Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, VA opened in 1936. It is one of the largest art museums in the U.S., and it’s free! The museum has a large Faberge and Russian collection, …
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Gari Melchers Home and Studio
My research put the Gari Melchers Home and Studio on our travel map, yet neither of us had ever heard of Gari Melchers. We figured that if preserving his home and studio seemed worthwhile, a …
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Tudor Hall and the Booth Family
Doug and I briefly visited family in New Jersey, and timed getting back on the road to coincide with the limited schedule at Tudor Hall in Bel Air, Md. Tudor Hall is the Gothic Revival …
The American Clock & Watch Museum
The American Clock & Watch Museum in Bristol, Conn. is yet another museum we never found time (heh, heh) to visit when we lived nearby, but made time for a stop as tourists passing through. …
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass., is devoted to the art of picture books, the first such museum in the United States. It was founded by Carle and his wife …
Scenes from Central and Eastern Vermont
We did a four-mile hike at Little River State Park in Waterbury, Vt., which featured the remains of an 1800s farming community. For the most part, all that was left of the town were cellars, …
Scenes from Western Vermont
Wilson Alwyn Bentley (1865–1931) was an American farmer known for his photography, but not of the usual subjects. Instead, he was the first person to take detailed photographs of snowflakes and record their features. He …
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A Few Sites along the Mid-New York State Hudson River
While in Vermont we saw an exhibition of famed American folk-artist “Grandma Moses” at the Bennington Museum. Later, we stopped in at the gallery of her great-grandson, Will Moses. His Mt. Nebo Gallery and studio …
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
Part of taking in the history of Saratoga Springs, N.Y., meant going to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Although you can’t tell it from the name, the museum is focused on …
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A Few Sites along the Lower Hudson River in New York
Nestled right along the Hudson River in Tarrytown, N.Y., sits Washington Irving’s Sunnyside home. The home, purchased as a small stone farmhouse in 1835, sits on 10 acres, and is a mixture of Dutch Colonial …