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Visiting the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, New Orleans: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The Southern Food and Beverage Museum (SoFAB) is a culinary history museum in the Central City neighbourhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. This guide covers current opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical tips for a first-time visit. This guide was checked and…

Visiting the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, New Orleans: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience traces more than three hundred years of Jewish life across the American South, in the heart of New Orleans' Arts District. The museum only moved to this Howard Avenue location in 2021, having previously been based in Mississippi,…

Visiting the Hermann-Grima House, New Orleans: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Hermann-Grima House is a National Historic Landmark and one of the best-preserved examples of Federal-style architecture in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. This guide was updated in August 2026. You can book through Viator to secure your guided tour in advance. Quick…

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Visiting the Museum of Modern Art, New York City: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Museum of Modern Art, known as MoMA, holds one of the world's most influential collections of modern and contemporary art, in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. This guide was updated in July 2026. Many recent reviews still describe adult admission as $25 and Free…

Visiting the 9/11 Memorial Museum, New York City: practical guide for first-time visitors

The 9/11 Memorial Museum tells the story of September 11, 2001, and February 26, 1993, through artifacts, media, and personal accounts, at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. Some guides still describe free Monday admission as running 3:30 to 5pm, with last entry…

Visiting the Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Stamford: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center is a museum, working farm, and nature preserve in North Stamford, Connecticut, combining a historic mansion, a planetarium, and animal exhibits. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was…

Visiting the Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum is a Greek Revival country house from the 1840s, the only grand 19th-century estate that survives within New York City's Pelham Bay Park. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was…

Visiting Brooklyn Children’s Museum, New York City: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

Brooklyn Children's Museum is a hands-on museum for children aged 6 months to 10 years in the Crown Heights neighbourhood of Brooklyn, and the world's first children's museum, founded in 1899. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor…

Visiting the Van Cortlandt House Museum, New York City: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The Van Cortlandt House Museum is a Georgian-style manor built in 1748, the oldest surviving building in the Bronx, inside Van Cortlandt Park. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was updated in July 2026.…

Visiting the Dyckman Farmhouse Museum, New York: Practical guide with hours, prices & tips

The Dyckman Farmhouse Museum in Inwood is Manhattan's last surviving Dutch Colonial farmhouse. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips for planning a trip. This guide was checked in July 2026; note that the museum is open…