West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
David Zwirner operates several galleries around Chelsea, including this five-story, sustainability-certified building with 30,000 sq ft of exhibition…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
David Zwirner operates several galleries around Chelsea, including this five-story, sustainability-certified building with 30,000 sq ft of exhibition…
Washington, DC
An enormous, abandoned streetcar station lies beneath Dupont Circle, and a local arts group has transformed it into a cool underground gallery of art,…
Charlotte
A pleasant woodland stroll within the Latta Plantation Nature Preserve leads past aviaries holding predatory birds that have suffered injuries – you may…
Pennsylvania
On the west rim of Pine Creek Gorge, this state park was partially developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The 1-mile Rim Trail gives good views…
New England Holocaust Memorial
Boston
Constructed in 1995, the six luminescent glass columns of the New England Holocaust Memorial are engraved with six million numbers, representing those…
New Hampshire
A highlight in the Amoskeag Millyard Historic District, this well-executed museum spotlights the various communities that have lived and worked near…
Rubell Family Art Collection (Allapattah)
Miami
One of the major icons in Miami's art world moves to a new space in Allapattah in late 2018 (in time for Art Basel, which happens in December). The museum…
New Haven
PEZ dispensers are iconic American kitsch, but their origins are in Austria. You'll glean this and a few other factoids here, but the real gems are the…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
An icon of the art world, Paula was one of the first to move from SoHo to Chelsea in 1996 (she was also one of SoHo's pioneers, opening the first gallery…
Wicker Park, Bucktown & Ukrainian Village
Document organizes exhibitions of contemporary photography, film and media-based works by emerging national and international artists. It shares its large…
Washington, DC
Longview specializes in contemporary art by emerging and midcareer artists, including many from the region. The room, with its peeling paint and exposed…
Philadelphia
Built around an old historic brewery, the Schmidt’s Commons is a mixed-use and residential community development with a central 80,000-sq-ft piazza that…
Alexandria
What do you do with a former munitions dump and arms factory? How about turning it into one of the best art spaces in the region? Three floors of artist…
New Hampshire
If your lodging or campsite does not have access to the lake, head to this small beach on the serene Wentworth Lake. Much smaller but much less developed…
Nashville
What's 42 miles long and the closest thing Nashville has to a beach resort? Percy Priest Lake. Just a 15-minute drive east of the city, this huge,…
Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts
North Carolina
Only accessible with combined admission to Old Salem’s other historic sites, this showpiece museum extends way beyond the local Moravian heritage to…
St Petersburg
This lively community arts center hosts interesting rotating exhibits in all media. If you love glass, don't miss Morean's attached Hot Shop where full…
Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon
Charleston
Kids love the creepy dungeon, used as a prison for American patriots held by the British during the Revolutionary War. The cramped space sits beneath a…
Richmond
Part of the multisite American Civil War Museum, this fascinating exhibit – housed inside an 1861 iron works that at its height employed 800 free and…
Michigan
The downtown museum is dedicated to Michigan's only president. Ford stepped into the Oval Office after Richard Nixon and his vice president, Spiro Agnew,…
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh does not lack for beautiful, muscular buildings and the main branch of the Central Library is no exception to this rule. The main branch of the…
St Augustine
This white-sand beach almost gets lost in the historical mix, but hey, it's Florida, so a visit wouldn't be complete without a little bit of sun and surf…
Planetarium and Museum of Natural History
Providence
In the midst of the 430-acre Roger Williams Park, this compact Natural History Museum boasts a diverse range of Earth-themed exhibits and a planetarium…
Rhode Island
It's a delight to wander around the 265-acre Watson Farm, which has been tended by five generations of the descendants of Job Watson since 1796. The farm…
Prairie Acadian Cultural Center
Cajun Country
This NPS-run museum has exhibits on rural life and Cajun culture, and shows a variety of documentaries explaining the history of the area. It's the…
Pennsylvania
Housed in the oldest still-standing structure in town, the Moravian Museum has exhibits on Bethlehem's history and the folkways of local Moravian…
David Library of the American Revolution
Pennsylvania
Admittedly a niche destination, this library contains one of the finest collections of primary documents from the American Revolutionary War period …
International Motor Sports Hall of Fame
Alabama
Here are Richard Petty's Dodge Charger, Dale Earnhardt's motor home, several of Bobby Allison's stock cars plus his airplane, and an intriguing Budweiser…
Illinois
The 1860 abode was a gift from local Republicans to the victorious general at the Civil War’s end. Grant lived here until he became the country’s 18th…
Massachusetts
The 1835 granite Custom House, built by Robert Mills (of Washington Monument fame), is an excellent example of Classical Revival architecture. It now…
Washington, DC
One of the Library of Congress' three buildings. This has the Madison Cafe (open 8:30am to 3:30pm weekdays) on the 6th floor, a fine spot to refresh and…
Louisiana
Owners and docents alike perpetuate the idea that Myrtles is one of the most haunted houses in America. And hey, this place is certifiably creepy. Tours…
SoHo & Chinatown
This small but worthy stop encourages kids aged 10 months to 15 years to view, make and share art. Rotating exhibitions aside, the center offers a vast…
Gardens of the American Rose Center
Louisiana
If you're a rose lover, it would be a shame to miss these gardens, which contain more than 65 individual areas designed to show how roses can be grown in…
Alabama
A good chunk of Huntsville culture revolves around this beloved museum, which contains regional art from across the Southeast United States, as well as…
Connecticut
Denis Curtiss has turned his yard into a veritable menagerie of cast-iron giraffes, hippos, turtles, elephants, herons and even a few people. They're…
North Carolina Maritime Museum
Coastal North Carolina
The pirate Blackbeard was a frequent visitor to the Beaufort area in the early 1700s. In 1996, the wreckage of his flagship, the Queen Anne's Revenge, was…
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Indiana
Off I-64 and 4 miles south of Dale, the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial is where young Abe, who grew up to become the 16th US president, lived from age…
Chicago
Weep all you want over the old Marshall Field’s becoming Macy’s, but the building remains a classic no matter who’s in it. The iconic bronze corner clocks…
New Hampshire
The beach actually begins south of the state line, on the north bank of the Merrimack River at Salisbury Beach State Reservation in Massachusetts. Take I…
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