* genie tip: don't get stuck at home during these snowy days! Fun events and destinations to beat the winter blues

Snow days and cold weather can keep you bundled up at home for way too long. Here are some excuses to get outside and enjoy this time of year.

New York City

New York City Restaurant Week Jan 24th- Feb 6th

Lecture by Historian Linda Gordon: Women in the Great Depression Thursday Jan 27, 2011 Museum of the City of NY at 6:30pm *tickets and registration needed

Historic Trolley Tour of Greenwood Cemetery Sunday Jan 30, 2011 at 1pm *tickets and reservations recommended

New Jersey

Hudson County Restaurant Week Jan 24th- Feb 4th

Fire and Ice Festival in Historic Mt. Holly New Jersey Saturday Jan 29, 2011 10:30am-4pm

IMAX Dome theatre at the Liberty Science Center  the nation's largest dome IMAX Theatre

Pennsylvania

Center City Philadelphia Restaurant Week Jan 23- Jan 28

Philadelphia Auto Show at the Pennsylvania Convention Center Jan 29- Feb 6

Winter adventure tours of the historic Eastern State Penitentiary check their website for daily tour and ticket information

All over

Museums on US Bank of American cardholders can get into 151 different museum and cultural centers FREE the first full weekend of every month. Check their website for participating locations near you and start planning your trip for the next free weekend (Feb 5-6).

To anyone who attends any of these events please share you experience! If you know of an interesting event coming up add it in the comments- there are so many sites to check. If your organization has scheduled events and would like me to add them to my events please email me a link to your calendar of events (bkgenieb@gmail.com). Thanks!

Comments

[Donna]

Thanks - the Fire & Ice thing sounds interesting. I may actually go to that!