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

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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…

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Myself standing along Main Street wearing cream and gold Minnie Mouse ears, a cream shirt with the castle, Mickey and "Disneyland 70" on it, and yellow and cream shorts.

Disneyland at 70

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Walt Disney was a man with many dreams and ideas. After he and his animators conquered the animated feature film, he set his sights on another form of family entertainment, amusement parks. Wanting a space that both adults and children could enjoy, he started brainstorming his “Mickey Mouse Park” that started out as a small…

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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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