Saint Louis Art Museum
The Saint Louis Art Museum had some big names on our list in its collection, so we carved out a few hours for a visit. The museum’s founding goes all the way back to 1879, …
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Matisse and the Sea Exhibit at the Saint Louis Art Museum
Thanks to fortuitous timing, the Matisse and the Sea exhibit at the Saint Louis Art Museum was free for us to visit. I’m not especially a fan of Henri Matisse, especially the iconic painting the …
Rambling Through the Hoosier State
Saint Meinrad Archabbey We briefly stopped into the Saint Meinrad Archabbey solely to see some pretty architecture, and it did not disappoint. The campus and buildings were lovely. The monastery is located in St Meinrad …
John James Audubon Museum and Park
We stayed at the campground in the 700-acre John James Audubon State Park in Henderson, Kentucky for several days. While there we were able to do some birding, see the total solar eclipse, and also …
Dixon Gallery & Gardens
The Dixon Gallery and Gardens was on our list because its collection focuses on French and American impressionism, with an added bonus of gardens on the grounds. After perusing the small but lovely items inside, …
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
The Memphis Brooks Museum of Art (in Memphis, Tennessee, naturally) is a relatively small museum, but it had a handful of items we wanted to see, so, yes, another art museum by us. It had …
Sites in Jackson, Mississippi
Willie Morris (1934-1999) was a writer born in Jackson, Mississippi. Though he was just six months old when his family moved to Yazoo City, Mississippi, that’s still enough of a claim to have a library …
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
The Walter Anderson Museum of Art is another art museum we visited where we had never heard of the artist but thought “why not?” It turned out to be lovely. Walter Inglis Anderson (1903-1965) fits …
The Cabildo Museum
The Cabildo is a historical building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, right on Jackson Square next to the St. Louis Cathedral. Built between 1795 and 1799, it was originally the seat of the …
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Scenes from Montgomery, Alabama
The original portion of the Alabama State Capitol Building was completed in 1851, though subsequent additions have been made. In 1861 the Confederate States of America (CSA) were created in the Senate Chamber, and CSA …