Sherman House Museum
We made a bit of a detour to go the Sherman House Museum in Lancaster, Ohio. It was the birthplace and childhood home of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) and his younger brother …
Category: History
Happy Grand Tour Anniversary, Lafayette!
It’s safe to say that after the Hamilton musical Doug and I were both smitten with Lafayette. After listening to the Harlow Giles Unger biography of him, we both had a crush on him. Why …
In the Wilds of the Ohio River Valley
President William Henry Harrison Tomb & Memorial In our never-ending quest to check Presidential sites off Doug’s list, we found ourselves in waaaaaaaay southwest Ohio (right up against the borders with Kentucky and Indiana) for …
Two Sites on the Fight Against Slavery in Cincinnati
The Harriet Beecher Stowe House The Harriet Beecher Stowe House was not the most visually exciting of our stops, especially since they had just refinished the inside but were still waiting for the furniture to …
Speeding Around Outside of Indianapolis
We ventured outside the Indianapolis city limits to explore a few sites, as we like to do. Celery Bog Nature Area Let’s just jump in with the most exciting thing that happened to us on …
Racing Through Indianapolis
Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library Kurt Vonnegut is often referred to as “Indiana’s Second Gentleman” (author Booth Tarkington is Indiana’s First Gentleman), and his works often probed the surreal side of American and personal history. …
Detroit. Full Stop.
Doug has worked for a company that is headquartered in Troy, Michigan (a suburb of Detroit) for many years, during which time he has made countless trips to the area. He also made some great …
Amusements / Art / Authors / Books / Civil Rights / Museums
Look What We Saw in Northeastern Kansas
There was plenty to keep us occupied as we passed through Kansas. Here are some of the sites we visited in the northeastern part of the state. Maybe driving across eastern Kansas isn’t the most …
Quick Stops Around Oklahoma City
Jim Thorpe Museum Inside the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame was the Jim Thorpe Museum. There wasn’t much by way of artifacts, mostly pictures and signboards telling the story of his life. Jim was born …
Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum
It’s been almost 30 years since Timothy McVeigh detonated a bomb outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, killing 168 people and injuring 680. More than 1/3 of the building was …