Toronto’s Hockey Hall of Fame was our first stop in Canada’s largest city, and my hockey-playing son was really looking forward to it! (If you’re planning a road trip from the Midwest to Canada, you…
Browsing Category Seeing America
Take A Hike at the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania
A short walk at Leonard Harrison State Park will lead you to the rim of the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, which is 800 feet deep. You can also hike down into the Pine Creek Gorge…
Visiting Fort Ligonier and Allegheny Portage Railroad Site
See the French and Indian War era Fort Ligonier and visit the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site and learn about the first railroad to cross the Allegheny Mountains. On a trip to visit family…
Road Trip: Natchitoches, Memphis, and Texarkana
See the oldest town in Louisiana, Natchitoches, visit the largest pyramid in the U.S. in Memphis, and stand in two states in Texarkana on a road trip south to New Orleans from St. Louis. On…
Los Angeles: A Day at Santa Monica Pier
Santa Monica is where we swam in the ocean, checked out sea life at an aquarium, and rode the rides at Santa Monica Pier! (We did a summer trip to Las Vegas and then drove…
See Griffith Park and Hollywood in Los Angeles
Pony rides and Los Angeles views at Griffith Park and then seeing the Hollywood Walk of Fame were part of our first day in Los Angeles. (Our family spent three days in the Los Angeles…
Explore LA: La Brea Tar Pits and Downtown
See the fossils of a saber-tooth tiger and the huge tusks of a wooly mammoth at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. We also went to downtown Los Angles to view the skyline…
Hoover Dam Experience
Staying the night near Hoover Dam allowed us to experience this dam without the crowds and explore the train tunnels used to help build it. (This is one of our stops on our summer trip…
Doing Las Vegas With the Kid
See a clash of swords, watching a circus show, or visiting an old west fort can all be a part of a trip to Las Vegas. In Las Vegas, we explored The Strip which includes…
Checking Out Fort Vancouver and Portland
Portland area sites include a pioneer Fort Vancouver, shopping at a huge bookstore, and stopping at an area ravaged by a volcano. Our family made a trip to the Pacific Northwest seeing Seattle, Portland, North…
