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Tourist traps, museums, neon, places to grab a bite to eat, and rest your head.

Exterior of a blue, white, and orange subway car from the 1960s.

New York’s Transit History Unfolds in a Literal Underground Museum

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New York City is known as a place that loves its public transportation, especially its subway system, the history of which is on display at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn. Located in a decommissioned subway station from 1936, the museum showcases the creation of the subway tunnels, features numerous vintage subway cars that…

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The Long Room, pale green walls with tall windows, and a long dark wood table with spindly chairs. Various plates, cups, and bottles scatter the top of the table.

Fraunces Tavern: The Historic Restaurant Where George Washington Dined

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Patrick and I recently spent a week in New York City, and the number one place friends recommended to us was Fraunces Tavern, located at the southern tip of Manhattan. It is here that George Washington, among many others instrumental to the American Revolution not only dined, but made critical decisions to our young nation. What…

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A small red and white neon sign that reads "Hatch Show Print"

A Peek Inside one of Americas’ Oldest Letterpress Studios: Hatch Show Print

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Promoting a concert is important, it’s part of how you get people in the door. As Nashville emerged as “Music City” artists flocked to perform at the variety of venues, and for many of them, they turned to Hatch Show Print to make their posters. Reverend William T. Hatch moved to Nashville with his two…

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