Montreal Botanical Garden
I figured we would skip the Montreal Botanical Garden on this trip because it was December in Canada, but Doug said we should go see the greenhouses, and who am I to argue? It does …
Category: Nature
Architecture / Books / Food / History / Nature
A Few Days in Savannah, Georgia
The Wormsloe Historic Site sits on the outer edges of Savannah. It was once the Wormsloe Plantation, the estate of one of Georgia’s founders, Noble Jones (c. 1700-1775). Though the site indicates there are the ruins …
The Historic Bonaventure Cemetery
Bonaventure Cemetery is a 160-acre rural cemetery just outside of Savannah in Thunderbolt, Georgia. It is located on the site of the former Bonaventure Plantation. The first plantation home burned to the ground in the …
Select Scenes in and around Orlando, Florida
Doug will probably disagree, but I found the Florida Citrus Tower in Clermont to be completely underwhelming. It was $11 per person to ride up to the top and look out where Citrus trees used …
Architecture / Art / Flowers / Museums
Albin Polasek Museum and Sculpture Garden
I’d never heard of Albin Polasek, but that didn’t stop us from going to the Albin Polasek Museum & Sculpture Gardens in Winter Park, Florida. I mean, there were gardens and a historic house, and …
Leu Gardens
I was excited to visit the Leu Gardens in Orlando, Florida, as they were very well-rated and…well…flowers. Plus a historic home to tour and decorations for their Halloween events! I expected it to be my …
Gypsy Gold Horse Farm
When I saw pictures of the beautiful horses at Gypsy Gold Horse Farm in Ocala, Florida, I immediately wanted to go see them. They looked so beautiful, and I was powerless to resist! The farm …
Architecture / Art / Food / Nature
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 …
University of Florida Bat Houses
Fresh off our bat kayak adventure, Doug and I headed to Gainesville, Florida, where we hoped to make a stop at the University of Florida Bat Houses. We did, and it was awesome! There are …
Butterfly Rainforest at the Florida Museum of Natural History
Doug and I aren’t big natural history museum fans, but if you throw in a “Butterfly Rainforest” you’ll lure me in. Doug was still not interested (the last butterfly exhibit he spent at a brewery), …