New England Air Museum
Windsor Locks, Connecticut
860-623-3305
www.neam.org
The New England Air Museum is committed to presenting the story of aviation, the human genius that made it possible and the profound effects that it has had on the way in which we live.
Smith-Gilbert Gardens
Kennesaw, Georgia
770-919-0248
smithgilbertgardens.com
Smith-Gilbert Gardens is the City of Kennesaw’s botanical garden. Voted one of the top five places to take children in the Atlanta metro area, the 17-acre property is rich with botanical, artistic and historic treasures. Fifteen themed garden spaces, anchored by the reconstruction era Hiram Butler House, contain more than 4,000 curated plant species. The award-winning “Garden with Wings” butterfly house and pollinator garden promote conservation of beneficial Georgia native plants and insects. The crevice garden displays a gardening style and plant collection rarely seen in the southeastern United States.
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American Writers Museum
Chicago, Illinois
312-374-8790
americanwritersmuseum.org
As one of the most unique Chicago museums downtown, the mission of the American Writers Museum (AWM) is to celebrate the enduring influence of American writers on our history, identity, culture, and daily lives.
American writing is distinctive, diverse, and comes in many forms from across the nation. As the only museum devoted to American writers and their works, AWM connects visitors with their favorite authors and writings from more than five centuries, while inspiring the discovery of new works of every type – poetry, lyrics, speeches, drama, fiction, nonfiction, journalism, and more.
We preserve and present historically significant aircraft and engage our visitors through high-quality exhibits that feature aviation technology, history and the stories of the men and women who built, flew and made history with these famous machines and related artifacts.