The Neon Boneyard
The Neon Boneyard, where old signs go to die. Ever since I visited the American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, I’ve been fascinated with old neon signs. So many of […]
Category Archives: Museums & Tours
Culture Clash in the Cave
I never like to think that other places in the world should act like America. I appreciate different cultures for exactly that: because they’re different. And valuable. And make you […]
Milwaukee’s Best: The Art Museum
My daughter and I loved our brief trip to Milwaukee, and we both chose one spot as our favorite stop on the trip: The Milwaukee Art Museum I like art […]
I Remember the Beer
This is not going to make me look good. Really, I’m too old for this, but these things happen. Especially in a town known for its beer culture and history. […]
Twisted Path + Bittercube = Dock18
Pretend you can hear the click-clack of heels on the pavement as we stepped across the gravelly driveway to this warehouse door. You press the buzzer for Dock18 without any […]
THE Harley-Davidson Museum
The Only Harley Davidson Museum Can you believe there’s only one Harley-Davidson Museum in the world? A lifestyle brand that huge, and its history is contained inside this museum complex […]
Lakefront Brewery – A Laugh a Minute
Walk into Lakefront Brewery and pay $10 for their tour. In exchange, you get a plastic cup, four tokens, a wristband, and a tour of the brewery. But what you’re […]
Southern Poverty Law
Our van pulled up outside the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Civil Rights Memorial and a guard immediately hurried down to the street. We couldn’t just stop there to unload. When […]
The Horror of Lynching – Expressed Through Art
There are atrocities so profound that we can’t make sense of them in any other way than art. Our minds refuse to absorb them, because they are atrocities perpetrated on […]
Dexter Avenue
Unless you’ve been to Montgomery, Alabama, you may not realize how integral Dexter Avenue has been in shaping our world. It’s amazing to stand at the fountain on that street […]
Browsing The Atlas 