Parks/Nature

America’s beauty is displayed at its best in our national parks. From mountains, rivers, deserts, forests, caves and the Grand Canyon, the U.S. National Parks are visited by millions of…

This was originally the beginning of a series of posts I’m affectionately calling, “The really cool places around the world that my dad and his wife have visited.” I’m now…

Following the president’s announcement yesterday that state governors get to decide what happens to states in terms of reopening, a Florida mayor has announced that beaches and parks in his…

Some little girls and not-so-little girls (and occasionally not-so-little boys, too!) would LOVE to be a real-life mermaid (or merman). Well, grown-up merfolk wannabes, you CAN, because historic Weeki Wachee…

Many people seem to enjoy the excitement in going into places where they’re generally or usually not allowed to go. They may be abandoned sites, like Discovery Island and River…

Tourism has exploded in the past two decades. Places that used to be relatively comfortable to visit are now chock full of people just like you, traveling thousands of miles…

Believe it or not, the New York Aquarium is the oldest continuing operating aquarium in the United States. It opened in 1896 and was located at Castle Clinton in Battery…

Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like,…

Not long ago, I wrote a post about how different countries were looking at different ways to make their carbon footprint smaller. Most have proposed imposing some sort of tax…

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