Museums

When it's time for some R&R in the sun, Americans have a wealth of options. But based on summertime hotel room rentals, which one takes the crown? Orlando with its theme parks? New York with its culture? Washington with it's history? L.A. with its beaches? None of the above. Curious? Read on ...

The sluggish economy and high unemployment rate mean that many of us won't be splurging on exotic vacations this year. But a staycation doesn't have to mean a boring bout with cabin fever. The key to being a successful local tourist lies in looking at your region the way an outsider would.

"Sesame Street" will soon have a place in the National Children's Museum. The creators of the long-running children's show are developing an interactive area at the facility, slated to open near Washington D.C. in 2013.

Qatar is interested in purchasing world-famous auction house Christie's. "We are building a museum and it [Christie's] has links with the stuff we are collecting for our museum," Emir Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani told The Financial Times. "It depends on the opportunity - if we had a good...

Two thieves broke into a display case in a Florida museum and pinched a gold bar recovered from a shipwrecked Spanish galleon. The bar's worth is estimated at $550,000. Police say security footage shows two suspects break into the case in the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West at about 5.15pm...

Membership has its privileges, the question is -- are they worth it? Unequivocally, the answer is a resounding ... maybe! Ultimately, the value of anything depends on how much you use it. If you pay $399 for a Disneyland annual pass and go once, that's an expensive trip. If you buy the same pass...

Lunchables -- the packaged lunch that Jamie Oliver hates -- is kicking off a program to give 50 classrooms across the country field trips with free admission Saturday for kids at five museums if they arrive early enough to get the limited freebie. I don't know if Kraft, which makes the small...

A friend just shared a super cool website with me called MuseumFreeDays.com. It shows which museums are free on what days and it covers six major cities, including Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, and San Francisco. The most thoroughly-covered city is Chicago. There are almost no...

It may not be the personal bailout plan we were hoping for, but Bank of America has decided it pays to keep customers happy, or at least cultured. Forget the free, branded pens and takeaway balloon, so pre-meltdown. B of A is aiming to inspire or perhaps pacify their financial flock with free...

As a Bank of America customer with a checking and savings account, this is a deal I plan to take advantage of. Bank of America offers free admission to more than 70 museums nationwide to anyone with a Bank of America card, such as a check, credit or ATM card, on the first full weekend of each...