The adventures of Jen and Doug and a black cat named Mr. Knightley.
With our visit to Historic Tuckahoe in Richmond, Virginia, we knocked another difficult-to-visit, lesser-known presidential site off our list: the boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson. Tuckahoe was built between 1730 and 1740 by the Randolph …
After our underwhelming experience at the Battle of Yorktown, I was a little worried we were in the wrong frame of mind to attempt the American Revolution Museum in Yorktown, Virginia. However, this was a …
I’m not sure what to make of Pamplin Historical Park (PHP) in Petersburg, VA. It has excellent ratings online, with people saying they spent hours there. Though I’m starting to get a wee bit done …
We’re getting deep into the presidential sites when we’re visiting places like the Sherwood Forest Plantation in Charles City, Virginia, the home of 10th U.S. President John Tyler. Due to it still remaining privately owned …
Patrick Henry’s Scotchtown, located about 30 miles north of Richmond, Virginia, was not the most exciting house we’ve visited, but it was interesting, especially in relation all the American Revolution sites we’ve experienced over the …
Doug had previously visited Historic Jamestown in Virigina, and was not interested in visiting again, so I was flying solo on this one. After visiting, I can understand why he wasn’t interested in a second …
Having just visited the start of the Civil War at Fort Sumter, we now found ourselves visiting the end of the Revolutionary War at Yorktown, Virginia. Hopping around in history like that can be hard …
We’re always on the lookout for fairs, festivals, events, shows, and concerts that might be occurring on or near our route during our travels. Jennifer will check local event calendars to see what special events …
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 …
We drove about 35 miles of Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park so we could visit Rapidan Camp (we actually drove it twice, since our first scheduled tour was canceled, but we didn’t know until …
