Catskills
This pocket-sized park provides excellent views over the Delaware River towards the narrows that give the town its name. Keep an eye out for bald eagles…
Must-see attractions in Eastern USA
Chicago
Modeled after a 15th-century French château, the William K Kimball House dates from 1892. It now houses the US Soccer Federation, along with next-door…
New Orleans
New Orleans artist George Schmidt describes himself as a ‘historical’ painter. Indeed, his canvases evoke the city’s past, awash in a warm, romantic light…
Virginia
The longest frame house in the country, this was the home of 10th US president John Tyler. Full tours are available by appointment only ($35 per person),…
Chicago
This lovely little park in the Prairie Avenue Historic District makes for a nice stroll thanks to its ornamental fountain, manicured gardens and winding…
Louisville
Three floors of exhibits illuminate biology, physiology, physics, computing and more for families (kids love it) on historic Main St. For an extra $8 to …
Michigan
Next door to the Henry Ford Museum, the interactive Auto Hall focuses on the people behind famed cars, such as Mr Ferdinand Porsche and Mr Soichiro Honda…
Rhode Island
Woonsocket's eponymous falls are the largest on the Blackstone River. They have long been a source of hydropower for local industry: today they look just…
Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education
Outer Banks
This modern education center has an 8000-gallon aquarium and a life-size marsh diorama with a duck blind. Don't miss the 20-minute film about area history…
New Hampshire
One of the four harmonious Georgian buildings that make up Dartmouth Row, just east of the Dartmouth College Green. Poet Robert Frost once lived in the…
Connecticut
Inaugurated in 1944 with a gift of 154 acres from the Hazen Foundation, this park features a pretty meadow dotted with picnic tables, and offers seasonal…
Martha's Vineyard
Master glassblowers turn sand into colorful creations at the Martha's Vineyard Glassworks. If you can stand the heat, you can watch them work their magic…
Chicago
A classic 1891 design by Holabird & Roche, the Pontiac features the same flowing masonry surfaces as the architects’ famed Monadnock Building in the Loop.
New Orleans
This impressive space showcases the work of nationally renowned painters and sculptors. The gallery is known for its nontraditional sensibility and its…
Martha's Vineyard
Although it has a bit of a stuffy blue-blood air to it, Granary Gallery is a great place to see a wide range of work by local artists. The space is huge…
Cape Cod
Eastham’s landmark windmill is the oldest structure in town, although it was actually built in Plymouth (MA) in 1680. It sits in a pretty park by the side…
New York City
A long-standing mural to neighborhood son Biggie Smalls (aka the Notorious B.I.G.) blazes from Quincy St in scarlet and gold. Fittingly for hip-hop…
Harlem & Upper Manhattan
Along 10 to 18 Jumel Terrace stands a row of town houses, designed in the 1890s by the renowned architect Henri Fouchaux. At No 16 lived prolific…
Washington, DC
Congressman Alexander Stewart built this show-stopper of a home in 1909 in the grand court style of Louis XIV. In 1941 the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg…
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Hudson Valley
Vassar College's art gallery is housed in a building designed by César Pelli. The collection is broad ranging from Roman sculptures to classic photography…
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
Southern Vermont
Located in a 1915 railway station, this museum hosts a wealth of inventive exhibits by local artists in a variety of media. It also has a rotating…
Minneapolis
Fort Snelling is the state's oldest structure, established in 1820 as a frontier outpost in the remote Northwest Territory. Guides in period dress show…
The Adirondacks
Relive the 'Miracle on Ice,' when the US hockey team triumphed over the unstoppable Soviets, at the 1980 Winter Olympics and other sporting moments at…
Financial District & Lower Manhattan
Paying homage to the Battery as the site of New York's first aquarium, this luminous, nautilus-shaped carousel lets you glide along sitting inside one of…
Northern Minnesota
The library has well-done displays on local boy Bob Dylan and a free walking-tour map (available online, too) that takes you past various sites, like the…
Southeastern Connecticut
The two-room Revolutionary War Office is said to be where Washington met with Jonathan Trumbull and the Comte de Rochambeau to coordinate military…
White House Area & Foggy Bottom
One of the best bits of the George Washington University campus, where Colonial-revival buildings flank a green park bedecked with roses and a statue of –…
Cape Cod
Train buffs won't want to miss the 1910 caboose and assorted memorabilia at Chatham's original 1887 railroad depot. The Victorian building is an…
South Beach
Besides having one of Miami Beach's most recognizable neon facades, the Crescent has signage that draws the eye down into its lobby (the better to pack…
Cedar Key Historical Society Museum
Florida Panhandle
This small museum packs a punch with its exhibits of Native American, Civil War and seafood-industry artifacts, and especially for its extensive…
Upper Northwest DC
This rugged 1-mile trail follows along Soapstone Creek and makes a nice add-on to a hike in Rock Creek Park. Access the trailhead on Ablemarle St NW,…
Charleston
A lovely, eight-acre park on the Cooper River, notable for its landscape architecture and eye-catching, pineapple-shaped fountain. During summer it's a…
Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
The Adirondacks
For a glimpse of naval life take the hour-long guided tour around the USS Slater, a navy destroyer that saw action in WWII. The expertly restored ship is…
Martha's Vineyard
A mile south of the Oak Bluffs Town Beach is this popular spot, which has calm waters suitable for kids. The Edgarton-side portion of the beach is also…
Howard University Gallery of Art
Logan Circle, U Street & Columbia Heights
The university's art gallery holds an impressive collection of works largely dominated by African and African American artists, including Archibald Motley…
Cajun Country
Visitors are welcome all day at KBON, 101.1FM, home of Cajun music, zydeco, swamp pop and all the other sounds of Acadiana. Browse the capacious Wall of…
Chicago
The Romanesque revival-style church was built between 1885 and 1892 and was a hub for the city's Irish immigrants. Its smooth masonry contrasts with the…
Chicago
Part of the Prairie Avenue Historic District, the Romanesque 1886 Coleman House now serves as part of the headquarters for the US Soccer Federation.
Chicago
This 45-ton, steel sculpture marks the western end of the Paseo Boricua, aka Puerto Rican Promenade. It has a twin a half mile east at Artesian Ave.
Chicago
Elijah Muhammad, founder of the Nation of Islam, built the 21-room mansion at the corner of Woodlawn Ave and 49th St in 1971. Louis Farrakhan, the group's…
