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 […]
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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 […]
Huntsville Haiku
Like the Cincinnati Mural Project, Huntsville has turned to its youth to revitalize the city through arts. In Cincinnati, teenagers are hired and trained to create murals to beautify the […]
An Iceberg Worth Hitting
I would venture a guess that most people recognize the iconic Sydney Opera House as soon as they see it. It’s arguably the most famous opera house in the world. […]
I Loved the Lavender Circus!
All I could think was: this is a hostel? This is a hostel?! It was absolutely charming! Soft, comfortable rooms on the third flight of an old dwelling near the […]
Cincinnati Mural Tours
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I’m hometown proud. I know that most people wouldn’t think to visit Cincinnati, but I am constantly surprised at all the […]
Color Me Happy
Childhood I saw the highway exit sign for the Mall of America and I involuntarily clenched the steering wheel. I sucked in a breath and made myself turn off the […]
It Was Surreal – Wandering Through the Verbeke Foundation
sur·re·al·ism a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature that sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images The Verbeke […]
Wave To The Mermaid!
WheresMyBackpack’s weekly photo theme (statues) is the perfect segue into our Spring Break vacation this year. We’ve returned to Tybee Island, Georgia for the second time. As you arrive in […]
A Day in Dayton: Option 1
Despite the fact that most major companies have pulled out of Dayton, Ohio and that all the highway entrance ramps into Dayton are currently closed, there are still a few […]
