Graceland is one of the most famous places in the United States, associated with the name of the “King of Rock and Roll” Elvis Presley. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this […]
Read MoreHemingway in Key West: Six- Toed Cats and Inspiration
In April 1928, Ernest Hemingway and his wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, arrived in Key West for the first time, where they were to receive a brand new Ford Roadster, a gift […]
Read MoreFrederick Douglass: A House of Freedom and Courage
The preserved estate of the famous abolitionist is one of the best monuments to prominent black citizens in Washington. Washington is a black city with very few monuments to prominent […]
Read MoreLouis Armstrong House Museum — Queens, New York
The modest appearance of this house does not reveal that one of the greatest jazz musicians of the 20th century, the trumpet god Louis Armstrong, lived here for almost 30 […]
Read MoreThe Secrets of Edgar Allan Poe: The Mysterious House in Baltimore
Americans call the Edgar Allan Poe House Museum in the Bronx a cottage. In fact, the small white house looks more like a garden shed than the home of the […]
Read MoreMonticello: Thomas Jefferson’s Genius in Architecture and Gardening
The path to Charlottesville, home to the University of Virginia (UVA), remains well-trodden. It was designed by Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States. Jefferson was even more […]
Read MoreGeorge Washington’s House Museum — Mount Vernon — Virginia
Mount Vernon is the ancestral estate of George Washington, the first president of the United States. It is located in Virginia on the high bank of the Potomac River, not […]
Read MoreScott Joplin House Museum — St. Louis, Missouri
The Scott Joplin House Museum, located at 2658 Delmar Boulevard in St. Louis, Missouri, is a significant landmark in American music history. The house, a modest two-story brick structure, was […]
Read MoreHarriet Beecher Stowe House Museum — Hartford, Connecticut
While living in this house in Hartford, the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin was a neighbor of Mark Twain. There are three buildings named “Harriet Beecher Stowe House,” including ones […]
Read MoreTaliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Personal Estate and Workshop in Wisconsin
There are places you visit not for entertainment, but to experience something greater. This was the case for us when we traveled to Wisconsin to see Taliesin, the home and […]
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