Every year Saratoga Springs, NY, welcomes horse fans to its midsummer horse racing season at the oldest thoroughbred racetrack in … More
Category: Museums
A Colonial Garden Blooms Again: George Mason’s Gunston Hall
Tucked away on Mason Neck peninsula and just 10 miles south of Mount Vernon, Gunston Hall tells the story of … More
700 Volunteers, 65 Rooms, Glorious Gardens: Akron Ohio’s Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
Around the country, historic homes both famous and less well-known tell tales of families and places that shaped the past … More
Lights, Action, Roll! Academy Museum: A Home for the Imagination
Moviemaking is a cultural expression deeply associated with the United States, so it’s no surprise that one of the largest … More
The Changing Role of Docents in America’s Museums
Whether big or small, museums around the country have been facing challenges for years as they wrestle with funding, authenticity, … More
Inhotim Institute: Brazil’s Open-air Museum and Botanical Garden
When one thinks of Brazil, it is hard not to think of its exuberant nature, the South American country being … More
A Year of Anniversaries at Hartford’s Mark Twain House & Museum
Novelist, lecturer, humorist, entrepreneur, steamboat pilot, and more: Mark Twain was a true multi-hyphenate, but above all he is one … More
The Museum of Broadway Enters Stage Left
The Museum of Broadway, the first museum dedicated to this home-grown American performance form, celebrated its inaugural year on November … More
Looking To The Future With A Viking Past: The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Minnesota
The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County, Minnesota’s (HCSCC) mission is to collect, preserve, interpret and share the history … More
Morse-Libby House, or Victoria Mansion, Has a History all its Own
Sitting high above the harbor in Portland, Maine, the Morse-Libby house, later Victoria Mansion, looks out of place in an … More
