Badlands National Park has unusual rock formations and canyons with vibrant colors and plenty of hiking trails to explore. There are two areas of trails in the park on the east side. The first area…
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Discovering the Sioux Falls Waterfall
Seeing a waterfall at sunset in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, was part of our first night on our summer trip to the Dakotas and Mount Rushmore. This summer, I am detailing our road trip to…
Driving to the Highest Point in Iowa
Surrounded by cornfields on a windswept hill stands Hawkeye Point, the highest natural point in Iowa at 1,670 feet. This summer, I am detailing our road trip to the Dakotas, which for us includes seeing…
New Salem: Where Lincoln Lived as a Young Man
At New Salem, you can walk in the footsteps of Abraham Lincoln in a reconstructed pioneer village where Lincoln lived and worked as a young man.
Road Trip to Allerton Park Near Champaign
A centaur in the middle of the woods can be found at Allerton Park sculpture garden in Central Illinois and was one of the many treasures we found there. This park has amazing sculptures like…
East Peoria’s Over-The-Top Light Display in 2019
A Star Wars firefight and skiers jumping over your car are just some of the amazing light displays at East Peoria’s Festival of Lights. The Festival of Lights electric park is made up of floats…
Kansas City’s Plaza Lights Up for the 2019 Holidays
I spent some of my childhood in the Kansas City area and what I enjoyed the most when I was young was seeing the Plaza lights. It is a 90 year old tradition that spans…
Superman Sighting and Meeting A Celebrity Chef
Meeting a celebrity chef, catching “throwed rolls” and seeing Superman are some of what we did in Paducah!
15 Things to Do Around Paducah
Drive through a herd of buffalo, take a ferry ride across the Ohio River to a huge cave in a rock or see a long chain once used to stop Union boats going down the Mississippi during the Civil War are some of the many activities you can do in the Paducah area.
See Superman’s Hometown
Metropolis In Metropolis Illinois, Superman is real. In 1972 DC Comics declared the town “Home of Superman.” Here you can see the Super Museum, stand in front of a larger than life statue of Superman…
