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Black Entertainment History at the Academy Museum

Shereen Travels Cheap

While in Los Angeles last summer, we decided to spend half a day exploring the city before moving from our hotel at Universal Hollywood to our one in Anaheim. We spent half the day at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which is amazing if you love movies. The Regeneration exhibit had a few, like these amazing costumes above.

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5 Budget Destinations for May

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Not only will you be traveling in between two really popular times of the year - Spring Break and Summer - but it also means you'll save money by going when the crowds are lower and airlines and hotels are looking to entice people with deals. and hit up the market at Campo 'de Fiori.

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2024 Travel Resolutions

Shereen Travels Cheap

Gingerbread Castle at the Benson Hotel So, let's get on to 2024 then: On the first, we'll be meeting Krampus. He'll be at a home museum of an artist I really enjoy, where we'll be taking a tour. The month isn't over yet. A little late, but that's okay.

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Staycation Tips & Ideas to Help You Save

Saving Cents With Sense

You may not leave home (or travel far), but you’ll want to have some money set aside for tickets, eating out, gas, and possibly a night or two at a hotel. Act like a tourist and take advantage of local museums, the zoo, parks, and other activities. Take plenty of photos and/or videos of your adventures !

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Plan a Staycation or Vacation in Harrisburg, PA

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Or maybe they are traveling to visit and stay with family members or friends to avoid a hotel or rental property. Not far from the Capitol is the State Museum of Pennsylvania. The National Civil War Museum As stated on the website, "the only museum in The United States that portrays the entire story of the American Civil War.

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Frugal Family Fun in the American Midwest

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Eisenhower library, museum and his boyhood home for a total of about $10 per adult. While you are there, checkout the other museums in the 5 star museum district. Go to Little Rock, AR to see Clinton’s library and museum. For about $7 per adult and $3 per child you can see 3 floors of museum exhibits.

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Our Weekend in Pittsburgh {2013}

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Our first stop was the Senator John Heinz History Center , which conveniently was right across the street from our hotel. Western PA Sports Museum. My favorite part of the 1968 exhibit was having a photo op with Mr. Rogers, who debuted in 1968. While I thoroughly enjoyed the museum, my kids were a bit over it by the end.

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