Adventure doesn’t always require a long-distance road trip across the country. Sometimes you can find adventure just down the road. Wolf Creek National Fish Hatchery is located at the bottom of the Cumberland Dam in Jamestown KY and is a great stretch break if you are traveling south on 127. There is a visitor center…
Stop real quick and think about the last time you stayed at a hotel. Was it a good experience? Did you sleep well? Was there anything special about your stay? Now that vacation planning is starting to happen again, here are some questions to ask about your next hotel to make sure you have the…
We love exploring hiking trails that lead to waterfalls, but sometimes we need amazing waterfall views that don’t require time on the trail. Maybe it is too cold to spend hours hiking or we have other engagements that keep us from spending our entire day exploring a new outdoor adventure. For those busy days, we…
By now, some of us may be feeling the strain of too many ‘stay at home’, ‘shelter in place’ and ‘virtual’ experiences. The tourism office of Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge (Visit VBR) has come up with a great idea to have some fun during these uncertain times while helping us plan our next road trip!…
Have you ever been on a road trip and needed a place to stretch and make some memories but you didn’t really want to spend extra money from your vacation budget? We have visited Roanoke, Virginia several times and have gathered several ideas for free things to do when you visit! I’m excited to share…
We love visiting the homeplace, monuments, and memorials of our United States Presidents, so of course, when we planned a trip to Washington DC area, we knew that a visit to George Washington’s Mt Vernon was definitely going to be on the list. If you are planning your next road trip, there are some things…
Located in the small town of Dayton, Tennessee you will find one of the most famous courthouses in America. The Rhea County Courthouse contains exhibits, photos and news clippings from the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. The small museum offers free admission and gives visitors an opportunity to learn about the trial that challenged the…
Recently, we drove over to Historic Rugby, a Victorian English Village on the Cumberland Plateau in Tennessee. Many of the places we visit have historical significance related to Presidents or our direct American history, but historic Rugby was a little different. The community of Rugby was an experimental colony founded by some genteel Englishmen in…