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A couple of years ago when we were staying at this KOA, some folks staying near us told us about the fun they'd had at the Bush's Beans Factory Museum. It's been on "our list" ever since. The museum/visitors center shows a film not about Duke, the dog who knew...
Today we enjoyed a quiet morning at Fall Creek Falls State Park then made an uneventful drive to the KOA at Newport TN punctuated with a couple of geocache stops. We've stayed here a few times before but we have a shadier spot this time. This evening we hobnobbed...
Today it Shiloh National Military Park is a peaceful place as it was in the first days of April 1862 when Grant's Army was encamped between this Tennessee River landing and Shiloh Church two miles away. Then things changed dramatically in the predawn hours of...
We left Little Rock this morning and headed east on I-40. We just crossed the mighty Mississippi at Memphis with hardly a thought. It's so easy in this era of interstate travel to take for granted safe passage across big bodies of water. It hasn't always been so....
South of Nashville, in the community of Columbia, Tennessee is the James K Polk Home and Museum. The only surviving residence of the 11th President of the United States, it was his parents' home, where he spent his young adult years and much of his adulthood. It was...
Again we stopped because it looked interesting. This time it's the Rocky Mount State Historic Site. When we walked through the door of the main house we stepped back in time to 1791 as costumed interpreters welcomed us to experience life in the earliest days of the...
Park History Video Spent this afternoon exploring Sycamore Shoals State Park and learning a lot more about the history of East Tennessee and it's role in the Revolutionary War and the founding our our nation.
As kids we both were part of the Davy Crockett craze of 1955 spawned by the historical mini-series that aired in black and white on the Disneyland show on American Broadcasting Company. We still recall all the lyrics to "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" and grew up...
Miller Center Videos We have two rules. 1. Drive back roads. 2. Stop when something looks interesting. As we left Hot Springs NC we set the GPS for Hot Springs VA. The route took us through Greeneville TN where we found something that looked interesting. So we stopped...
Drove across Arkansas knowing that we were giving short shrift to a beautiful state. We will definitely come back and explore Arkansas more in depth. Headed for Memphis. Crossed the Mississippi River, so we are now back in the East. Found lodging in downtown Memphis...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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A half-day bus tour from London to Stonehenge gave us enough of an opportunity to gaze in awe at this ancient sacred monument, learn a little more about its history and construction and make us want to return for perhaps a more intimate experience.
On the Hidden London Tour today we visited a number of curious places relating to the history of public transportation hidden in plain sight.
Off the beaten path is Hampstead is the more than three hundred year old Burgh House with a fascinating history. It’s now a community center, local museum, gallery, concert venue, event space, and more open to the public four days a week. We popped over for a bite to eat and to peruse the galleries to learn a little more about Hampstead history.