Tag: museums
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Churchill Downs & The Kentucky Derby Museum {Kentucky}
If there is one thing that Kentucky is known for it’s that this is race horse country. Every year millions of people come to Louisville to watch the Kentucky Derby horse race, cheering on their favorite steed while relishing the dapper attire, all here at the legendary race track of Churchill Downs. This racetrack was…
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Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory {Kentucky}
We started our Louisville weekend in the heart of downtown at the Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory. This museum is dedicated to the game of baseball because this is where they have been making baseball bats for players and teams for over a hundred years. In 1856 the Hillerich family set up their family run…
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The Athena Parthenon- Centennial Park {Tennessee}
Did you know that Nashville is called the ‘Athens of the South’? Because of Nashville being a central point in the cross roads of trade throughout the country and their focus on education they were compared to the great city of Athens. And from there the Parthenon was created. They even have their own Parthenon…
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Birthplace of Country Music Museum {Virginia}
You absolutely cannot go to Bristol without checking out the Birthplace of Country Music Museum. This museum is a gem and well worth the time to explore. This museum is dedicated to the 10 day recording sessions where music artists from across the country and across all the genres of the time came together to…
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Bristol {Tennessee & Virginia}
Bristol is a city that sits right on the border between Tennessee and Virginia. As you walk down main street, depending which side of the street you are on determines which states you are currently in. But the thing that really put this town on the map was an event called The Bristol Sessions. In…
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Columbia River Maritime Museum {Oregon}
Near the mouth of the Columbia River is one of the most interesting maritime museums I have ever been to. The river is massive and far more dangerous than people realize. During the peak of storm season, waves can reach close to 40 feet tall. And yet despite the danger, there are a number of…
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Salem Witch Museum {Massachusetts}
With Halloween coming up this week, I figured there was no better time to share with you one of the spookiest places that I have ever been- The Salem Witch Museum. In 1692 the ultra conservative Puritans experienced a brief period where their fears of the supernatural overtook their better judgement and they felt they…
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U.S. Space and Rocket Center {Alabama}
No visit to Huntsville is complete without a trip to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. This is the home of rocket building, Space Camp, and an amazing museum with relics of past trips to space. Because of our time on the Space Coast in Florida, we have developed an incredible appreciation for the space…
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Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment {Alabama}
The Lowe Mill is what happens when a city takes an old factory building and instead of tearing it down changes it into an incredible place of beauty and talent. This massive building is home to artists of all kinds, housing studios and performance centers and teaching spaces for anyone who wants to come. It…
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Idaho Potato Museum {Idaho}
Yes, you read that right…there is a potato museum! In Blackfoot, Idaho (just south of Idaho Falls) is the Idaho Potato Museum and it is absolutely worth stopping here if for nothing else of the novelty of it. This museum is not huge, but is given all the love and care by the people who…