10 Ways to Explore the NY Transit Museum in Brooklyn, New York
One of the most popular historical attractions in Brooklyn, New York, the NY Transit Museum celebrates the history of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which began in 1900 with the construction of the subway system. The NY Transit Museum was founded in 1976 and is housed in a decommissioned 1936 subway station in downtown Brooklyn.…
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 Ways to Explore Antler Hill Village at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, NC
Our recent, two day visit to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina afforded us time to see many parts of the property (there are over 8,00 acres to explore!) including the gardens, hiking and biking trails, and Antler Hill Village. Visitors could spend an entire day just at Antler Hill Village, so we thought…
Nine Reasons to Love Winter at Rocking Horse Ranch in New York
This past week, we had the chance to visit one of our favorite resorts in the Northeast, Rocking Horse Ranch. Located just outside Poughkeepsie in the Hudson Valley of New York, Rocking Horse Ranch is a 500 acre resort that is home to over 120 horses (dubbed “The Best Herd in the World”), the Big…
Playing “I Spy” While Touring the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C.
Biltmore, the largest private home in America and a National Historic Landmark, was the home of George and Edith Vanderbilt and their daughter, Cornelia, in the early 20th century. A trip to the Asheville, North Carolina area in the late 1880s inspired George to have a home built so he could enjoy the beauty and…