Exploring the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St Michaels Maryland
A 15 acre campus in the heart of the beautiful, riverside town of St Michael’s Maryland, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum celebrates the environmental, historical, and cultural impacts of the Chesapeake Bay and its many maritime industries on communities throughout the East Coast. There are personal stories of individuals who helped shape the land and…
10 Ways to Explore Berkeley Plantation in Charles City, Virginia
Our family loves visiting presidential sites and learning more about America’s history, so when we made plans to visit the Williamsburg, Virginia area we started researching new-to-us spots to explore. At the top of our list was Berkeley Plantation, the birthplace of Benjamin Harrison V (member of the Continental Congress, signer of the Declaration of…
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…