Philadelphia
This elegant Georgian brick mansion was home to Samuel Powel, a mayor of Philadelphia in the colonial era, thus a focal point of the city's social life in…
Must-see attractions in New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
At Penn's Cave, boats glide you through a long tunnel filled with pretty rock formations, stalagmites, stalactites, and even 'cave bacon' (it's a real…
New York
The artist Frederic Remington (1861−1909) romanticized the American West in paintings and sculpture, as well as in his illustrations for high-profile…
Philadelphia
In commercial use from 1818 until the early 20th century, the 2-mile towpath along the Manayunk Canal has been revived as part of the Schuylkill River…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
The grassy 35-acre McCarren Park makes a good picnic spot, and barbecues and bikinis define the action on warm summer weekends. On sweltering days you…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This leafy little triangle is dedicated to the memory of Ida and Isidor Straus, a wealthy couple (Isidor owned Macy's) who died together in 1912 on the…
Franklin Court Printing Museum
Philadelphia
These rooms are set up as a recreation of an 18th-century printing press operation similar to that used by Ben Franklin. A costumed park ranger will take…
Upper West Side & Central Park
This small zoo, which gained fame for its part in the animated movie Madagascar, is home to penguins, snow leopards and lemurs. Feeding times in the sea…
Brooklyn: Williamsburg, Greenpoint & Bushwick
You knew Brooklyn was bizarro, but this repository for New York–related ephemera is something else. Tenderly curated displays exhibit objects from the…
National Museum of American Jewish History
Philadelphia
Covering four floors, with lots of multimedia displays and intriguing items such as Iriving Berlin's piano and a Yiddish typewriter, this excellent museum…
Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Pennsylvania
Once eastern woodland, then the site of an early American 'iron plantation,' Hopewell is a fascinating historical detour. Pick among the ruins and…
FDR Presidential Library and Museum
Hudson Valley
Franklin D Roosevelt began the tradition of creating presidential libraries that are both museums and archives of a presidential administration. The…
Philadelphia
For over 200 years eight generations of the Rittenhouse family lived and worked in this historic village along the Monoshone and Wissahickon Creeks. Tours…
The Adirondacks
'Great camps,' big compounds of log cabins built for wealthy families, were a popular way of vacationing in the Adirondacks around the turn of the 20th…
Hudson Valley
This park on the west side of the Hudson covers 72 sq miles and provides swimming, hiking, camping, 200 miles of walking trails, and a visitor center.
Finger Lakes
Five and a half miles southwest of Ithaca, the biggest state park in the area offers extensive trails and a very popular swimming hole (late June to early…
Philadelphia
Learn about everything from fire safety and old fire engines to firefighting techniques and tools at this beautiful museum, housed in a restored 1876…
The Adirondacks
Although horse racing and healing spas get much of the attention in Saratoga Springs, the town is also known for its rich history with the performing arts…
The Adirondacks
This is the location of the 1980 'Miracle on Ice,' when the upstart US hockey team trumped the unstoppable Soviets. In winter you can skate on the outside…
Long Island
A sandy slip of land at the end of the North Fork, where you can swim in the calm ocean water (July and August only; 10:30am to 6pm) or rent kayaks to…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
Oversized installations are the norm at this spacious gallery, where curators fill every inch of space (and the annex, Gallery 2, next door) in…
SoHo & Chinatown
One of the first alternative spaces in New York, Artists Space made its debut in 1972 with a mission to support contemporary artists working in the visual…
Fort Ontario State Historic Site
New York
This impressive star-shaped fort was built in the 1840s on the ruins of three earlier fortifications dating back to the early 18th century. There are…
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Long Island
This is where president Theodore Roosevelt and his wife raised six children. A nature trail from behind the museum ends at a picturesque beach. The 23…
Philadelphia
Home to the prominent Chew family for over 200 years, this 1767 Georgian house and estate was a key location in the Battle of Germantown in 1777. Every…
Philadelphia
In the east lobby of the Curtis Center is a masterpiece of American craft: a luminous, wall-size Tiffany mosaic of more than 100,000 pieces of glass…
Hudson Valley
Washington Irving, famous for tales such as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, built this imaginative home, which he said had more nooks and crannies than a…
Philadelphia
This stone Victorian Gothic mansion sits in a neighborhood that still looks pretty much as it did in the last half of the 19th century. Inside, the 17…
Philadelphia
A must-stop for scientists and young explorers, this museum offers not just a look back at the history of chemicals and the materials made from them, but…
The Adirondacks
Dedicated to local ecosystems, this hands-on museum has everything from rare frogs to live river otters. Outdoors is a trail to the river and the Wild…
New York City
This open-air public museum of street art features 35 freestanding walls transformed each season into colorful murals by emerging and renowned graffiti…
Center for Photography at Woodstock
Catskills
Founded in 1977, this creative space gives classes, hosts lectures and mounts exhibitions that expand the strict definition of the art form, thanks to a…
Pennsylvania
The former towpath that ran alongside the Delaware River has been converted into a 60-mile walking and cycling path that runs right alongside the…
Philadelphia
Modeled after the Greek Parthenon, this 1824 marble-faced Greek Revival masterpiece now houses a Portrait Gallery. Many of the paintings are by Charles…
Finger Lakes
This winery, 12 miles south of Seneca Falls, has a wide lawn surrounded by gnarly roots and rioting wildflowers; you can look out over the trellis-covered…
Stamp of Incarceration: James Anderson
Philadelphia
This is one of two murals Shepard Fairey created as part of the Mural Arts Restorative Justice program in 2015 on the impact and issues around mass…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
David Zwirner operates several galleries around Chelsea, including this five-story, sustainability-certified building with 30,000 sq ft of exhibition…
Pennsylvania
On the west rim of Pine Creek Gorge, this state park was partially developed by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The 1-mile Rim Trail gives good views…
West Village, Chelsea & Meatpacking District
An icon of the art world, Paula was one of the first to move from SoHo to Chelsea in 1996 (she was also one of SoHo's pioneers, opening the first gallery…
Philadelphia
Built around an old historic brewery, the Schmidt’s Commons is a mixed-use and residential community development with a central 80,000-sq-ft piazza that…
