Must-see attractions in Eastern USA

  • David Zwirner

    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…

  • Dupont Underground

    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,…

  • Carolina Raptor Center

    Charlotte

    A pleasant woodland stroll within the Latta Plantation Nature Preserve leads past aviaries holding predatory birds that have suffered injuries – you may…

  • Colton Point State Park

    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…

  • Millyard Museum

    New Hampshire

    A highlight in the Amoskeag Millyard Historic District, this well-executed museum spotlights the various communities that have lived and worked near…

  • PEZ Visitor Center & 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…

  • Paula Cooper Gallery

    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…

  • Document 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…

  • Long View Gallery

    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…

  • Schmidt's Commons

    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…

  • Torpedo Factory Art Center

    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…

  • Wentworth State Park

    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…

  • Percy Priest Lake

    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…

  • Morean Arts Center

    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…

  • Historic Tredegar

    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…

  • Gerald R Ford Museum

    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 Beach

    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…

  • Watson Farm

    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…

  • Moravian Museum of Bethlehem

    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…

  • Ulysses S Grant Home

    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…

  • Custom House Maritime Museum

    Massachusetts

    The 1835 granite Custom House, built by Robert Mills (of Washington Monument fame), is an excellent example of Classical Revival architecture. It now…

  • Madison Building

    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…

  • Myrtles Plantation

    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…

  • Children's Museum of the Arts

    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…

  • Huntsville Museum of Art

    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…

  • Sculpturedale

    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…

  • Marshall Field Building

    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…

  • Hampton Beach State Park

    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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