Terrace Hill Historic Site
Terrace Hill in Des Moines, Iowa, is a historic home built in 1869, which now serves at the Iowa Governor’s Mansion. The home is 18,000 square feet in size and sits on the highest hill …
The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
Terrace Hill in Des Moines, Iowa, is a historic home built in 1869, which now serves at the Iowa Governor’s Mansion. The home is 18,000 square feet in size and sits on the highest hill …
We stopped at the John Wayne Birthplace Museum in Winterest, Iowa (new state in the van!) not so much because we were John Wayne fans, but mostly because we know an icon when we see …
I have been wanting to go to the Glass House in New Canaan, Conn., for years. Why, yes, I did live in Connecticut for nearly two decades and never managed to get there, though Doug …
The Glore Psychiatric Museum in St. Joseph, Missouri is creepy, but in a good way. The museum covers three large floors and many years of mental health treatment and history. The focus is on the …
St. Joseph, Missouri, didn’t have the most exciting museums in the world, but that didn’t stop us from visiting! The cover photo is from a statue in St. Joseph, The Pony Express Riders by Hermon …
We don’t know anything about “silk art” and honestly really never thought much about it before, but we said sure, why not, we’ll pop in and take a look. The National Silk Art Museum in …
A few “there’s not much to this, eh?” sites in Northwestern Missouri. Walt Disney Hometown Museum I’m honestly not clear how the Walt Disney Hometown Museum in Marceline has a 4.8 rating on Google. The …
We spent some time hanging out in the Northeastern corner of Missouri, where we went to two National Wildlife Refuges and stayed in various parks where we did some birding. Again and again we saw …
We’re not fooling around, we went to both the Jesse James Birthplace home in Kearney, Mo and to the Jesse James Home where he was shot and killed in St Joseph, Missouri. In spite of …
Business took me on a quick weekend trip to North Carolina, and I was able to squeeze in a few forays for burgers, beers, and barbecue around my work obligations. High Point, N.C., is the …