Random Sites In and Around Wilmington
Looking for a quiet place to walk-n-talk on the phone with my BFF Jenni, and then take Mr. K on a walk, I arrived at Rockford Park in Wilmington only to find a full-blown carnival …
Category: Art
Delaware Art Museum
The Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington, Del., was founded in 1912 and has a collection of more than 12,000 objects. It was founded in honor of famed illustrator and artist Howard Pyle, and contains many …
Shakespeare in Pittsburgh
I majored in drama at college and spent the first dozen of my post-college years working in professional theater in New York City, so I have spent a considerable amount of time with William Shakespeare. …
The Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden
I was feeling a little uncertain about the steep per-person entry fee for the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden in Pittsburgh, Penn., but even though I only spent 75 minutes there, I have to admit …
The Andy Warhol Museum
Andy Warhol, born Andrew Warhola was born in Pittsburgh in 1928, and stayed here through his college years at Carnegie Mellon University. Shortly after graduating, he relocated to New York City, where he became a …
The Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History
The Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History date back to 1895, when steel magnate Andrew Carnegie made them a gift to the city of Pittsburgh, Penn. He liked to seem charitable while being absolutely …
Architecture / Art / Books / Museums
Clayton and the Frick Art Museum
I love interesting historic homes, so of course we stopped to tour Clayton while in Pittsburgh. Clayton was the Victorian home of coke- (relating to coal, not drugs) and steel-magnate Henry Clay Frick and his …
Demuth Museum
While in Lancaster we popped into the Demuth Museum; we had read it was small and quick, and that’s an understatement. The museum is housed in where American Modernist Artist Charles Demuth spent most of …
Lancaster Central Market & the Newspaper Reader
We overnighted in Lancaster at Meduseld Meadery (poor Doug!); in the morning we walked into Lancaster proper to visit the Lancaster Central Market and have breakfast. The LCM is the oldest continuously operating farmers market …
New Britain Museum of American Art
Founded in 1903, the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, CT, was the first museum in the world dedicated solely to collecting American art. The museum today contains more than 8,400 items, …