• Kykuit: The Rockerfeller Estate

    Derived from the Dutch word for “lookout”, Kykuit is aptly named, sitting atop the highest hill in Mount Pleasant. Close to Tarrytown, the six-story, 40-room mansion boasts sweeping views of…

    June 22, 2018

  • The Legendary Sleepy Hollow

    This article is available offline on GPSmyCity. Download the app for GPS-assisted directions to all the attractions mentioned. “If ever I should wish for a retreat whither I might steal from…

    June 17, 2018

  • Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

    The glass-enclosed tunnel leading out from the New Wing of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum is a portal through time, transporting visitors to a 1903 Venetian-style palace. The four-storey residence,…

    December 12, 2017

  • Autumn at Grace Farms

    Sejima Kazuyo was born in Ibaraki, Japan in 1956. After graduating from Japan Women’s University in 1981 with a master’s degree in Architecture, she joined the firm Toyo Ito and…

    November 28, 2017

  • Inside the Lockwood-Mathews Mansion

    Nestled in a cluster of trees adjacent to U.S. Route 7 in Connecticut is a 62-room, 44,000 square-foot (4,100 m2) Victorian-era mansion that was built by a man with a…

    October 23, 2017

  • The Town That Inspired ‘Gilmore Girls’

    This article is available offline on GPSmyCity app. Download the app to get GPS-assisted directions to all the attractions featured. When Amy Sherman-Palladino first pitched a TV show about a…

    September 26, 2017

  • Kent Falls State Park

    One of my favorite things about living in Connecticut is being surrounded by nature. Despite being a pretty urbanized state, there is plenty of untouched land filled with rolling hills,…

    September 17, 2017

  • Storm King Art Center

    The first time I went to an outdoor sculpture park was in Japan. The exhibits were so creative and interactive, that I ended up visiting twice, despite it being a…

    August 28, 2017

  • Hello, America!

    “Presione el botón! Si, el botón. No, a la derecha! A la derecha!” I fumbled frantically around the dials on the car door but to no avail, then turned to…

    August 19, 2017

  • Goodbye, Japan!

    After four years, the time has finally come to say goodbye to my life in Japan. In just a few days, I’ll be getting on a plane bound for Stars…

    July 24, 2017

  • Sun Messe: The Maoi of the East

    In the Valparaíso Region of Chile, a group of statues equal in shape and size rise from a site known as Ahu Akivi and stare out into the Pacific Ocean.…

    July 20, 2017
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