by Robert | Feb 9, 2017 | Destinations, Midwest, Museums, Nebraska, Regions
While traveling home from South Dakota we decided to go through Nebraska. We drove through a lot of fields in Nebraska. One of the most prominent travel sites on my list was Golden Spike Tower in North Platte, Nebraska. We found it a bit tricky to find but was well...
by Robert | Jan 11, 2017 | Destinations, Historical, Kansas, Midwest, Museums, Regions
On our way through Kansas we passed through the infamous Dodge City. This place is filed with historical lore from days past. We were not sure what to expect exactly but we were pleased with what little we did see. The Boot Hill Museum seems to be a center point of...
by Robert | Dec 5, 2016 | Destinations, Florida, Historical, Museums, Regions, Southeast
This is the follow-up post to our blog about the St Augustine Lighthouse. This post has pictures of the Maritime Museum portion of the property. Above is the lightkeepers’ house that has been restored to a condition of what it was like several decades ago when...
by Robert | Dec 4, 2016 | Destinations, Museums, Odds & Ends, Oregon, Regions, West
This post is from our archives. We went here several years ago around 2011. I love trains and this was a great opportunity to go ride one out in the Oregon countryside. Above are some of the trains they were running that day. First of all, yes, that is my finger....
by Robert | Dec 3, 2016 | Destinations, Midwest, Missouri, Museums, Odds & Ends, Regions
We had the opportunity to pass through Branson, Missouri awhile back. We saw lots of interesting places that we plan on going back to someday but we could not resist the Worlds Largest Toy Museum. As of this writing the pricing is down on their website so I will...
by Robert | Nov 7, 2016 | Destinations, Museums, Regions, Southwest, Texas
We found this place as a side trip from our visit to the 1st Monday Trade Days in Canton, TX. This was only about 10-15 minutes from where we were so it was very close. We expected to see a building made of salt. It turned out that there was much more to it than just...