Category: New York

New York Mets Ballpark-Citi Field-New York City

Cue the Mission Impossible theme. Visiting the New York Mets Ballpark, feels like an undercover mission. Our ballpark visits are part love of the sport, part architecture curiosity, part foodie enthusiasm, and part sociological study. We wear the colors of the home team, to blend in, and hide the fact that we are Philadelphia, Phillies…
Visiting The New York World’s Fair Park

The song plays in my head, as we enter The New York World ’s Fair Park. “There’s a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of everyday…” This visit lights up my passion for learning about entertainment history. In New York, in 1939 and 1964, there was no greater entertainment spectacle, than the World’s…
Fire Island National Seashore-Sailors Haven Day- Trip-New York

Crushing defeat. There is no sign of life at the Fire Island National Seashore- Sailors Haven Visitors Center. No Visitors Center, no National Park Passport Stamp. The main purpose of the United States’ Memorial Day holiday is to honor those who sacrificed their lives serving in the military. Due to occurring just before June, the…
New York Yankees Ballpark-Yankee Stadium

As I sit in New York’s, Yankee Stadium, I wonder what fans from the 1920s would think, if they saw the stadium today. Instead of men dressed in suits, they wear t-shirts and cargo shorts. People walk around, carrying plastic hats, filled with food. A giant screen flashes images of fans, staring down at tiny…
Visiting Coney Island Boardwalk-New York

As our Wonder Wheel car descends, the train of the Phoenix Roller Coaster whooshes past. It’s a moment where the past meets the present, while visiting Coney Island Boardwalk in New York. A structure built to dazzle visitors in 1920, sits directly next to the steel suspended roller coaster, opened in 2021. Dr. Kay Redfield…
Free (or almost free) Activities in New York City

If you have visited New York City, or researched a trip, you know that the Big Apple can be expensive. From overpriced play tickets, to the $40.00 entrance fee to catch a view at the Top of the Rock, New York City can quickly empty your wallet, but there are free activities to keep your…
New York City-CityPass Fun

People say I’m lucky. I say that I’m a participator. I was participating in a Twitter Chat about New York City with #WeekendWanderlust. At the end of the chat, CityPASS awarded a New York City, CityPASS, to one lucky chat participant. That participant ended up being me. A reasonable driving distance, we usually visit New…
Connecting with Elsa- Ellis Island-New York

Elsa watches as her home disappears in the distance. Elsa’s parents are concerned about Germany’s political direction. They decide to send sixteen- year- old Elsa to America, to live with cousins, until things in Germany calm down. A few days into the journey, Elsa is struck with a fever and chills. Although she is on…
Finger Lakes Wine Tour on a Boat-New York

With over 100 wineries in the Finger Lakes, choosing a tasting, can be a daunting task. Instead of agonizing over choices, we let the Water To Wine Tour choose for us. We arrive at the Silver Strand Bed and Breakfast, the launching point for our Finger Lakes Wine Tour on a boat. The bed and…