After spending a week in Hot Springs, AR, we headed northwest to stay in the Bentonville area for a week. Bentonville is the home of Walmart and even has a Walmart Museum, but there's a lot more to northwest Arkansas than that and we enjoyed our time there much more than we'd … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Bentonville, AR: Here’s What We Did
Quirky Things To Do
World’s Shortest St Patrick’s Day Parade In Hot Springs, AR
98 feet. That's how long (well, how short) the World's Shortest St Patrick's Day Parade is. It takes place each year in Hot Springs, AR, so Shae, Truffles and I made sure we were in Arkansas in time for that. On the first year of our road trip we'd visited Enterprise, AL … [Read more...] about World’s Shortest St Patrick’s Day Parade In Hot Springs, AR
A Historic Day Out In Dover, DE
We've talked about serendipity before on the road trip - how it's created some great memories - and my day out in Dover, DE was no different. I left Lewes with a plan - go to Dover to see the Capitol building, the old State House and then move on to Wilmington to visit the … [Read more...] about A Historic Day Out In Dover, DE
A Day In Hershey, PA At Hershey Chocolate World – Hit or Miss?
Did you know that the only place that exists as "Hershey, PA" is the post office in that town!? The rest is the Derry Township in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Overview Wait, what!? I know - my mind was blown too! This is just one of the cool facts you learn on the Trolley Tour … [Read more...] about A Day In Hershey, PA At Hershey Chocolate World – Hit or Miss?
Riding The Duquesne Incline In Pittsburgh, PA
The Duquesne Incline in Pittsburgh, PA was the third time we've taken a ride on a funicular on our 50 state road trip and it still doesn't get old. Our first experience riding a funicular was back in 2019 when we rode the Mountain Incline Railway in Chattanooga, TN. We then … [Read more...] about Riding The Duquesne Incline In Pittsburgh, PA
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Iowa
Shae, Truffles and I spent a month in Iowa in recent months. We spent a couple of weeks there in late June/early July, then returned for another couple of weeks later in July having headed back to Nebraska in between to visit Omaha for a week I enjoyed Iowa far more than I … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Iowa
Fenelon Place Elevator: The World’s Shortest & Steepest Funicular
At the end of our month in Iowa we decided to spend a couple of days in Dubuque so that we'd have time to ride the Fenelon Place Elevator there. The Fenelon Place Elevator is a funicular, but it's not just any old funicular. At only 296 feet long and with a 41° angle, it … [Read more...] about Fenelon Place Elevator: The World’s Shortest & Steepest Funicular
Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Nebraska
Shae, Truffles and I spent a month in Nebraska in recent months. We spent a few weeks there in June, then returned for another week in July to visit Omaha because the week we'd originally planned to visit was when NCAA baseball was in town and so hotels were either fully booked … [Read more...] about Here’s Our Best & Worst Things From Nebraska
Matchstick Marvels Truly Is A Marvel
Iowa is full of quirky roadside attractions, but the most impressive one we visited was Matchstick Marvels in Gladbrook. To be honest, I wasn't expecting much of it. I'd seen online that Matchstick Marvels features sculptures created by Patrick Acton using matchsticks, so I … [Read more...] about Matchstick Marvels Truly Is A Marvel
1 Week In Iowa City – Here’s What We Did
After spending a week in Des Moines, IA, Shae and I moved on to another city in Iowa for a week - Iowa City itself. Iowa City seemed to primarily be a college town and didn't have as many attractions as some other places. However, it was within a short driving distance of … [Read more...] about 1 Week In Iowa City – Here’s What We Did