Christmas Story House & Museum
Cleveland
Remember the beloved 1983 film A Christmas Story, in which Ralphie yearns for a Red Ryder BB gun? The original house sits in Tremont, complete with leg…
Must-see attractions in Eastern USA
McKenna Museum of African American Art
New Orleans
Although the displayed work at this beautiful two-story institution comes from all over the African diaspora, most of it was created by local New Orleans…
Chicago
The University of Chicago's famed archaeologists – Indiana Jones supposedly was based on one – cram their headquarters with antiquities they've unearthed…
New York City
The former Lehigh Valley Railroad Barge #79 was rescued from its partially submerged state under the George Washington Bridge and painstakingly restored…
Cape Cod
When the tide goes out on Cape Cod Bay, the flats – basically giant sandbars – offer opportunities to commune with crabs, clams and gulls, and to take in…
Ohio
The Hocking Hills are prime fruit-growing territory thanks to super-fertile soil, and three generations of the family-owned Laurelville Fruit Farm have…
Cape Cod
Don't miss the commanding view of expansive Nauset Marsh from Fort Hill. It's a favorite place to be at dawn, but the view is memorable any time of the…
Ohio
Native Americans who used the island as a hunting ground carved symbols into this boulder on the island's south shore sometime between AD 1200 and 1600…
Vermont
This tiny museum traces the history of maple sugaring in Vermont. Read about how Native Americans discovered that maple sap cooked on an open fire…
Pittsburgh
They call Pittsburgh the 'city of rivers,' so it's only appropriate that it has a park from which to admire its internal waterways. Allegheny Landing was…
Alabama
When the red-brick, twin-towered Brown Chapel was built by black builder AJ Farley in 1908, congregants could not have guessed that their church would…
Nantucket
Take a short walk from 'downtown' Siasconset to this pleasant beach with a popular nearby playground. Parking is free, but very limited.
Chicago
Homes here were built in the early 1900s and represent some of the best examples of Prairie School architecture in Chicago. Many residences – including…
Chicago
This 1912 factory building displays the history of printing on its tiled facade – above the door is a large mural showing a medieval printer's shop at…
Pennsylvania
Less a museum than some guy's country warehouse full of weird stuff, this is still a fascinating peek into the psyche of a person who decided they really…
Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum
Savannah
If you're into boats or naval history, this little museum will hold a lot of interest. Located in an old Savannah mansion, there are several floors of…
Midcoast Maine
There are so many wonderful, privately run nature preserves in this part of Maine you could blink and miss them. Such is the case at Griggs Preserve, run…
Pennsylvania
A major draw in the National Historic Park is this stone building, where General George Washington plotted his military and political maneuvers during his…
Martha's Vineyard
Pond, cove and ocean views all open up on a mile-long trail that leads to a remote beach. Along the way birders can expect to spot nesting osprey and…
Charlotte
There’s a lot to read at Charlotte’s history museum, in a restored mansion 6 miles east of the center. Wordy displays explain the city’s origins, and its…
Pennsylvania
This museum is housed in a plain two-story brick building that's, appropriately enough, located alongside the canal. With fascinating exhibits on the…
Detroit
Vivid graffiti, murals and sculptures made from found objects adorn this stark industrial site that abuts a recycling facility. It’s a quintessential…
New Orleans
Laid out in 1852, this is the third-oldest racetrack in the nation. During the Civil War, you could catch bear fights here. Today, besides horse races,…
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
Mississippi
Inside the Barnard Observatory, beside the Grove, this academic department is a treasure trove of documents and archival material related to the study of…
Connecticut
Come to Cato Corner Farm to meet mother-and-son cheese makers Elizabeth and Mark, who craft dozens of aged farmhouse cheeses with raw milk from their herd…
Museum of Broadcast Communications
Chicago
This museum of radio and TV nostalgia is pretty sparsely populated. But if you have a hankering to see old Bozo the Clown clips, or the camera that taped…
Oakville Indian Mounds Education Center
Alabama
This small museum and attached park is an important Native American cultural and educational resource. The museum has displays on the structure, history…
Hudson Valley
If you happen to be in Hudson the second Saturday of the month you can join a tour to the Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, which sits in the middle of the Hudson…
St Augustine
The light produced by this 1870s striped lighthouse beams all the way downtown. A great place to bring kids over six and more than 44in tall (since all…
Minneapolis
The building is indeed a former mill, and highlights include a ride inside an eight-story grain elevator (the 'Flour Tower'), Betty Crocker exhibits and a…
Washington, DC
Beautifying a traffic island at the rear of the United States Botanic Garden, this modest showcase of sustainable and accessible landscape design has at…
Philadelphia
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Betsy Ross, among other notable Philadelphians, worshiped at this handsome Episcopal church built in 1744. The…
National Shrine of St John Neumann
Philadelphia
Entombed in a glass case in front of an altar, the preserved body of the first Catholic saint in the US resides at St Peter's. Neumann (1811–1856) was…
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington, DC
DC's concrete, brutalist FBI headquarters should be seen, if only to say you have laid eyes on the single ugliest building in the entire District. When it…
Midcoast Maine
This bridge was once threatened with destruction after a larger span carrying US 1 car traffic was built nearby, but dedicated preservationists raised a…
Washington, DC
Welcome to the castle that beer built. John Granville Myers designed the 31-room mansion for German-born brewer Christian Heurich, a man who loved beer…
Midcoast Maine
William Tuttle came to Freeport in 1797 to farm potatoes, but his deadly combination of clear-cutting and overgrazing caused enough erosion to expose the…
Martha's Vineyard
Simply walk along N Water St in the direction of the Edgartown Lighthouse to reach a pair of beaches on the northeast side of town. Lighthouse Beach,…
Illinois
A glassy departure from the standard campus architectural vernacular, Northwestern University's art museum hosts diverse, sometimes provocative…
Ohio
Ohio University’s small art museum is worth a peek. It’s known for its modern prints and photographs and its collection of Southwest Native American…
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