Seabreeze Amusement Park The Ultimate Family Fun Experience in Upstate New York. If you are in or near Rochester, New York, you have to try to fit in a visit to Seabreeze Amusement Park, the 4th oldest amusement park in America! This historic family fun park is located in Irondequoit (a suburb of Rochester) and…
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Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester Institute of Technology Welcome to the Rochester Institute of Technology, or RIT for short. RIT is a 'hub of innovation and creativity' first founded in 1829. It has 9 total different colleges within the university, including the College of Art and Design, Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences, Saunders College of Business, Gleason…
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The Strong National Museum of Play
The Strong National Museum of Play The Strong is a highly interactive, collections-based museum devoted to the history and exploration of play. The Strong is Upstate New York's largest cultural attraction, featuring two floors and 100,000 square feet of interactive exhibit space, and it houses the world’s largest collection of play-related artifacts (more than 500,000!)…
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Soldiers Memorial Military Museum
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum Welcome to the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum in St. Louis, the newly renovated history museum that works to honor local military service members, veterans, and their families. This state of the art museum is run by the Missouri Historical Society and is located on Chestnut Street. The $30 million renovation project was…
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American Jazz Museum
American Jazz Museum [caption id="attachment_30158" align="alignright" width="425"] American Jazz Museum Credit Jenny Wheat[/caption] The mission of the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City is to celebrate and exhibit the experience of jazz as an original American art form through performance, exhibition, education, and research at one of the country's jazz crossroads – 18th & Vine. Welcome…
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Anakeesta
Anakeesta Gatlinburg Welcome to Anakeesta, Gatlinburg's newest outdoor family experience, a mountaintop theme park meant to put you right into the heart of the Smoky Mountains! Anakeesta is located on 70 acres of pristine forested land in the heart of downtown Gatlinburg, which is technical atop Anakeesta Mountain. Anakeesta is the Cherokee Indian word for…
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Smithsonian National Zoo
Smithsonian National Zoo [caption id="attachment_38933" align="alignright" width="425"] National Zoo courtesy of washington.org[/caption] The National Zoo may not be the largest in the nation, but it is certainly one of the best. This 163-acre zoo is located in Rock Creek Park and was founded in 1889, making it one of the oldest in theUnited States. Explore the…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Smithsonian National Postal Museum The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum is dedicated to the preservation, study and presentation of postal history and philately. The museum uses exhibits, educational public programs and research to make this rich history available to scholars, philatelists, collectors and visitors from around the world. A joint effort between the United States Postal…
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Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery [caption id="attachment_38937" align="alignright" width="425"] Smithsonian American Art Museum exterior courtesy of washington.org[/caption] Through the visual arts, performing arts, and new media, the Portrait Gallery portrays poets and presidents, visionaries and villains, actors and activists whose lives tell the American story. si.edu Welcome to the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian Institute first…
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Smithsonian Dillon Ripley Center
Smithsonian Dillon Ripley Center The S. Dillon Ripley Center, or just The Ripley Center, as it is more commonly referred to, may not catch your eye at first, but once you step inside you will discover a lesser-known Smithsonian affiliate that we think is certainly worth a visit while at the National Mall. This copper-domed…
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