The Anchorage Museum in Alaska

Rating: You Might Like It

The Anchorage Museum is one of the few things I could find to do in that city. It was also free with the Bank of America "Museums on Us" program the weekend we were visiting, so we decided to check it out. It has a little of different areas to explore. There are art galleries, a children's science center, a kinetic science zone, artifacts, videos, and stuffed musk oxen all centering around Alaskan culture. We didn't see everything there

Homer, AK - Activities

Visit the Spit - You Should Go

The Spit

A Fisherman and his Halibut

The Spit is Homer's most pronounced landmark. It is a 5 mile long strip of land that juts out into Kachemak Bay. It functions the same as a California pier. There are shops, docks, restaurants, and even a hotel along its paved, 2-lane road. This  is a great place to stroll and shop, grab some grub, or just enjoy the view if the skies are clear.

Sawdust Art Festival in Laguna Beach, CA

Pottery

Rating: You Should Go

The Sawdust Art Festival is held each summer in Laguna Beach.  This year, it was open from June 24-August 28.  The admission cost was $7.75 for adults, $6.25 for seniors, and $3.25 for children 6-12 (plus whatever else you want to spend on art or food while you're there).  We

Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, CA

Beautiful Architecture

Rating: You Might Like It

Nathan is very interested in photography (which is why he does it for a living), so this part of our anniversary trip was especially for him.  The Museum of Photographic Arts (MoPA) is located in Balboa Park amidst a slew of museums and gardens.  We walked around Balboa a little, but we really only went into this one museum so I'll have to review the entire park and other museums another time.

Muzeo in Anaheim, CA

Rating: You Might Like It

I love trying out new museums (especially as a future teacher scoping out possible field trip spots).  Muzeo is a rather small museum in the business district of Anaheim.  Instead of having several different-themed rooms, it focuses on one theme at a time that takes up the entire space, ensuring a new experience every time you visit.  When we went in 2008, the theme was Africa (which I was excited to see after having visited Africa the year before).  Right now, the exhibit is Gold, and starting June 11th it will be Chocolate (yum!).

The Getty Museum in Los Angeles, CA

Rating: You Should Go

The J. Paul Getty Museum is the kind of museum you can spend all day at (and you'll need to if you want to see everything it has to offer).  There are two locations, one in L.A. and the other in Malibu, but Nate and I have only been to the L.A. location.  There are four main

Huntington Library in San Marino, CA

Rating: You Should Go

We have been to this beautiful garden/museum at least six times over the years (twice most recently just to take engagement photos).  This place is huge and has so much to do and see.  There are about 7 museums (including a large historical library building) and 13 or 14 gardens.  This place is great

Honeymoon in Key Largo - Activities

Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammock Botanical State Park - Don't Go
We thought it would be nice to just get out and walk around for a while.  It was so hot and humid in the Keys that walking was not usually an option.  We decided to try a state park.  Besides having the longest name ever, the entrance to this park was really hard to find.  We drove fifteen miles to the end of a road and back before we saw that the park was at the very beginning of the road we had started on (I guess we hadn't started looking until after we passed it).  Once we got there, we sprayed ourselves with mosquito spray, put a small donation in the box ($5), and