City Guide: 10 Family Friendly Activities in Brooklyn, NY to Enjoy this Winter
While our family frequently enjoys attractions, museums, and performances in Manhattan, we’ve never ventured across the bridge to the borough of Brooklyn. This past month, we had the opportunity to spend the weekend exploring many cultural attractions in Brooklyn and learning about the city’s rich history.
Eights Exhibits Kids Will Love at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, N.Y.
One of the oldest- and largest- art museums in America, the Brooklyn Museum, located in the heart of the borough of Brooklyn in New York City, is home to over 500,000 objects of art from around the world and spanning over 5,000 years of history. The museum originally began as the Brooklyn Apprentices’ Library in…
10 Exhibits at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City Kids Will Love
One of the most famous museums in the world, the Metropolitan Museum of Art is located on Fifth Avenue on Manhattan’s Upper East Side, part of the famed “Museum Mile”. Founded in 1870, the museum’s collection includes over one and half million pieces of art in forms ranging from paintings, sculptures, photographs and drawings to…
10 Ways to Explore the Museum of the City of New York in Manhattan
Located on Fifth Avenue on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and part of “Museum Mile”, the Museum of the City of New York was founded in 1923. Originally housed in Gracie Mansion (now the residence of the mayor of New York City) until the permanent museum was built in 1932, the museum’s collection has…
City Guide: 11 Places to Explore in Old Québec City during the Winter
Last year, we were fortunate to spend during the December break exploring the beautiful city of in Old Québec City. The port town is filled with rich history, vibrant culture, inviting people, and tons of family friendly attractions. Algonquin for “where the river narrows” , the area now know as Québec was first founded in 1608…
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts
The largest sculpture park in New England, the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum in Lincoln, Massachusetts is spread throughout 30 acres and features walking trails, gardens, terraces, lawns, and views of adjacent Flint’s Pond. The 50+ sculptures are on rotating display and many sculptures are loaned to the museum. The property includes indoor museum exhibits,…