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You’re Invited to the Boston Tea Party
Hello all. It is Christmas time. A time for decorating the house with holiday cheer. To gather with friends and family in merriment. It is a time for parties where we wear our favorite ugly Christmas sweater and partake in a glass of eggnog. It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Exactly 251 years…
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The Salem Witch Trials and the Power of Fear
Is there anything that says Halloween better than a witch? If not the top, a witch is definitely on the Mount Rushmore of Halloween characters. Throw on a werewolf, Dracula, and Frankenstein’s monster and there you go! Now I want you to stop, close your eyes, and picture a witch. Once you open your eyes,…
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A Visit to Durham Museum and Some Nostalgia
Hi again all. This will be a shorter post since I just finished up a week of scout camp with my son and need to catch up on grown up things like mowing the lawn. And to be honest, it took quite a bit out of these 43-year old bones. I got blister on my…
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House on the Rock: It’s Mad and Kind of Brilliant
Hey all. I asked a question on Facebook a few weeks ago about everyone’s favorite museum. One response was the non-traditional House on the Rock in Wisconsin. It’s not the first time I heard about this place. And, since I happened to be in Wisconsin recently, I decided to check it out. It’s a wild…
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National World War II Museum: A Must Visit in New Orleans
The United States finds itself in a war with two theaters: the European and the Pacific. Berlin, Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Manila, and Beijing are just some of the major cities in the hands of America’s enemies. Japan has rampaged through the Pacific pilfering most of allied-controlled lands. The US fleet in the Pacific is…
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SAC Aerospace Museum: A Great Stop for Aircraft Fans
You find yourself traveling on I-80 near Omaha, Nebraska. You’ve been driving for hours. A nice walk would do you good and you have some time. What will you do? Stop by a crowded truck stop with “the cleanest bathrooms in the country”? Go to a rest stop with a few trees and a maybe…
History with Legs: History Through Travel
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