Uber-cool meets ancient history at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto this fall. Newly reopened after completing a $276 million renovation designed by Toronto-born architect Frank Gehry, the art gallery is host to the only Canadian stop of “Tutankhamun: The Golden King and The Great >>

Andy Warhol once noted that everyone will be famous for 15 minutes, and the legendary artist may be right, courtesy of the reality television age. However, Warhol failed to comment much on his own fame. Thanks to an enormous and acclaimed body of work, the man >>

Go beyond passive observation and learn for yourself how things were done in days past. Butler County Community College’s Heritage School at The Conservancy in Butler, Pennsylvania, gives adult students ample opportunities to learn the how-tos of everything from blacksmithing to basket weaving to playing folk >>

It can be hard to hit all of a city’s cultural hotspots on a weekend getaway, but in Louisville, Kentucky, they’ve made it easy. Museum Row on Main Street is a must-visit for anyone with a passion for history, science or the arts. With nine museums, >>

Don’t expect to see a repeating video of the World Trade Center’s twin towers exploding. The 100 images and artifacts displayed in the small but powerful Ground Zero Museum Workshop in New York City focus instead on the incredible spirit of those whose lives were intimately >>

When spring arrives, Shepler’s Ferries take to the lake, their telltale plumes of water shooting skyward like rooster tails. These ferries are best known for transporting visitors to Mackinac Island, but Shepler’s offers another way to enjoy the Straits of Mackinac — on historic lighthouse cruises. >>

Ah, peace and tranquility. Seeking a life of simplicity and peace, a religious group known as the Shakers began building a utopian community in the unsettled early 1800s wilderness of what would later be called Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Though the Shakers no longer reside at the Village >>

Two museums, both surrounded by the carefully groomed lawns and gardens of the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center, tell the story of the area once known as “the gateway to the west” from pioneer days to the early 20th century. The museums sit atop a hill >>