When you think of American Pets you might imagine a hyped up golden retriever, a majestic stallion, or perhaps a sassy tabby cat. But our past presidents have walked the line on what they consider a man’s best friend with presidential pets that have included 2 alligators, a set of tiger cubs, a potty-mouthed parrot, and a mischievous raccoon named Rebecca.

Oh, and ducks love the 4th because of the fire-quackers (sorry).

THIS WEEK IN AWA AWESOMENESS

🏛️ Some fine museums
❄️ Win a trip to Antarctica
🧶 The coolest sweater ever
🦅 An ode to man’s best… bird?

ART HISTORY MAJORS: TIME TO SHINE

In our latest mini-Adventure with our architectural besties at DLR Group, we took a stab at trying to figure out which of America’s museums is the oldest. This turned out to be a bit more complicated than we thought - maybe you can weigh in on our tie breaker?

WINNER WINNER CHICKEN DINNER

Thousands of you entered our out-of-this-world Nevada Road Trip Giveaway, and though we wish we could send all of you to the Silver State, the random number generator has spoken! Massive congrats to the fabulous Catherine of Glasgow, Scotland who will be making her way out West! But if you’re name is not Catherine and you don’t live in Scotland, don’t fret because…

WE’RE SENDING YOU TO ANTARCTICA!

Our biggest Adventure of 2024 still awaits… the launch of our new book! To celebrate our second (hopeful) bestseller 🤞 we’re sending one lucky Adventurer to Antarctica! Sounds like a dream? No purchase necessary, but if you pre-ordered our book, you get 50 extra entries (Seriously!) Either way, get entered here. 

We’re celebrating July 4th with some of our favorites from around the country. Happy birthday ‘Merica.

🇺🇸 Exploring the capital
🛍️ America’s mighty mall
🎆 Fireworks anyone?
🪞 Historical homes

Imagine if the national bird of the United States was a turkey! Well, it almost was... Benjamin Franklin famously was not interested in a bald eagle becoming the national bird, and instead opted for a turkey (something about an eagle’s bad moral character). But it was thanks to a very real bird named Peter, that Franklin’s feelings about our patriotic feathered friends changed … and the turkey went on to become the mascot of Thanksgiving…

Need a hint to figure out which fine art museum holds the title of oldest in the US? It might not surprise you that it’s located in our country’s capital…

OUR NEW FAVORITE SWEATER

If you happen to be the proud owner of one of our AWA Sweatshirts you know that they’re pretty dang comfy!

But they are dust in the wind compared to the newest submission by one of our extremely talented AWA Creators. Today we present to you a crocheted masterpiece by the talented Rickie Rhiannon who hand crocheted a full blown cardigan embellished with a collection of some of our favorite AWA Locations.

By a show of hands - who else wants one of their own??! 👋👋👋

Get your magnifying glass out because we’ve hidden anther secret link in this newsletter🕵️ What’s in store this week? Why, our very special Postcard Book straight from our shop. Get searching!