We love learning about our United States presidents and one of the best ways to do this in real life is to visit the Presidential Libraries and Museum. When we were in California a few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to visit the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum in Simi Valley. This post…
Did you know there is an entire museum devoted to musical instruments? We expected a small building with a few instruments on display that would take about 30 minutes to tour. What we experienced was completely different. The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix, Arizona houses 15,000 musical instruments, includes examples from nearly 200 countries…
If you know me and my family, you know that we love our country. We love visiting the landmarks and sites that have helped form our nation and take every opportunity to learn more about our history and the stories that make us great. Over the last few years, we have visited some of the…
We visited Las Vegas overnight as a stopping place on our epic road trip, and we definitely wanted to make time to see the lights of the city. We arrived a little before dark and drove over to get the picture with the iconic Fabulous Las Vegas sign, checked into our hotel, got some supper…
When we started planning our road trip through California, Arizona and Nevada, we knew we wanted to experience a classic ghost town with roots dating back to the days of the silver mines. We discovered Calico Ghost Town where you can walk the streets of the classic western boom town, ride the train, walk through…
Some people love the beach and find their peace when they are standing on the shore with sand in their toes. Other people love the mountains and are energized by the high, open spaces and amazing views. But then there are people like me who love to be surrounded by green trees. On our recent…
On our recent California/Arizona/Nevada road trip, we knew we wanted to spend some time in San Francisco but we weren’t going to have very long. So we had to do what we often do – squeeze in as much as we can. Since we only had 12 hours, we had to make every minute count!…
On our recent road trip through California, Nevada and Arizona, we flew in to San Jose Airport then jumped right into the fun adventure. We went straight to the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield and spent some time there. But after a full day of flying and driving, we were soon ready to check into…
Who loves Jelly Bellies as much as we do? Raise your hand and take a minute to think about your favorite flavor! Is it cotton candy, buttered popcorn, Krispy Kreme or Dr Pepper? Whatever your favorite flavor, the best place to enjoy the famous jelly bean candies is at the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield,…