Fun Facts about The Guggenheim

In our last post, I shared my adventure touring NYC’s iconic Guggenheim Museum. Today, I wanted to share fun facts about this AMAZING museum in the heart of Manhattan. All about the ART: While the architecture of The Guggenheim is a star, nothing rivals the amazing permanent collection and special exhibits inside. The Guggenheim is […]

NYC Explorer: Adele Explores The Guggenheim –

American Nomad is written by travel and art lover Adele Lassiter…Thanks for joining in the adventures! We’re continuing our tour of NYC’s amazing art museums with a stop at the iconic Guggenheim Museum. I first visited The Guggenheim over twenty years ago during a high school youth group trip. I instantly fell in love with […]

NYC Explorer: The Neue Galerie

When I tell friends that some of my favorite adventures are in art museums, while many appreciate the art, they also comment that ‘I never could get into art history – it seems boring.’ I get it, on the surface history in general just feels like numbers and dates in a faraway time that don’t […]

NYC Explorer: Art Museums 101

We’re continuing our tour of New York City with a quick introduction of The Big Apple’s best art museums. We’ll then dive deeper into each museums unique collections in upcoming posts. I have always had a love affair with art. I grew up spending free time exploring the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh […]

NYC Explorer: 6 Days in Manhattan

Over the next several weeks we’ll be exploring the best of NYC on American Nomad from museums, to living history to Central Park this is going to be a fun adventure. I wanted to start off our virtual blog tour with a recap of my own NYC adventure. When I’m not writing about travel, art […]

NYC Explorer: Fun Facts about ‘The Big Apple’

In the coming weeks, American Nomad will be exploring New York City – touring world class museums, to Broadway shows, good eats and beyond. To kick off our tour of ‘the city that never sleeps’ I thought it’d be fun to share fun facts and history about NYC. The best part of this virtual tour […]

DC Explorer: National Air and Space Museum

American Nomad Traveler is taking flight with a trip to The Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. One of the most visited museums in the world, it offers an out of this world experience allowing hands on learning and exhibits on aviation, space flight, astronomy, geology and to infinity and beyond. I first visited the […]

DC Explorer: City of Memorials

Washington D.C. is a city of memorials – with over 160 memorials, monuments and parks to honor the spectrum of America’s diverse history. Earlier this month we toured The Lincoln Memorial, Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument… Today we’re continuing our ‘monumental’ exploration with ‘grand tour’ of DC’s memorial trail. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial: Dedicated […]

DC Explorer: Smithsonian Institution 101

The Smithsonian Institution is unique any other museum in the world! With over 19 museums (and counting), across Washington D.C. and New York City – The Smithsonian Institution is the LARGEST museum complex in the world. As a museumgoer (lover of museums), stepping onto The National Mall in DC is entering museum heaven. The Smithsonian […]

DC Explorer: Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Earlier this week, we visited The Washington Monument and The Lincoln Memorial as American Nomad explores Washington D.C.’s National Mall…today we’re taking time to reflect on American Independence and Democracy at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial. Born in 1743 in Virginia, Jefferson’s keen intellect and diverse skill set from lawyer to farmer to architect to musician […]