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Visiting the Detroit Institute of Arts: practical guide for first-timers

The Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) is an encyclopedic art museum at 5200 Woodward Avenue in Detroit's Midtown Cultural Center. It houses a collection of more than 65,000 works spanning ancient times through the 21st century and ranks among the largest art museums in the…

Pima Air & Space Museum: Ticket prices, hours, parking and tips

The Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the largest non-government-funded aviation and space museums in the world. It's located in Tucson, Arizona, near the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, transport, tours, accessibility, and practical tips for…

Visiting the New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum, Las Cruces: practical guide for first-timers

The New Mexico Farm & Ranch Heritage Museum is a 47-acre state-run museum in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It is dedicated to the 4,000-year history of farming and ranching in the region, spanning Indigenous, Spanish Colonial, and Anglo-American traditions. This guide covers opening hours, ticket…

Riverview at Hobson Grove: Parking, prices, hours & top tips

Riverview at Hobson Grove is an Italianate Victorian mansion completed in 1872 on a hill above the Barren River in Bowling Green, Kentucky. This historic house museum has direct ties to the Civil War. This guide was updated in June 2026. Several listings, including Yelp,…

Visiting USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, Alabama: practical guide for first-time visitors

USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park is a 100-acre veterans memorial on the banks of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama, anchored by two National Historic Landmarks: the World War II battleship USS Alabama and the submarine USS Drum. This guide was updated in June 2026. Multiple…

National Quilt Museum: Entry fees, opening hours & visitor tips

The National Quilt Museum is the largest quilt and fiber art museum in the world, housed in nearly 30,000 square feet of contemporary gallery space in downtown Paducah, Kentucky — a UNESCO Creative City. This guide was updated in June 2026. Several older guides and…

Visiting the Great Platte River Road Archway Monument, Kearney, Nebraska: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Great Platte River Road Archway Monument is an immersive history museum that literally spans Interstate 80 at Exit 275 in Kearney, Nebraska. It narrates 180 years of westward migration from the Oregon Trail era through the 1950s. This guide was updated in June 2026.…

Visiting the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience, Seattle: practical guide for first-timers

The Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience is a Smithsonian-affiliate museum in Seattle's Chinatown-International District (CID). It focuses on the history, culture, and art of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and…

Visiting MOHAI, Seattle: Top tips – with parking, entry fees and opening times

The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) is a history museum housed in the historic Naval Reserve Armory building at the southern end of Lake Union Park, in the South Lake Union neighbourhood of Seattle, Washington. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and…

A Concorde at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington.

Museum of Flight, Seattle: Ticket prices, hours, parking and tips

The Museum of Flight is the largest private air and space museum in the world, located on East Marginal Way South in Seattle — directly on the Boeing Field flight line — with over 175 aircraft and spacecraft across 175,000 square feet of indoor and…