Art Museum Steps
As the name implies, most people go to the art museum for, well, the art. But if, you think outside of the box a little bit, you can become privileged enough to discover my favorite feature of our fair city’s fine museum. No, it’s not the impressionist collection, it’s the steps. If you overlook the fact that people will always be making idiots of themselves by sprinting up the steps a la Stallone, you may find they make the best hang out spot in the city. Breakfast at sunrise, afternoon coffee, an evening repose to watch the skyline and ponder the complexities of life? The steps of the art museum. A bit romantic in the notion of staring pensively at a skyline for hours end, but the tortured individual has to be able to sort through their commitment issues somewhere…
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