Three Bears Quilting in Oriental, North Carolina is an award winning professional quilting business with the studio located in the grounds of the historic Cartwright House Bed and Breakfast. Home to their Gammill Optimum long arm machine interfaced with a Statler Stitcher, at the quilting cottage they quilt everything from wall hangings and baby quilts to king-size quilts. Services they do in the studio include edge to edge, border to border, custom quilting, stitch in the ditch, specific designs in specific areas, applique and paper piece outlining, separate borders and sashings and background fill. Three Bears Quilting also offer quilt trimming, basting, a wall hanging sleeve, binding, backing prepare, and embroidered quilt label and more, contact them for all your specific needs, their work is amazing.READ MORE

Bits and Pieces in Bradenton is housed in a 1913 building and offers a wonderful array of fiber art, and stunning quilts adorn the walls in 5 rooms. Come and browse and watch art in the making in this gallery/shop/studio and leave with a one of a kind home decoration that will be the envy of friends and family. Even Small quilts made from hand dyed fabric are available.READ MORE

Steppingstone Farm Museum in Havre de Grace, Maryland is a stunning heritage museum that preserves the Harford County farming culture and artifacts from the turn of the century. The Steppingstone Farm Museum offers antiques and collections of domestic arts, skilled trades and husbandry, and visitors can enjoy touring the sites of the once working Harford County farm. Tour guides share their knowledge of this period and you can enjoy viewing the farmhouse furnished with antiques, plus displays of quilts, lacework, dolls, toys, books, and other memorabilia, it's a fascinating view into the past.READ MORE

Quilt Cottage in Swansboro, North Carolina, USA has a large assortment of beautiful quilts and even features exquisite items by LAZYPEAS which are upcycled thrift store finds turned into unique designer bags, pins and little creatures. There inventory grows regularly and the vintage room boasts stunning estate jewellery, vintage flatware, linens, dishes, collectibles and so much more, there are treasures galore here and something for everyone. Quilt Cottage also has regular sale items, and here you will find the eclectic, the unique, the unusual, the beautiful and the divine, a must visit.READ MORE

The Underwater Archaeology Branch of the NC Division of Historical Resources located in Kure Beach, operates this small museum with exhibits on dive sites and maritime history dating from prehistoric to Civil War and the present.READ MORE

The goals of Hall of Flame Fire Museum in Phoenix, United States, are the collection, preservation and exhibit of objects relating to the history of firefighting; fire safety education; and the recognition of firefighters who have died in the line of duty or who have been recognized for acts of heroism.READ MORE

At Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, visitors learn about Erie Canal history by using a computer program designed for fun and learning. Categories include Canal construction, life on the Erie Canal, weighlock buildings, canal boats and more. Snappy graphics, canal music and exciting narration bring Erie Canal history to life.READ MORE

Atlanta Botanical Garden in Atlanta is made up of a number of smaller themed gardens, containing different landscapes to display a variety of plants. There are formal gardens, from Japanese gardens and rose gardens.READ MORE

The Long Island Maritime Museum in West Sayville, Long Island is dedicated to preserving the maritime history and heritage of Long Island and has been welcoming visitors to the museum for over 40 years. Visitors are encouraged to board the restored 1888 Oyster Sloop Priscilla, a vessel considered to be a National Historic Landmark, for a sail around the bay. The Long Island Maritime Museum is dedicated to researching and preserving the rich nautical heritage and the role played by Long Island in the national maritime story. The Long Island Maritime Museum, has 9 historic buildings set on fourteen acres, and whether your interest is boat building, shipwrecks, shellfish harvesting or recreational, visitors will find it all here under our roofs, and in the galleries. READ MORE

College Park Aviation Museum in College Park, Maryland, was opened in 1998, and this top class facility is housed on the ground of one of the oldest operating airports in the world. It is the aim and goal of the museum to research, preserve and promote not only the history of the College Park Airport but also its collections, as well as WWI aviation in general, and by operating this site as a museum, it provides educational exhibits, tours, special events and programs for visitors, scholars and tourists. The restoration facility of the College Park Aviation Museum is manned by a crew of enthusiastic and dedicated volunteers, and supervised by a restoration facility manager, and the task of this facility is to restore and to construct accurate reproductions of historic aircraft. College Park Aviation Museum is a mere eight miles from downtown DC, and is a great attraction and destination for an exciting and interesting family outing. READ MORE