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…

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

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

July 1, 2025, 2 Comments

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…

Abstract posters from the pro-atomic General Dynamics campaign by Erik Nitsche.

The Bold and Graphic Poster House

June 18, 2025, 1 Comment

New York City is home to many, many museums, and Patrick and I visited a handful, including Poster House. Founded in 2015, Poster House didn’t open its doors until 2019, and today is home to an incredible collection of printed posters both large and small. During our visit they had three really unique exhibits, along…

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

June 11, 2025, 2 Comments

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…

Cash's personal copies of "Cry! Cry! Cry!" on Sun Records.

Johnny Cash Museum: The Legend of the Man in Black

May 14, 2025, Leave a Comment on Johnny Cash Museum: The Legend of the Man in Black

After Memphis Patrick and I headed to Nashville, the last city in our whirlwind Tennessee trip. The Music City has a lot to offer, including countless bars, BBQ joints, and museums. Many are located along Broadway, the neon filled street bustling with honky tonks, and just off it is the Johnny Cash Museum, showcasing the…

A large turquoise, yellow, red, and white sign reads "Lorraine Motel" on the marquee below it reads "I have a dream MLK"

A Visit to the National Civil Rights Museum

May 5, 2025, Leave a Comment on A Visit to the National Civil Rights Museum

On April 4, 1968, a shot rang out at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, slaying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the inspiring Civil Rights leader. The location is now the fitting home to the National Civil Rights Museum. Of course the entire museum cannot fit within the walls of a small roadside motel, and the…

Under an open air covering, trains disappear into the distance with myself standing in the middle.

Travel Town: LA’s Train Playground

March 26, 2025, 2 Comments

Griffith Park is truly one of Los Angeles’ greatest treasures, and it is home to many amazing and unique places, including several museums. Recently Patrick and I went to Travel Town, a quaint indoor and outdoor museum displaying multiple trains, wagons, and more. Travel Town was conceived as a place for children to learn about…