Attractions

Portland Head Light At Dawn

Portland Head Light, is a historic lighthouse in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. The light station sits on a head of land at the entrance of the primary shipping channel into Portland Harbor, which is within Casco Bay in the Gulf of Maine. Completed in 1791, it is the oldest lighthouse in the state of Maine. Wikipedia

Steamboat Sabino

Sabino is a small wooden, coal-fired steamboat built in 1908 and located at the Mystic Seaport Museum in Mystic, Connecticut. Mystic Seaport is the largest maritime museum in the United States. Sabino was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992.

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse

Mystic Seaport Light is a lighthouse at the south end of Mystic Seaport, 2 miles upriver from Noank, Connecticut. The light is a two-story white shingled structured topped with a glass-enclosed lantern and is a replica of the 1901 Brant Point Light. Wikipedia

Mystic Seaport Lighthouse

Mystic Seaport Light is a lighthouse at the south end of Mystic Seaport, 2 miles upriver from Noank, Connecticut. The light is a two-story white shingled structured topped with a glass-enclosed lantern and is a replica of the 1901 Brant Point Light. Wikipedia

The Holy Family - The Met Angel Tree

A longstanding holiday tradition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, the presentation of its' Christmas tree and 18th-century Neapolitan creche. A 20-foot blue spruce is gracefully adorned with cherubs and angels, while at the base an elaborate collection of Nativity scenes that were traditional to 18th-centry Naples: adoring shepherds and their flocks, the procession of the three Magi, and spirited peasants and townspeople. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Nativity Scene - The Met Angel Tree

A longstanding holiday tradition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, the presentation of its' Christmas tree and 18th-century Neapolitan creche. A 20-foot blue spruce is gracefully adorned with cherubs and angels, while at the base an elaborate collection of Nativity scenes that were traditional to 18th-centry Naples: adoring shepherds and their flocks, the procession of the three Magi, and spirited peasants and townspeople. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Angel Tree In Front of Spanish Choir Screen

A longstanding holiday tradition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, the presentation of its' Christmas tree and 18th-century Neapolitan crèche. A 20-foot blue spruce is gracefully adorned with cherubs and angels, while at the base an elaborate collection of Nativity scenes. All set in front of an eighteenth-century Spanish choir screen from the Cathedral of Valladolid in the Museum's Medieval Sculpture Hall.

William The Hippo

Statuette of a small hippopotamus (popularly called "William") at the Met was molded in Egyptian faience, a ceramic material made of ground quartz. Beneath the blue glaze, the body is adorned with lotus flowers, buds and leaves. William is famous as the institution’s unofficial mascot. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "The Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Large Kneeling Statue of Hatshepsut

Egyptian artifact exhibited in the collection of The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Fragment of a Queen's Face

Egyptian artifact (New Kingdom) exhibited in the collection of The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Temple of Dendur Columns

The Temple of Dendur is an Ancient Egyptian temple that was built by the Roman governor of Egypt, Petronius, around 15 BC, as one of many Egyptian temples commissioned by the emperor Augustus. In the 1960s, the temple was removed from its original location and given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it has been exhibited since 1978. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world. Wikipedia

Temple of Dendur Hall

The Temple of Dendur is an Ancient Egyptian temple that was built by the Roman governor of Egypt, Petronius, around 15 BC, as one of many Egyptian temples commissioned by the emperor Augustus. In the 1960s, the temple was removed from its original location and given to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, where it has been exhibited since 1978. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world. Wikipedia

The Met Entrance Hall

The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

The Gate of Nimrud Lamassu

Mesopotamia artifact and wall reliefs exhibited in the collection of The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Mourning Victory

Daniel Chester French's 1908 sculpture Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial depicts an image of "Victory" emerging from the marble, eyes downcast, hair billowing and draped in an American flag. This copy exhibited in the collection of The Met; the original installed in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Mourning Victory Expression

Daniel Chester French's 1908 sculpture Mourning Victory from the Melvin Memorial depicts an image of "Victory" emerging from the marble, eyes downcast, hair billowing and draped in an American flag. This copy exhibited in the collection of The Met; the original installed in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Concord, Massachusetts. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Redhead and Bowl

Redhead painting and bowl are artifacts exhibited in the collection of The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Prairie Style Living Room Bench

Living Room from the Francis W. Little House, Wayzata, Minnesota; designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The living room installation is exhibited within The Met. Originally constructed in 1912 on the shores of Minnesota's scenic Lake Minnetonka, the Francis Little House was among Wright's richest expressions of the Prairie aesthetic and the last of his Midwestern Prairie houses (demolished 1971). The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

Prairie Style Living Room

Living Room from the Francis W. Little House, Wayzata, Minnesota; designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The living room installation is exhibited within The Met. Originally constructed in 1912 on the shores of Minnesota's scenic Lake Minnetonka, the Francis Little House was among Wright's richest expressions of the Prairie aesthetic and the last of his Midwestern Prairie houses (demolished 1971). The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

The Met Angel Tree

A longstanding holiday tradition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, the presentation of its' Christmas tree and 18th-century Neapolitan creche. A 20-foot blue spruce is gracefully adorned with cherubs and angels, while at the base an elaborate collection of Nativity scenes that were traditional to 18th-centry Naples: adoring shepherds and their flocks, the procession of the three Magi, and spirited peasants and townspeople. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.

The Holy Family and Angels - The Met Angel Tree

A longstanding holiday tradition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, the presentation of its' Christmas tree and 18th-century Neapolitan creche. A 20-foot blue spruce is gracefully adorned with cherubs and angels, while at the base an elaborate collection of Nativity scenes that were traditional to 18th-centry Naples: adoring shepherds and their flocks, the procession of the three Magi, and spirited peasants and townspeople. The Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York City, colloquially "the Met", is the largest art museum in the United States fourth most visited art museum in the world.