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Exterior view of the Wharton Esherick Museum and Studio, featuring stone walls, red roof, and colorful silo in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Visiting the Wharton Esherick Museum: The Artist’s Handmade Castle in Pennsylvania

1 Comment / Travel / September 15, 2025

Wharton Esherick Museum in Malvern, PA, sits in the quiet woods. It’s a handmade home and studio unlike anything you’ve ever seen. Part castle, part sculpture, and entirely the work of one man, it’s one of Pennsylvania’s most unique museums. There’s something special about visiting the home or studio of an artist or someone notable. […]

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Wide-angle view of Hundertwasserhaus, a colorful residential building with lush greenery growing on the roof.

Why Hundertwasser’s Vienna is a Must-See for Art and Architecture Lovers

Leave a Comment / Travel / December 2, 2024

For many travelers, it’s easy to imagine Vienna as a city of timeless tradition—a capital of sumptuous palaces and Art Nouveau elegance, where the elite waltz the night away in spectacularly lavish ballrooms. That’s precisely why Friedensreich Hundertwasser’s thoroughly modern art and architecture stand out. Think Gaudí meets Klimt. With bright colors (and lots of

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At the heart of the Ephrata Cloister are the Saron (or Sisters' House) and Saal (or Meeting House).

Ephrata Cloister Explores Religion & History

Leave a Comment / Travel / August 22, 2022

It is well-established that freedom of religion is an essential tenant upon which the United States was founded. And it was part of the motivation that drove many of the earliest settlers to come to America, especially Quaker William Penn’s Pennsylvania. One of the most notable communities, founded in the 18th century, is the Historic

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The Morgan Library and Museum in New York City inspires major library envy.

NYC’s Stunning Morgan Library & Museum

Leave a Comment / Travel / April 25, 2022

In New York City, there is no shortage of museums and attractions. And while many of the city’s museums have a historic background, there are only a few with direct ties to the New York City of yesteryear. The Morgan Library & Museum is not only an important part of history being that it was

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"To Marcel Duchamp, 1887-1968, Artist, Tool and Die Maker" by William T. Wiley.

Grounds for Sculpture’s Fun, Thoughtful Art

NYC Met Cloisters Wows With Medieval Abbeys

Leave a Comment / Travel / October 26, 2020

Most visitors to New York City will want to explore the world-class museums along the Upper East Side’s Museum Mile or experience the larger than life glitz of Times Square. (And you should!) But in the northern tip of Manhattan, the Met Cloisters transports visitors away from the busy city. Instead, you find yourself in

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Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Inspiring Flight: Wright Brothers National Memorial

Leave a Comment / Travel / August 30, 2020

Today, we all take airplanes for granted. With relative ease and affordability, you can be anywhere in the world. Not within months but within hours. And we have two brothers from Ohio to thank for it. And thank is just what the Wright Brothers National Memorial does. It honors the technological advancement with a museum

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Architectural details on the exterior of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Support & Save: Reciprocal Museum Membership

Leave a Comment / Travel / June 29, 2020

Whenever my husband and I travel, it is a foregone conclusion that we will go to the art museum(s) in the city. I like art. He likes art. It makes sense and we enjoy it immensely. And it is by way of our love of art museums that I have found a great way to

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Posters at Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style exhibit at Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, Maryland.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow Style

Leave a Comment / Travel / December 26, 2019

At the turn of the 20th century, Glasgow, Scotland was undergoing a change. The economic boom of the United Kingdom’s second most important city afforded them a chance to indulge in the arts. Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the Glasgow Style is a new exhibition touring the United States that explores this innovative

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Aircraft on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, Delaware.

Dover’s Air Mobility Command Museum

1 Comment / Travel / July 17, 2019

Anyone who thinks museums are full of dusty, static exhibits has not yet been to the Air Mobility Command Museum in Dover, Delaware. The museum‘s collection of nearly three dozen aircraft is impressive enough for gearheads, but it’s the true stories of these planes that really move you emotionally. A visit to the Air Mobility

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Historic buildings line The Dover Green.

Historic Dover Day Trip Delivers Charm Without Crowds

2 Comments / Travel / July 10, 2019

While doubledecker sightseeing buses full of tourists clog the downtown city streets of Philadelphia and Boston, historic Dover, Delaware, is remarkably quiet. The capital of The First State is only an hour from Philly and features many of the same important highlights: historic buildings, cobblestone streets, and no shortage of stories that reveal just how

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The New York City skyline and the Central Park Reservoir seen from the Upper East Side.

5 of the Best Upper East Side Museums

Leave a Comment / Travel / February 4, 2019

Because there are so many Upper East Side museums, a section of the New York City neighborhood is dubbed Museum Mile. Visitors to NYC are spoilt for choice. New York City is full of so many great things to see and do. But if museums are more your speed, you’ll want to head uptown. The

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