Bunratty Castle brings together an open-air museum, a medieval castle, and a banquet to create one of Ireland’s top three attractions. There are few places where the past and present come together as abruptly as at Bunratty (translated to mean the castle at the mouth of the Ratty River). Since 1425, this township has been watched over by the six-story ancient stone...
Fotografiska Stockholm Museet (The Swedish Museum of Photography) is more like a gallery than a museum. Located just a short (fifteen minute) walk away from Gamla Stan (Old Town), Fotografiska Stockholm is worth the minor detour not only for photography nuts and Instagram addicts, but for those looking for a hip place to eat and drink with the local creative set. We...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, known more commonly as The Met is one of the world’s great museums. The use of art in The Met’s title is loose. This is a serious museum. Sure, it has an incredible collection of Van Goghs, rooms of Degas, and many pieces that will have you thinking – wow, I didn’t even know that was in America! But this place is palatial. Within...