While on a recent family vacation to Southern California, my family spent a few hours at the USS Midway Museum in downtown San Diego. The USS Midway Museum is a historical naval aircraft carrier museum that consists of the aircraft carrier Midway and an extensive collection of aircraft. Admission costs $22 for adults, $18 for […] More
My kiddos and I recently returned from a family vacation in Southern California. The first place that we visited was The New Children’s Museum in downtown San Diego. Regular hours are 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Saturday with some special hours throughout the year. Admission is $14 for everyone between the ages of […] More
For my oldest daughter’s birthday last year, my family took an overnight trip to Iowa City to visit the Iowa Children’s Museum. Located in the Coral Ridge Mall, the Iowa Children’s Museum offers an active learning playground for children that measures a whopping 28,000 square feet! The facility is open every day except most Mondays […] More
The Duck and Sue at the Field Museum of Natural History features a rubber duck next to Sue — the largest, most extensive and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever found — at the Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois. At the beginning of 2013, I made a resolution to post a weekly photograph of a […] More
The Duck and the Field Museum of Natural History features a rubber duck outside the Field Museum, a museum of natural history in Chicago, Illinois that contains over 24 million specimens and objects and a library of over 275,000 books, journals, and photo archives focused on biological systematics, evolutionary biology, geology, archaeology, ethnology, and material […] More
The Duck and Central Park from the American Museum of Natural History features a rubber duck looking out at Central Park on a snowy winter day from a window in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. At the beginning of 2013, I made a resolution to post a weekly photograph of […] More
The Duck and the Mars Rover at the New York Hall of Science features a rubber duck in the Hall of Mirrors at the New York Hall of Science in New York City. At the beginning of 2013, I made a resolution to post a weekly photograph of a rubber duck. Because my daughter loved […] More
Over the past weekend, I took my kiddos for an overnight trip to Madison, Wisconsin. The capital of Wisconsin is less than three hours by car from our home town. Designed for children between the ages of 0 and 12, the museum is located just off downtown Madison’s Capitol Square in the heart of the […] More
My children and I love checking out local children’s museums during our travels. Last year while living in the New York City area, we headed over to Brooklyn to check out the Brooklyn Children’s Museum. Founded in 1899, the museum was the first museum in the United States to cater specifically to children. Located in […] More
My family and I spent six months in the New York City area last year. In addition to the city and nearby surrounding area, my kids and I also hopped in the car a few times to explore a little farther away. The Garden State Discovery Museum is a children’s museum located in Cherry Hill, […] More
The Duck and the Mars Rover at the New York Hall of Science features a rubber duck in front of the Mars Rover Exhibit at the New York Hall of Science in New York City. At the beginning of 2013, I made a resolution to post a weekly photograph of a rubber duck. Because my […] More
The Duck and Washington Crossing the Delaware features a rubber duck admiring Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in Manhattan of New York City. At the beginning of 2013, I made a resolution to post a weekly photograph of a rubber duck. Because my daughter loved rubber […] More
