Disclaimer: We received Madame Tussauds tickets in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are entirely our own. Madame Tussauds was absolutely amazing! A few of the "people" I met were Taylor Swift, JFK, Jenna Marbles, Barrack and Michelle Obama, Lucille Ball, Michael Jordan, Al Roker, Matt Lauer, Jimmy Fallon, Abe Lincoln, Bill and Hillary Clinton, a Victoria Secret model, E.T., Katness Everdeen and even Madame Tussaud herself! Here I am hanging with Whoopie! Yes, there really was a Madame Tussaud and you could learn all about her by learning at her own exhibit. The history of the wax museum was beyond interesting to learn about and I would love to tell you more but I think you need to go and see it for yourself! I highly recommend this place to the historian and/or adventurer inside you. It was a truly incredible experience and I will never forget it. One thing I didn't do was get a wax hand, (a the line was huge, and (b It was sweltering that day. Ahhh, Captain … [Read more...]
LEGOFest a Must Visit Event
LEGO KidsFest WI was such a blast!!! There were soooo many LEGOS everywhere, with building stations, challenge games, LEGO statues, and so much more! The number of attendees was great, they make sure it doesn't get too crowded so that kids can experience everything during their time slot. The girls loved the building stations. They were able to make many LEGO creations at the Disney Princess, LEGO Friends, and the Construction Zone. Many helpful employees were walking around offering to help find specific pieces. The best part was the Challenge Zones. Activities ranged from team building to relay races. At the end of each 4-minute challenge, a winner was chosen and everyone got a LEGO set prize! The girls even stopped to take a break at the LEGO Reading Station, which had beanbag chairs and tons of LEGO books!!! LEGOfest was totally worth the drive to Milwaukee!! The kids had tons of fun with all of the different things to do. We were even able to grab food at the … [Read more...]
Ode To Amtrak
I took my first Amtrak train ride this summer with my family -- this is a poem about it...Ode To Amtrak. Ode To Amtrak Rumble rumble, click clack,The train comes to a stop.“All aboard!” The conductor says,So on the train we hop. We are seated on the top row,The view is lovely and grand,My first time on a train- oh wow!Then my mom takes my hand. We switch trains in Chicago,Then find our sleeper car.We get up at 4:30 am,An exciting night by far. When switching trains in Pittsburgh,We sit in business class.We go around the Horseshoe Curve,The train steady and fast. We pull into our final stop,I had fun, quite a pity.But now I know I’ll have more fun,Finally! New York City! Rumble rumble, click clack,The train pulls away.I leave the station and find a cab,Today’s been a long day. … [Read more...]
Ripleys Believe It or Not? You’d Better Believe It!
When I walked into Ripleys I was greeted by a King Kong statue made of old no, recycled tires and a Captain America made of car parts. But it gets weirder: they have a room full of shrunken heads! They also have a collection of two-headed animals, as well as a 16 foot long anaconda, an albino giraffe, and a headless chicken! They have a Buddha statue made of a million dollars in shredded money the government threw out. These are just a few of the hundreds and hundreds of things you can see when you visit Ripley's Believe It or Not! Times Square Museum. Why do I call it a Museum?Easy.Ripley traveled the world collecting things at a time before the Internet. Being able to share them with the people who just visit, in amazing displays, translates to a museum to me. A giant ship model made of Jade? Breathtaking. Videos of Dean Cain from their TV show? Yummy! Most people might not think of a collection of oddities as educational, but they would be … [Read more...]
American Museum Of Natural History
One of the things on my bucket list was to visit the American Museum of Natural History. I had been teased with it by the Kratt Brothers on their television show, seen it in movies like The Day After Tomorrow and just knew I belonged inside it. I knew it would be Nirvana. Guess What? I was correct! The American Museum of Natural History has a hall of Gems, the size of the top floor of my house that has radioactive gems, gems that glowed in the dark, and rare gem statues. Plus gold from the California Gold Rush, at least 15 different pieces of sulfur, and a large mineral hunk at the center of the main room. And of course, the hall of meteors was RIGHT NEXT DOOR, so yeah, it was like heaven! The Hall of Biodiversity was the one place I wanted to go in there. When I entered the Museum, if someone asked me where I wanted to go first, I would have said Hall of Biodiversity. Of course, they moved the Dodo bird to one of the showcases and the Tasmanian tiger, who knows where, … [Read more...]
Tenement Museum Sheds Light on Immigrant’s Lives
Can you imagine being only 6 years old and having to take care of your 3 younger siblings and one of them is sick? How about being a parent of 4 and your husband disappears? Maybe you have to figure out a way to help your family and you weren't a legal resident of the United States? All these scenarios came to life for us during the Hard Times tour of the Tenement Museum on the lower east side of New York City. Home to over 7,000 people, the building that has been partially restored and turned into a museum, was an incredible insight for family lives of those newly arrived to our country 100 years ago plus. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum Where a row of houses originally stood, and had been divided up so 3-5 families could live in each one, became a series of tenements. These newer buildings took up the same space as the old houses but could easily house 20+ families in a series of 3 room "apartments. Photo Credit: Courtesy of the Lower East … [Read more...]
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