Eight Tips for Touring Sports Venues with Kids
Last week, we shared our tips for taking kids to a baseball park (for a game and/or a tour) and while we were writing the post, we realized we had tips for touring LOTS of athletic spots. We’ve toured many other sports venues like football stadiums, halls of fame, and even race tracks. Sports venues…
10 Tips for Visiting Baseball Parks with Kids
Baseball is BACK! The MLB’s 2026 season kicked off this week and we’re looking forward to checking out a few games in person and rooting for our hometown favorites, the Boston Red Sox. One of the first road trip adventures we enjoyed with our children was visiting Major League baseball parks around America (our third…
Exploring the Dumbarton Oaks Museum and Gardens in Washington, D.C.
We just returned from a weekend in Washington DC (we frequently visit the nation’s capital as it is a short-ish drive from our home in Connecticut and we have several family members and friends who live in the area) and we discovered a new-to-us museum and gardens in the Georgetown area of DC: Dumbarton Oaks.…
Playing “I Spy” While Touring the Hamilton Grange National Monument in New York City
The island of Manhattan has a dozen National Park sites that hold historical significance and one of the most popular sites (thanks to the Broadway show Hamilton) is Alexander Hamilton’s Grange National Monument, the only home Hamilton owned, located in uptown Manhattan. We recently spent the morning touring the property and learning all about Alexander…
Ten Ways to Explore the Fort Pitt History Museum in Pittsburgh, PA
This past summer, we enjoyed several days exploring many historical and cultural attractions throughout the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One important stop was the Fort Pitt Museum, which sits on the same land where the 1759 British fort, which included five barracks used to house hundreds of soldiers in the French and Indian War, was…
Exploring the Saint Croix Island International Historic Site in Canada and the United States
This past summer, we enjoyed a wonderful week exploring St. Andrews by the Sea in New Brunswick, Canada. On our drive into town, we passed the Canadian side of the Saint Croix Island International Historic Park and made a note to stop on our way home. We researched the area a little bit and realized…