Railtown 1897: Hollywood’s Favorite Railroad Nestled in the Sierras

September 22, 2026, Leave a Comment on Railtown 1897: Hollywood’s Favorite Railroad Nestled in the Sierras

Last month Patrick and I ventured back to our home state of Oregon for his sister’s wedding. We decided to drive, taking some of California’s lovely backroads through gold country, and stopped at Railtown 1897, a wonderful rail museum nestled in Jamestown. While central and northern California are well known for their gold, the area…

Myself wearing an American flag inspired jacket and vintage bicentennial tee featuring Washing crossing the Delaware, and red corduroy pants.

Muzeo Reflects on America’s Bicentennial & Anaheim’s Skateboarding History

May 19, 2026, Leave a Comment on Muzeo Reflects on America’s Bicentennial & Anaheim’s Skateboarding History

This year marks America’s semiquincentennial, or to put it plainly, 250th anniversary. Anaheim’s local museum, the Muzeo, put together a small exhibit showing off the American pride we had back in 1976, when it was the bicentennial. As a lover of the kitsch that resulted from that, I was eager to check it out and…

Exterior of the Mob Museum, the former federal courthouse.

Returning to the Scene of the Crime: Visiting the Mob Museum Again

February 18, 2026, Leave a Comment on Returning to the Scene of the Crime: Visiting the Mob Museum Again

While in Vegas, my friend Cristal and I went to a few other museums, including the Mob Museum, which I had been to previously, but it had been awhile, so I was happy to go back. Las Vegas and the mob basically go hand-in-hand. Housed perfectly in the city’s first federal courthouse, built in 1933,…

A retro style TV features the cartoon Fallout Boy, giving the thumbs up, next to the TV stands a life size statue of Fallout Boy, in his iconic blue suit with yellow trim. He gives a salute.

Finding out all about Fallout at the Atomic Museum

February 12, 2026, Leave a Comment on Finding out all about Fallout at the Atomic Museum

Recently my friend Cristal and I took a little girls trip to Las Vegas specifically to go to the Atomic Museum because we are both fans of Fallout, and the museum just debuted an exhibit about the video game and show. This was my third visit to the museum, which still ranks among one of…

Taxidermy tiger amid a jungle landscape.

Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My at the Natural History Museum

February 4, 2026, Leave a Comment on Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My at the Natural History Museum

Despite living here for over ten years, Patrick and I had yet to be to the Los Angeles Natural History Museum. But we finally went, because an exhibit I wanted to see that closes later this month, an entire exhibit dedicated to cats! But of course we had to explore the other areas of the…

Myself, wearing a blue western wear shirt, cream cowboy hat with blue stars, leaning against a barrel bar.

A Return to the Kern County Museum: Home to Country Legends and More

January 21, 2026, Leave a Comment on A Return to the Kern County Museum: Home to Country Legends and More

Back in 2021 Patrick and I made our first visit to the Kern County Museum, an outstanding museum with over 50 buildings across 16 acres in Bakersfield. Our visit was amid COVID restrictions, and meant that few of the buildings were open, and between then and now, it has opened a Bakersfield Sound exhibit and…

Myself seated with a life size statue of a donkey.

Get Your Ass Educated at the Donkey History Museum

September 4, 2025, Leave a Comment on Get Your Ass Educated at the Donkey History Museum

This was our first road trip with our new car, the all electric Mustang Mach-E, and it required more planning on our part. Gone were the days of just pulling off anywhere for some gas, no, we had to plan our route carefully around charging stations. While looking for chargers Pat stumbled upon a place…

Exterior of the Punk Rock Museum, a black brick building with neon green letters painted on it reading "The Punk Rock Museum"

You will Not Want to be Sedated at the Punk Rock Museum!

September 2, 2025, 1 Comment

Las Vegas has its fair share of odd museums, from the Mob Museum to the Atomic Testing Museum, there is no shortage of unique things to look at, so it doesn’t surprise me that Vegas is home to the Punk Rock Museum. Opening in 2023, artifacts from the punk music scene are displayed over two…

A mannequin family sits at a card table playing Monopoly. A stone fireplace is on the back wall, which is painted pink.

Mining, Gambling, and More all on Display the Clark County Museum

August 20, 2025, Leave a Comment on Mining, Gambling, and More all on Display the Clark County Museum

While Las Vegas may be the literal bright spot that everyone flocks to when visit Nevada, just a few miles to the southeast is something anyone who loves Nevada should visit, the Clark County Museum. The museum sprawls over 30 acres, and features relocated buildings, train cars, antique farm equipment, and more. The adobe-like building…

Myself standing outside the small white cottage that once belonged to Edgar Allan Poe.

From Thomas Paine to Grand Central: Out and About in NYC

July 3, 2025, Leave a Comment on From Thomas Paine to Grand Central: Out and About in NYC

During our visit to New York City we spent a lot of time walking. We also made several short stops to places that just didn’t make the cut as full blog posts. So here is a round-up of some of the places we stopped at during our visit. Grand Central Terminal. 89 E. 42nd St.…

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Museum Visits

Railtown 1897: Hollywood’s Favorite Railroad Nestled in the Sierras

Muzeo Reflects on America’s Bicentennial & Anaheim’s Skateboarding History

Returning to the Scene of the Crime: Visiting the Mob Museum Again

Finding out all about Fallout at the Atomic Museum

Lions and Tigers and Bears Oh My at the Natural History Museum

A Return to the Kern County Museum: Home to Country Legends and More

Get Your Ass Educated at the Donkey History Museum

Mining, Gambling, and More all on Display the Clark County Museum

From Thomas Paine to Grand Central: Out and About in NYC