When you head into Disney World’s Animal Kingdom you can’t help but notice the giant Tree of Life looming over the center of the park, the focal point for the spoke that all Disney parks like to build around. But when you stay at a Disney Hotel you get the added perk of Extra Magic …
The Kennedy Space Center, located about an hour east of Disney World, is a great place to explore some of America’s journey into space and see the historic sights where we launched man to walk on the moon for the first time. The Rocket Garden is a nice place to wander thru, as you are …
From June 10th-14th I headed out on a road trip thru NY, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Montreal, Canada. Over the last two months, I’ve talked about most of the places I visited. Here is a full recap of the trip. SUNDAY I headed out on the road, for the most mileage of any day (and the …
One of my more popular travel posts, and the one that is most open and revealing, is my cost breakdowns of my trips, so that you can see if you can do it, or try parts of it. Here are previous editions from Niagara, Virginia, and San Diego. Below are Attractions, Hotels, and Gas Costs …
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass is a great place to learn the history of the game, and all the players that turned it into the game it is today. This three-story building has a different focus on each level, as you start from the top floor and work your way …
The fifth museum at the Springfield Museums is the Dr. Seuss Museum, and it may be the centerpiece of it all, as they all surround the National Memorial Sculpture Garden. In case you missed them, the first four were the Science Museum, the Springfield History Museum, the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, and the Michele and Donald D’Amour …
The second of the two art museums and fourth of the Springfield Museums is the Michele and Donald D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts. This follows the Science Museum, Springfield History Museum, and the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. This museum focuses on fine arts and ceramics, featuring beautiful drawings, ceramics, and busts. Galleries at this …
The first of two art museums that I’ll look at in the Springfield Museums, is the George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. If you missed the first two, check out the Science and History Museums! This museum houses the collection of George Walter Vincent Smith and his wife Belle were large collectors of art and items, …
The Springfield History Museum, or what’s formally known as the “Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History”, is the second of the five museums in Springfield that I’m going to focus on, the first being the Springfield Science Museum. This museum focuses on the history of Springfield, and all the things that gave the …
Springfield, Massachusetts has a grouping of five museums, all located around one central Dr. Seuss themed sculpture garden (more on that at a later date), with one entry that gets you into all of them. These five are: Springfield Science Museum Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum …
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