Northeast Georgia State Historic Site A visit to the mountains and valleys of Northeast Georgia is a journey into abundant outdoor activities, vacation accommodations from cabins, B&Bs, boutique hotels, and lodges along with more traditional stays, and quaint villages and towns scattered among the hills.…
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Traveling through the idyllic farmland of southwestern Michigan you would not get the impression that an epicenter that houses one of the largest automotive collections in the world is right around the corner. Nestled on 90 acres on a campus that is so caringly placed…
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I made an autumn pilgrimage to the center of the recreational vehicle industry in Elkhart, Indiana, and specifically to the RV/MH Hall of Fame and Museum. RV/MH Hall of Fame Museum’s main gallery features a variety of historical, recreational vehicles from Airstream, Winnebago, and other…
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It was an enjoyable drive into the Williamsburg, Virginia area along its scenic Colonial Parkway a National Scenic Byway. The Parkway connects the three points of Virginia’s Historic Triangle, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown making the historic attractions of the area easily accessible. I stayed at…
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Photo Opp ~ While exploring Central Florida, Al and I decided to visit another freshwater spring and one of Florida’s oldest roadside attractions. Weeki Wachee State Park contains, of course, Weeki Wachee spring. Named by the Seminole Indians and roughly translating to “little spring.” The…
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If you are looking for an enjoyable self-guided day in nature while in the area of Central Florida, you have to check out Silver Springs State Park near Ocala, Florida. Florida’s first tourist attraction created back in the 1870s, Silver Springs went through many hands…
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While St. Louis is home to the Gateway Arch, Anheuser-Busch brewery and the start of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is also home to one of the oldest botanical institutions in the United States, the Missouri Botanical Garden. The Missouri Botanical Garden informally known as…
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While visiting the Denver, Colorado area I was able to take in a concert at the world-famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Red Rocks is an open-air amphitheater built into the red sedimentary sandstone bedrock near Morrison, Colorado. It sits at an elevation of 6,450 feet with…
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A visit to the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska should be on your bucket list as it was mine. This zoo contains exhibits that you will not see anywhere else and is considered by some to be the best zoo in the…
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When in Iowa during August, taking in America’s quintessential state’s fair is a must for any road-tripper passing through Des Moines. The Iowa State Fair is an annual state fair held on the Iowa State Fairgrounds since 1886. It is one of the largest and…
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Photo Opp ~ The Cornish–Windsor Covered Bridge is a 153-year-old, two-span, timber King-truss, interstate, covered bridge that crosses the Connecticut River between Cornish, New Hampshire (on the east), and Windsor, Vermont (on the west). Until 2008, when the Smolen–Gulf Bridge opened in Ohio, it had…
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Here is an excellent example of local road tripping opportunities beginning in your own back yard. During my son’s junior college career he took an astronomy course that had a field trip to an observatory located near the campus of another college in the area.…
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