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- Guide to Cape Town, South Africa April 3, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Hermanus to Cape Town March 28, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Mossel Bay to Cape Agulhas March 27, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Knysna to Wilderness March 26, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Nature’s Valley to Plettenberg Bay March 25, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route, South Africa: Storms River Mouth March 24, 2020
- Guide to the Gardens Route Road Trip, South Africa March 23, 2020
- Guide to Addo Elephant National Park Safari, South Africa March 19, 2020
- Guide to the Panorama Route, South Africa December 3, 2019
- Guide to Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa November 20, 2019
- 4 Places to Play Pinball in San Diego July 25, 2019
- 6 Incredible Mountain Hikes Under 1 Hour From San Diego July 21, 2019
- Guide to Cabrillo National Monument, San Deigo July 17, 2019
- Find Four Pedestrian Bridges Hidden In San Diego June 30, 2019
- Barrio Logan, San Diego: Chicano Park & Las Cuatro Milpas June 26, 2019
- Binge on the Best Burritos in San Diego June 24, 2019
- Take a Taco Tour in San Diego June 19, 2019
- Tour the Kombucha Breweries of San Diego June 16, 2019
- Tour the San Diego Farmers Markets June 12, 2019
- San Diego’s 5 Peak Challenge Mission Trails Regional Park June 9, 2019
- Number One Attraction in San Diego, CA: Balboa Park June 5, 2019
- Your Guide to Exploring San Diego, California June 2, 2019
- Experience Meow Wolf in Santa Fe, New Mexico May 29, 2019
- Walk the Haiku Path at Santa Fe Community College May 26, 2019
- Drink the Elixir at Kakawa Chocolate House in Santa Fe, NM May 22, 2019
- Hike the Tree Spring Trail in Sandia Mountains, NM May 18, 2019
- Tinkertown Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 15, 2019
- World’s Largest Rattlesnake in Albuquerque, New Mexico May 12, 2019
- Museums of University of New Mexico in Albuquerque May 5, 2019
- Exploring Petroglyph National Monument Albuquerque, NM May 1, 2019
Category Archives: America
Guide to Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas
Indigenous peoples of Arkansas, the Quapaw, Caddo, Choctaw, and Cherokee, referred to this place as Valley of the Vapors. In 1818 the Quapaw ceded the land and Hot Springs, Arkansas has been known for many reasons to European settlers. It … Continue reading
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Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Mobile, Alabama
From maritime forest, to wetlands, and finally the sugary beach on the Gulf of Mexico, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge in Mobile gives hikers a peek into what natural Alabama once looked like. The refuge is one of the last … Continue reading
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Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery, Alabama
Literary folk will rejoice in the fact that one of the four houses that F. Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda Sayre lived in survived. The Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery, Alabama is a preserved Jazz Age home, … Continue reading
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Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama
There are over 4,000 works of art in the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts focusing primarily on American artists from the eighteenth century to the contemporary period. It is the oldest fine arts museum in Alabama with a great wealth … Continue reading
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First White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery, Alabama
Jefferson Davis was a senator of the United States who established the Smithsonian Institution, instituted the civil service system, and was involved in the construction of the Panama Canal. He was also the President of the Confederate States of America, … Continue reading
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Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery
Alabama has had five capitals during its history as a state, but since 1846 it has been in Montgomery. The Alabama State Capitol is built in a Greek revival style and was completed in 1851. A few years later as … Continue reading
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Visit the Natural Bridge of Alabama
The longest natural bridge east of the Rockies is located in northwest Alabama, just outside of Bankhead National Forest. The Natural Bridge of Alabama is privately owned; to visit there is a small admission fee ($3.50 in 2018) which is … Continue reading
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Caney Creek Falls in Bankhead National Forest, Alabama
One of Alabama’s four National Forests, Bankhead National Forest, is known as the land of a thousand waterfalls. It is located in northwestern Alabama a bit off the beaten path, under an hour and a half from Birmingham and Huntsville, … Continue reading
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Hike the Tinglewood Trail in Orr Park, Alabama
In between Birmingham and Montgomery is a magical trail with trees who took shape in the most peculiar way. Find your way to Orr Park and you will see the Tinglewood Trail is something out of a storybook. A stroll … Continue reading
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Peanut Depot in Birmingham, Alabama
Peanuts are the iconic snack of the south, so while traveling around Birmingham you should have a sack! You can find them raw, boiled, or roasted at the Peanut Depot [3009 Messer Airport Highway Birmingham, AL 35203] and whichever way … Continue reading
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