Category: New York

  • Sleepy Hollow, New York, Atlanta, Charleston, and Savannah: Historic Cemeteries

    One type of heritage place that has been at the top of our itinerary for almost every city we’ve visited is historic cemeteries and graveyards. I’m excited to write about the ones we have explored. As well as a bit of context, I’ll also share whether or not we did a tour, walked around on…

  • New York: The Tenement Museum

    The final museum I’d like to review in New York is the Tenement Museum. As well as the Gilder Center (American Museum of Natural History), Tenement Museum, Ellis Island, and New York Historical Society, we visited the Whitney Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Museum of the Dog, and the 9/11 Memorial Museum. I’m glad we…

  • New York: Ellis Island

    A lot has happened since my last post. We left New York for Atlanta, spent a few days exploring Atlanta, and are now heading further south to Charleston and Savannah. There are a couple of museums and heritage places I still want to review from New York. And maybe one or two from Atlanta. For…

  • New York: Gilder Center

    As soon as we booked tickets for New York my Instagram algorithm bombarded me with videos and images of the newly opened (2023) Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. This Center is a four-storey extension of the American Museum of Natural History, housing an insectarium, butterfly vivarium, and some displays that highlight the museum’s…

  • New York: New York Historical Society

    I’ve been in New York for a couple of days now and still cannot believe I’m here. We have packed so much into the last two days! I am only now getting a moment to pause and write. I won’t be covering every museum we visit in New York, as there will just be too…