The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
In early May, we needed to make an emergency trip from Kansas back east to New Jersey (1,100 miles in just over a day, woo-hoo!). After a few weeks on the East Coast, we reversed …
We used the Westmoreland Museum of American Art in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, as a stopping point on a long drive. Its origins date back to 1949 when local resident Mary Marchand Woods bequeathed her estate to …
We’ve had the Wharton Esherick Museum and Studio in Malvern, Pennsylvania, on our radar for a long time now, but it has been nearly impossible to get tickets as each hour-long tour can accommodate just …
The Washington Memorial Chapel is located in Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Though located within the park, the church and surrounding property is owned by the Episcopal Church. The chapel was …
We were in Hershey, Pennsylvania for the chocolate, but there was really only one candidate for lunch: Tröegs Independent Brewing. Since they only distribute within a reasonable distance of their location to maintain freshness, it’s …
Doug and I journeyed to Gettysburg to see Mountainfilm on Tour. This is something everyone who loves the outdoors should go to if they can. Telluride holds a film festival for outdoor films, and then puts some …
If you are looking for sensory overload, look no further than Hershey’s Chocolate World, which is really nothing more than a glorified shopping experience, located in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Chocolate World was created in the 1970s …
The Hershey Story Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania is devoted to the legacy of Milton S. Hershey, as opposed to Hershey’s Chocolate World, which is devoted to chaos and taking your money chocolate. Both fall under …
On a frigid January day off, we decided to spend the day in Philadelphia, Penn., to knock some more museums and historical sites off of our list. This sculpture of Benjamin Franklin went from “cool” …
In the fall of 2023, we toured The George Washington Masonic National Memorial just outside of Washington, DC, in Virginia, and it was over the top. Would we be bored or disappointed visiting another Masonic …
