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Visiting Nemours Estate, Delaware: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

Nemours Estate is a 1910 Gilded Age mansion and 200-acre French-style garden in Wilmington, Delaware, built by Alfred I. duPont. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part of my wider Philadelphia area…

Visiting the National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The National Portrait Gallery is a free Smithsonian art museum in the historic Old Patent Office Building in Washington, DC, dedicated to portraits of notable Americans. This guide covers opening hours, admission, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit — part…

Visiting Maymont Mansion, Richmond: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

Maymont Mansion is the 1893 Gilded Age home of James and Sallie Dooley, now a historic house museum on the free 100-acre Maymont estate in Richmond, Virginia. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a visit.…

Visiting the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, Independence: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is a presidential library and museum in Independence, Missouri, dedicated to the life and presidency of the 33rd US president. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for planning a…

Visiting the Kurá Hulanda Museum, Curaçao: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Kurá Hulanda Museum is a history museum set across six restored buildings in the Otrobanda district of Willemstad, Curaçao, focused on the Transatlantic Slave Trade and West African heritage. This guide was updated in August 2026. Ticket prices are now listed in Curaçao's new…

Visiting the National Border Patrol Museum, El Paso: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The National Border Patrol Museum is a nonprofit museum in northeast El Paso, Texas, dedicated to the history of the U.S. Border Patrol. This guide covers opening hours, admission, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. It was checked directly against the museum's official…

Visiting the New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe: Practical Guide with Hours, Prices & Tips

The New Mexico Museum of Art is a state-run art museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with two locations: the historic 1917 Plaza Building and the newer Vladem Contemporary in the Railyard Arts District. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility,…

Visiting the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture is a state-run museum on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, New Mexico, focused on the Native peoples of the Greater Southwest. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide…

Visiting the Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The Palace of the Governors is a 1610 adobe building on the Santa Fe Plaza that now forms part of the New Mexico History Museum. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. It was checked against the…

Visiting the Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe: Practical Guide with Hours, Prices & Tips

The Museum of International Folk Art is a state-run museum on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, New Mexico, home to the world's largest collection of international folk art. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. It was…