Many visitors to New York City are familiar with the Museum of Modern Art, or MoMA for short. On its walls hang some of the most breathtaking and beautiful pieces of art in the world. The collection includes luminaries such as Van Gogh, Dali, and Matisse. Paintings such as 'Starry Night' and 'Persistence of Memory' draw visitors from all over the world.
However, less than three miles away in Long Island City, Queens, there is a second lesser known MoMA - MoMA PS1; so called because the museum is in a former New York Public School that last closed its doors to students in 1963. 13 years later,...
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John’s note: The Local’s Take is a series where I interview some of my favorite travel bloggers and turn the tables, asking them to share their hometowns with us. After all, what better way is there to learn about a destination than from a travel writer who calls it home? So join along and learn how to make the most of a visit to Phoenix, Arizona with Jon of Tantric Traveler.
Name: Jon Hamlin-Prophet
Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
Website: Tantric Traveler
Twitter: @jonprophet
Facebook: Tantric Traveler
About: Jon is a travel & personal growth writer, filmmaker, musician, scuba diver,...
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Welcome to the next edition of The Travel Rinse Repeat Roundup from Kansas, USA! I've been traveling throughout the great Sunflower state, from Kansas City (which is actually primarily in Missouri) to the college towns of Lawrence and Manhattan, to the cities of Wichita and Topeka and finally ending up right back where I started in KC. I expect to be spending a significant amount of time working in Wichita over the next month or two, so of course I'll be looking for the interesting, the unique, the beautiful, and the delicious here in America's heartland.
Today's header image is of Union Station...
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New York City has many world class museums - The Met, MOMA, The Guggenheim, etc. I love exploring these museums when visiting the city, however, on my last visit, I heard about an open air art "museum" that not only has amazing artwork, but is also FREE.
5 Pointz in Long Island City, Queens, is not an art museum in the traditional sense. It isn't along the legendary 'Museum Mile' on the east side of Central Park, it doesn't feature any of the Old Masters' paintings, and the exhibits are extremely temporary in nature as new artists paint over what the old artists have done.
Instead, 5 Pointz...
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Let's play the word game. When I say (or in this case, write) a word, you say (or think) of the first word that comes to your mind.
Ready?
Cajun.
If you read my first post about Lafayette, Louisiana this week, you probably saw this one coming. Alright, so what came to your mind? If you're anything like me, it was probably some sort of food item. Jambalaya? Gumbo? Etouffee? These are the images that immediately spring into my mind when I hear the word Cajun.
So when I spent the day exploring Lafayette, the largest city in Louisiana's Acadiana region, you better believe eating was high...
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