Explore Valley Forge National Park
Where did 12,000 U.S. soldiers make camp when the British occupied Philadelphia? Valley Forge National Park demonstrates how George Washington’s army was able to transform…
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Top 10 Activities To Do in Philadelphia
What is the first thing that pops into your mind when you think of Philadelphia? Rocky? Liberty Bell? National Treasure movie? Or all of the…
Touring Fort Sumter – Beginning of the American Civil War
A quick 2-hour road trip from Myrtle Beach to Charleston to explore Fort Sumter, where the Civil War started was my plan. I have a…
Top 7 Family Fun Things at Sleeping Bear Dunes
Turning my head, I see the blue water of Lake Michigan on one side and the other, sand, lots and lots of sand. Freedom is…
Montezuma Castle – “It’s not a castle and Montezuma was never here.”
Where can you find a multi-room high rise apartment built directly in a limestone cliff? Only at the Montezuma Castle National Monument in Arizona. Montezuma…
Afternoon at Mount Vernon: Touring George Washington’s Home
If you are visiting Washington, D.C., and looking for a day trip out of the capital, consider spending an afternoon at Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon…
The Solemn Beauty of Arlington, Virginia
When you visit Washington DC, please take the time to go across the Potomac River to visit three very moving places, the Pentagon Memorial, Arlington…
The Washington D.C. trip that was 18 years in the making!
It was the day before Father’s Day, June 17, 1995, and my family received the call that changed our lives forever my dad had passed…