TWA Hotel: A Time Capsule of Air Travel on the Eve of the Jet Age

July 8, 2025, Leave a Comment on TWA Hotel: A Time Capsule of Air Travel on the Eve of the Jet Age

John F. Kennedy International Airport bustles with millions of travelers coming and going, but amid the chaos is the opportunity to travel back in time, back to the swinging 1960s; the TWA Hotel, the last stop on our New York trip. In the middle of the 1950s JFK, then known as Idlewild, sought to become…

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.…

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…

Overall view of the Liberty Island with hundreds of people outside.

American Reflections: A Visit to the Statue of Liberty

June 25, 2025, Leave a Comment on American Reflections: A Visit to the Statue of Liberty

In November 2001 I made my first trip to New York City. Just two and a half months after the attacks of September 11 (we had booked our trip back in July), it was a surreal experience, as my dad and I attended the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and the Rockettes Christmas show all amid…

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…