Sculpture – Jebus Mews & Andrea

California Academy of Sciences June 15, 2017

California Academy of Sciences is one of the nations largest natural history museums. It houses over 26 million specimens according to wiki and is located in Golden Gate Park. The Academy started in 1853 as an educational society and still does a lot of their own research today. In 1916, the Academy moved to Gold […]

Japanese Tea Garden June 8, 2017

The Japanese Tea Garden is located in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco and it’s the oldest Japanese Garden in the US. It was originally built for the World’s Fair, the California Midwinter International Exposition of 1894. Over the years there have been many changes to the garden but a few of the Word’s Fair […]

Modern Art Foundry May 28, 2017

Modern Art Foundry is a third generation family owned foundry in Astoria, Queens. It was founded by John Spring in 1932. They specialize in fine art services. One of their works we’re most familiar with is the Alice in Wonderland statues in Central Park. We booked this tour through Untapped Cities. Jeffrey Spring was our guide and […]

Grace Cathedral May 21, 2017

In one of San Francisco’s hilliest sections sits Grace Cathedral, an Episcopal Cathedral. It was founded in 1849 during the California Gold Rush. It’s an amazing structure and one of our favorite places to visit. The doors are amazing, we stood there a while to appreciate them. They are reproductions of Lorenzo Ghiberti and called […]

San Francisco May 17, 2017

San Francisco was founded on June 29, 1776 by Spanish colonists. It is named for the Italian saint St. Francis of Assisi. The city grew rapidly during the California Gold Rush Days of 1849. It’s a great but hilly walking city. We enjoyed hanging out by Fisherman’s Wharf. I can’t remember the name of the donut […]

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