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Watkins Glen State Park
Although the gorge stretches less than two miles, Watkins Glen State Park contains one of the most extraordinary examples of nature’s ability to shape the landscape over immense periods of time. Established as New York’s first state park in 1906, Watkins Glen had already become a popular destination decades earlier. Visitors arrived by train, stagecoach, and […]
The Corning Museum of Glass
During our camping trip in upstate New York, we visited the Corning Museum of Glass, and once again found ourselves amazed by how one material can tell the story of human civilization. Founded in 1951 by Corning Glass Works to celebrate the company’s centennial, the Corning Museum of Glass has grown into the world’s premier museum […]
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has been part of many of our visits to New York City over the years. Sometimes we have gone for a particular exhibition we wanted to see, while other visits have simply been opportunities to wander through the galleries and see where they would take us. With a museum as […]
Mickey Mantle
One Father’s Day, I surprised Marty with a tour of the new Yankee Stadium. Having grown up in New York, he had spent many afternoons in the original Yankee Stadium cheering on his beloved Yankees. While he wasn’t convinced that touring the new stadium would be the same experience, he agreed to give it a […]
Henry Clay Frick House & Museum
A special place to visit in New York City is The Frick Collection. Like the Morgan Library, it reflects the vision of one of America’s great industrialists, Henry Clay Frick. Unlike many museums that were built to display art, this was Frick’s home. Completed in 1914, the mansion on Fifth Avenue was designed as both […]
The Morgan Library and Museum
One of our favorite places to visit in New York City is the Morgan Library & Museum. Originally built as the private library of financier J. Pierpont Morgan between 1902 and 1906, it reflects both his extraordinary wealth and his passion for collecting some of the world’s greatest books, manuscripts, artwork, and historical treasures. The […]
