Toledo Museum of Art
The Toledo Museum of Art has 45 galleries and a collection of more than 30,000 objects. It was founded by Toledo glassmaker Edward Drummond Libbey in 1901, so it’s no surprise that it has a …
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Detroit Institute of Arts
The Detroit Institute of Arts is a pretty impressive art museum in a city that often gets a bum rap. It’s located in midtown Detroit, Michigan, and has one of the largest art collections in …
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A Layover in Seattle
Since we had a layover in Seattle, we decided to extend it a bit and spend a little time in the city. We forgot to factor in that a layover on a Monday meant most …
Chihuly Garden and Glass
If you’ve been following along at all, you’ll know that I love Dale Chihuly glass pieces, and Doug tolerates me loving them. So when we were in Seattle for a short time, the only thing …
Scenes (and Food) from Anchorage, Alaska
We arrived in Alaska just after the September equinox as the days were beginning to get shorter, but we certainly filled all the available daylight hours with adventures (accompanied by borrowed bear spray whenever we …
Museums in Anchorage, Alaska
We visited two museums in Anchorage that seemed suspiciously similar to each other (and then later to museums we visited in Fairbanks), the Alaska Native Heritage Center (ANHC) and the Anchorage Museum. Both focused on …
Greetings from Des Moines, Iowa
Pappajohn Sculpture Park The Pappajohn Sculpture Park is a 4.4 acre park in the heart of downtown Des Moines with 28 sculptures. It is operated by the Des Moines Art Center (which we also visited), …
Des Moines Art Center
The Des Moines Art Center in Iowa is a relatively small museum with a nice collection – and it’s all free! The museum was established in 1948, though its roots go all the way back …
Selections from St. Joseph, Missouri
St. Joseph, Missouri, didn’t have the most exciting museums in the world, but that didn’t stop us from visiting! The cover photo is from a statue in St. Joseph, The Pony Express Riders by Hermon …
The National Silk Art Museum
We don’t know anything about “silk art” and honestly really never thought much about it before, but we said sure, why not, we’ll pop in and take a look. The National Silk Art Museum in …