, France, offer a peek into the famous Impressionist painter’s world. Some links in this post may be affiliate links that pay me a small commission if you use Read More …
This month the Minnesota Museum of Art in Saint Paul is hosting David Hamlow’s Mirror Stage. David Hamlow’s Mirror Stage at the M In psychology, the “mirror stage” is that period when an infant first Read More …
Until the end of the month, visitors to Western Spirit, Scottsdale’s Museum of the West, can take a look back in time through the work of the Taos Society of Artists. The Taos Society of Read More …
Tourists heading to Puerto Rico in search of the island’s history would do well to visit San Germán. Exploring San Germán Everyone knows San Juan is the colonial heart of Puerto Rico. However, in the Read More …
I’ll be in Phoenix for part of March, so it’s a good time to take a look at what will be happening during the month. The following is a round-up of some things that interest Read More …
Day one off the tourist trail in Northern Vietnam Our first day of our northern Vietnam road trip ends up being a 12 hour, 150 mile journey off the tourist trail traveling from Hanoi to Read More …
If you are looking for something bright and cheerful to counteract a cold dark winter day, head over to George Washington University for Bingata! Only in Okinawa at the Textile Museum (through January 30, 2017) Read More …
What is more American than a Harley? Harley-Davidson history is American history The story of Harley-Davidson is a story of 20th century America – the roaring ‘20s, two world wars, the Great Depression, postwar prosperity, Read More …
The Renwick Gallery features contemporary American craft and decorative arts from the Smithsonian collections, exhibiting “the most exciting works by artists exploring traditional and innovative approaches to making, emphasizing craft as an approach to living Read More …