For a uniquely South Florida scene, go to Calle Ocho, also known as Southwest 8th street. Weaving through a neighborhood known as Little Havana, Calle Ocho is the almost two-mile long stretch where you’ll find much of Miami’s lively Cuban-American and Jewish Cuban-American, or Juban, heritage. On Calle Ocho, the last Friday of every month is a Viernes Culturales, or Cultural Friday; visit the area then and you’ll find a street party between 14th and 17th Avenue. The street is home to an art scene …More

Few truly understand the richness of Cleveland’s educational and cultural offerings, but its bountiful museums prove the city has a lot to offer. People young and old – from children to seniors, and everyone in between – will appreciate the variety of Cleveland’s museums. The renowned Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, in Cleveland’s eastern suburb of Beachwood, is a must-see not only for the area’s Jewish population but also for people of all backgrounds. The museum chronicles …More

Visiting Panama City, Panama, and not taking in all of its cultural aspects would be a tragedy of colossal proportions. One could spend an entire vacation visiting the vast array of cultural locations and activities in the city. But which ones are the best that Panama City has to offer? Since there are seemingly too many to list, here are some of the most visited among the countless options available to you. The Museum of Contemporary Art is the sole museum of contemporary art in Panama, and is said to exhibit …More

Anyone who has been to the new wing of the MFA, which opened in November of 2010, is likely aware at what a treasure it is for Boston. It is aesthetically expansive and attractive, in a tastefully modern way that at least rivals other museums in this country or even in Europe. The 63-foot high glass walls in the gigantic (and enclosed) new courtyard, where there is also a chic new café and wine bar, is a sight to be reckoned with and as with many things good, it continues to get better. After this …More

Home to more than 100 different museums, Saint Petersburg is one the world’s greatest repositories of art and artifacts. From breathtaking palaces packed with international masterpieces of painting and sculpture to private houses that interpret the lives of famous residents to the cabinet of curiosities known as the Kunstkamera, no city is so rich in collections and no visit is complete without taking in the treasures on this list. The Hermitage is Saint Petersburg’s absolute, must see museum rivaled …More

"They say it never rains in Southern California...it pours, man it pours," sang Albert Hammond back in 1972, and nobody disagreed. Los Angeles is a place where you can easily go many months without making contact with a single drop of precipitation, only to find yourself suddenly soaked after getting stuck in a seemingly everlasting October-through May downpour. If you happen to be a tourist who came dreaming of sultry days on the beach, this can be a downright upsetting state of affairs. But while you need to be …More