Museums on vacation - anyone else feel this way?

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Anonymous wrote:It depends. In Paris I go to museums. In Denver I don’t.

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No selfies in museums, that si the general "rule". Don't get me started on selfies of those that park themselves in/around overseas landmarks, and keep everyone else from taking family portraits. We get it, Instagram is important to you, but some of us want to actually move on and live our lives, not for Instagram. While we are at it, what is with the grown adults in matching instagram outfits?

Wait, so taking up all that space with your 'family portrait' at the monument or whatever is okay, but someone taking a selfie isn't? How so? The selfie taker is quick, while the family portrait people are annoying because they take up so much space and take their sweet time.

This entire thread has a strong “what I like is normal what I don’t like is abnormal” vibe. People would probably enjoy life more if they let people do the things they enjoy without feeling the need to judge them.

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Anonymous wrote:I love museums. I feel so lucky to have raised my kids in DC where they are (mostly) free. I taught them to love museums by taking them to all the museums in DC a little at a time. It was never grueling or imposed. We would just pop in and then pop out. That is such a luxury. Now as teens/young adults they go to and enjoy museums on their own.
They're definitely not the only thing to experience when travelling but I do enjoy them!

+2 The museums are awesome in a different city. Typically, they are gorgeous, safe, very educational, fun places to explore. It’s a very exciting and interesting way to spend a day or afternoon. DC is really getting old enough now to read the captions and make connections. We always learn new things with every visit. The contemporary museums have a lot of hands-on exhibits and outstanding shows. Thrilled that the DCs are always excited to learn, read, and explore in a city— it’s very educational.

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I’d rather Smithsonian charged. It would cut down on the crowding.

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If museums aren't your thing, that's cool. But to not go because the museums in DC are free and you think that the museums here are the best in the world, you are mistaken. The Smithsonian museums are great and being free is a big perk but they are certainly not the best museums I've ever seen, even within the US, especially for kids. The Ford Museum in Detroit, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, even the Childrens Museum in Indianapolis were all fantastic and totally worth the price of admission.

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I love museums. I’m fortunate to have traveled a lot, and mix up nature centered and urban trips. Have seen so many cool things at museums and have learned a lot. Also great for a rainy day.

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Anonymous wrote:If museums aren't your thing, that's cool. But to not go because the museums in DC are free and you think that the museums here are the best in the world, you are mistaken. The Smithsonian museums are great and being free is a big perk but they are certainly not the best museums I've ever seen, even within the US, especially for kids. The Ford Museum in Detroit, the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, even the Childrens Museum in Indianapolis were all fantastic and totally worth the price of admission.

I agree. The museums here are very good but there are better, even here in the US. Many also also offer reciprocal admission if you have a membership at one.

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Same. Our vacation are centered around the outdoors and being active. We don’t really do big city vacations. If we go to Europe maybe we’ll do a museum but I’d still rather go for a hike.

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I love an art museum or a history museum or a city museum. but I am very ADD and don’t linger. I’ve been so lucky to visit all kinds of museums in all kinds of places but I do them how I like. I also like good children’s museums now that my kids are at those ages. We all like different things.

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I like museums a lot more when I have a guide or even an audio guide. Its nice to be able to have someone pick out the high points for you. I don't like wandering on my own looking and reading everything.

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I love history, so I tend to love museums that bring history to life through stories as well as photos and artifacts.

Loved the new African American museum in Charleston. Powerful- it sits at the port where the majority of enslaved Africans entered the Americas. Similarly loved (and wept) at the civil rights museum in Memphis.

Ditto National African American Museum.

I find the Holocaust museum v hard to visit due to the extremely sad subject, but powerful.

Will never forget the Anne Frank House.