Smithsonian Museums in Washington, D.C.
“History is Philosophy teaching by example.” — Thucydides This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. There are currently 16 open…
Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts
“I am innocent as the child unborn, but surely, what sin hath God found out in me unrepented of, that He should lay such an affliction on…
National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian‘s National Air and Space Museum is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The closest Metro stop is L’Enfant…
International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C.
From an Aston Martin DB5 like James Bond’s to the ice axe used to kill Leon Trotsky, the International Spy Museum in…
Anderson House in Washington, D.C.
A Revolutionary War cannon sits atop the marble floor of the Gilded Age mansion. Anderson House in Washington, D.C., is not your…
National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.
The Smithsonian‘s National Museum of African American History and Culture is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The closest Metro…
Udvar-Hazy Center — part of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, Virginia
Planes hang from above. Rockets stand tall. Artifacts proclaim the story of air and space exploration, and what it has meant for…
The Capitol at Colonial Williamsburg
“Caesar had his Brutus, Charles the First his Cromwell, and George the Third …” Shouts of “Treason!” interrupted Patrick Henry, as he…
Raleigh Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg
It was May 17, 1769. America’s independence from Britain was more than seven years away. And members of Virginia‘s colonial legislature, the…
Frank Sinatra Walking Tour of Hoboken, New Jersey
The story of Frank Sinatra is a story of the 20th-century American dream. The Hoboken Historical Museum has put together a 23-stop…
National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City
“Il fait froid,” the young father said. Oui,” I reflexively replied. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, click here. It was…
Ava Gardner Museum in Smithfield, North Carolina
“To Frank and desert nights, Ava” So reads the inscription on the gold watch given by his second wife Ava Gardner to…