State Capitols Visited and Ranked
We have embarked on a project to visit all of the capitol buildings in all of the state capitals in the U.S. And of course Doug decided to rank them according to how much we …
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Happy Leap Day!
February 29th only comes around every four years, but Jen and I have good reason to celebrate. You see, today marks the fifth anniversary of the day that we met, which was at a letterbox …
Guinness Open Gate Brewery
Guinness is known worldwide for its classic stout, a favorite of beer drinkers who appreciate its full body and foamy head when served in old-school fashion from a tap at a local watering hole, or …
“Dreaming Asia” Immersive Multimedia Exhibit
We have visited other large interactive multimedia exhibits, such as the immersive Van Gogh experience, so when we had some spare time during our Montreal trip we decided to check out Oasis Immersion. Oasis is …
Montreal Canadiens vs Pittsburgh Penguins
It is said that you can’t experience Montreal properly unless you attend a hockey game. Fortunately, there were a handful of tickets still available for the Pittsburgh Penguins’ visit to the Bell Centre to take …
ZOSO, the Ultimate Led Zeppelin Experience
We’re always on the lookout for fairs, festivals, events, shows, and concerts that might be occurring on or near our route during our travels. Jennifer will check local event calendars to see what special events …
American Prohibition Museum
There are museums around the world devoted to all kinds of unusual topics, and you can count on us visiting them whenever they pop up near our itinerary. And so when we learned about a …
Randall Made Knives Museum
Though I do not carry or use a knife as a matter of habit, I can appreciate fine craftsmanship when I see it. Randall Made Knives in Orlando, Florida, is a maker that has a …
“Antarctic Dinosaurs” at the Florida Museum
While Jennifer was exploring the Butterfly Gardens at Florida Museum at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Fla., I opted instead to visit a traveling exhibition on display at the museum entitled “Antarctic Dinosaurs.” The …
Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery
Even though prohibition ended nationally in 1933, the lingering effects of laws of the era were still evident in the state of Tennessee in 2009 when only three counties in the state were allowed to …