See a giant apple, drive by a Thousand Islands, tour the War of 1812 Fort Wellington, and check out the Olympic Park Biodome in Montreal! After stopping in Toronto, we headed to Canada’s second city, Montreal, and checked out more amazing places along the way. (If you’re planning a road trip from the Midwest to Canada, you can visit Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward…
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 can visit Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia all in one drive. So here was our amazing Canadian adventure!) HOCKEY HALL OF FAME The Hockey Hall…
Milk a cow, see a live dog show, and play in a hay loft at Purina Farms near Pacific, Mo., and just off Interstate 44. Visitor Center The first place to go is the Visitor Center, where you can ask about show times and activities that day. Near the entrance is a chinchilla. To the right is the interactive Better With Pets exhibit. You can…
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 on the Turkey Path Trail to see waterfalls, but this is a steep hike through rugged terrain. We stayed the night in the nearby tourist town of Wellsboro, Penn. Formation…
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 in the New York City area, we stopped at these two historic sites. Our first stop was Fort Ligonier which shows what life was like in 1758 when it was…
Hike to three different waterfalls and gaze across the Grand Canyon of the East at Letchworth State Park about 40 minutes south of Rochester, N.Y. The Genesee River roars through the gorge creating these waterfalls between cliffs as high as 600 feet in some places surrounded by lush forests. If you are visiting Niagara Falls and want to see a more rural alls Letchworth State…
Take a scenic boat road to see the Wisconsin Dells and brave the tidal wave at Mount Olympus Water and Theme Park. These were the top activities we did when we visited the Wisconsin Dells in the summer. ON THE WAY: Fenelon Place Elevator Driving up we stopped in Dubuque, Iowa to ride the world’s shortest and steepest railroad. Fenelon Place Elevator is a funicular…
You can travel back to the 1750s by visiting French Fort De Chartres, located an hour south of St. Louis and southeast of Waterloo, Illinois.
Discover endless adventure and mystery at the new interactive attraction, Adventures of Intrigue, located in St. Louis. It is more than an Escape House experience with 15 different themed areas. Built from a life-long collection of holiday-themed displays and imagination. Themes include the following: Our Adventure We took our son there and went on an adventure that he really enjoyed. He had to use clues…
Tour the world’s largest cave with 426 miles of passageways and marvel at the Frozen Niagara at Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky.
