Art & History Museums of Maitland
I didn’t have high expectations for the Art & History Museums of Maitland, Florida, as it seemed an odd assortment of museums focusing on subjects that I wasn’t especially interested in. But Doug had a …
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Scenes from Gainesville, Florida
When we mentioned we were going to Gainesville, Florida, we were met with “Why are you going there?” But it turns out that our friends are Florida State University alumni who considered the city to …
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Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park
The Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park is located in Cross Creek, Florida, and it’s where you can tour the cracker-style home where the Pulitzer Prize-winning author lived for 25 years. The homestead is currently …
Roosevelt’s Little White House at Warm Springs
Woo-hoo! A presidential site we were both excited about -– Roosevelt’s Little White House located in Warm Springs (formerly Bullochville), Georgia. During the pandemic I read Polio: An American Story#AD by David M. Oshinsky. It …
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Exploring Chattanooga, Tennessee
First, can we just take a moment to appreciate the number of double letters in “Chattanooga, Tennessee”? I mean, it’s really something. Chattanooga sits along the Tennessee River, just above Georgia, nestled in the foothills …
Sunsphere in Knoxville, Tenn.
Soaring 266-feet into the sky and topped in gold, it’s hard to miss the Sunsphere in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The tower is located in World’s Fair Park. Designed by Hubert Bebb of Community Tectonics Architects, …
Herbert & Lou Henry Hoover’s Rapidan Camp
Rapidan Camp was the “Camp David” of its day. Later known as Camp Hoover, it was the presidential retreat of U.S. President Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover. The Hoovers were looking for …
Scenes from Hanover, Pennsylvania
Doug grew up in Hanover, PA and still has family there, including his mom. We’ve made many visits here over our near two decades together, but you know how it is — you never play …
Scenes from Around Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
While in Harrisburg, we drove down the east side of the Susquehanna River to a historical marker that acknowledges the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident, situated right across the river from the reactor complex. …
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Pennsylvania State Capitol Complex
Visiting a state capitol complex? Really? Hear me out. We previously toured the Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, and we knew that tiles made there featured in Pennsylvania’s capitol. What we didn’t know is that …