The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
Doug loves funiculars, so of course we had to ride the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway in Chattanooga, Tenn. Marketed as “America’s Most Amazing Mile”, it mostly involved waiting in a long line at the bottom, …
In our travels, we have discovered that there is a museum for just about any topic you can think of! The International Towing & Recovery Hall of Fame & Museum (ITRM) is a great example. …
We only spent a few hours in Knoxville, arriving late on an October afternoon and heading out the next morning. But as per usual, we made the most of our limited time in the city. The …
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, …
We first heard of Belle while touring Stonewall Jackson’s Headquarters in Winchester, Va., so we took the opportunity while in Front Royal, Va., to visit the Belle Boyd Cottage. It’s a small museum, but free …
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 …
The David Wills House is where President Abraham Lincoln finished up his iconic Gettysburg Address in 1863. He spent the night in the home, then headed over the next day to the Soldiers’ National Cemetery …
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 …
Doug grew up near Gettysburg and still has family there; in spite of many visits over the years, I still hadn’t managed to do a proper tour of the battlefield at Gettysburg National Military Park. …
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. …
