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Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 22:51:52 +0000

I'm always on the lookout for free or inexpensive places to visit while traveling, so I was delighted to find Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts.

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Longfellow's Wayside Inn in Sudbury, Massachusetts

Rock City, Kansas

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 22:27:47 +0000

You should definitely stop and see Rock City if you're traveling in central Kansas near Minneapolis, the boyhood town of George Washington Carver. Rock City is one of only three National Natural Landmarks in Kansas. It features roughly 200 huge sandstone rock formations called concretions--masses of sandstone cemented together millions of years ago by calcium [...]

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Rock City, Kansas

Niobrara State Park, Nebraska

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:51:26 +0000

While traveling in our RV along the Missouri River in northeastern Nebraska, we took the advice of a friend and camped at Niobrara State Park, near where Lewis and Clark made camp during their epic trek. Our friend was right--this is truly a lovely place. Situated among rolling hills at the confluence of the Missouri [...]

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Niobrara State Park, Nebraska

Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 21:01:58 +0000

The Wheeler Geological Area is a hidden natural wonder in Colorado's Rio Grande National Forest. It's filled with fantastical formations carved by wind and water out of thick ash deposited millions of years ago by a volcanic eruption. Named after Captain George Wheeler, an early explorer and surveyor, these badlands are something to behold. The [...]

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Rio Grande National Forest, Colorado

Apache Trail, Arizona

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:09:54 +0000

The next time you're in Phoenix, Arizona, consider a day trip through history along the Apache Trail, also known as State Highway 88. The trail used to be a raiding route for the Apache Indians as well as a stagecoach and freight wagon route between Mesa and Globe. Now it's a narrow, windy road--some of [...]

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Apache Trail, Arizona

Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum, Pennsylvania

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:09:53 +0000

As we drove through southeastern Pennsylvania on our way to Gettysburg National Military Park, a 10-foot-tall white elephant and a sign that read "Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum" attracted our attention. We quickly agreed it was time for an unscheduled stop! After a "greeting" from the white pachyderm, "Miss Ellie Phunt", we went inside and were [...]

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Mr. Ed's Elephant Museum, Pennsylvania

Bayou Cabins Bed and Breakfast, Lousiana

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:46:14 +0000

If you like rustic charm, good food and Cajun music, I suggest you travel to Breaux Bridge, Louisiana and stay at the Bayou Cabins Bed & Breakfast. The eight cabins offer the atmosphere of an old Cajun setting. Upon arrival, each guest receives a Cajun lagniappe, or welcoming gift, consisting of delicious homemade snacks. We [...]

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Bayou Cabins Bed and Breakfast, Lousiana

Visiting Abilene, Kansas

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:05:09 +0000

Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said he was most proud of the fact that Abilene, Kansas was his hometown. After paying it a visit, I see exactly where he was coming from. There seems to be no end to the attractions in this small town of 6,800 or so folks. And the center of it all is five-building Eisenhower Center. The complex is a marvelous place to immerse yourself in the life of this American hero (call 1-785/263-4751 or visit www.dwightdeisenhower.com ).

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Visiting Abilene, Kansas

Rome, Georgia

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 18:35:34 +0000

All roads do not lead to Rome, Georgia. But they should! My husband, Allen, and I knew this friendly community is considered one of the South's best small towns. And after visiting, we agree wholeheartedly. We were amazed at the variety of things to see and do--historic attractions, cultural events and recreational activities galore. But [...]

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Rome, Georgia

NYC Discovery Tour Schedule

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:49:03 +0000

Going away weekends for summer? TRY THE NEW pre-dinner, pre-theatre TWILIGHT TOUR THURSDAYS for the summer. Tours this summer include the Waterfalls, the 125th Birthday of the Brooklyn Bridge, and a series of tasting and tavern tours. If you wish TO RESERVE FOR A PUBLIC TOUR OR ARRANGE A PRIVATE TOUR, PLEASE DO SO BY [...]

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NYC Discovery Tour Schedule

Millers Mills, New York

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:37:19 +0000

Carve out time to enjoy an old-fashioned ice harvest in rural New York. In Millers Mills, a farming hamlet in central New York, townsfolk honor a long-standing tradition every February--an Ice Harvest that looks like something out of a Currier and Ives print. Millers Mills residents established this much-anticipated social event around 1875, back when [...]

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Millers Mills, New York

Bar J Chuckwagon Supper and Western Show, Wyoming

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:42:38 +0000

Against a backdrop of the stunning Teton Mountains near Jackson, Wyoming, our family enjoyed a wonderful evening filled with great food and wholesome, top-notch entertainment at the Bar J Chuckwagon Supper and Western Show. The rib-stickin' meal was first-rate. For $16 to $24, you get either barbecued beef, chicken, pork ribs or a big rib [...]

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Bar J Chuckwagon Supper and Western Show, Wyoming

Golden Spike National Historical Site, Utah

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 16:38:57 +0000

If you're passionate about trains and history, there's one place you absolutely must see: The Golden Spike National Historic Site at Promontory Summit, Utah, near the north end of the Great Salt Lake. This site is where the eastbound Central Pacific and westbound Union Pacific Railroads met on May 10, 1869, completing America's first transcontinental [...]

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Golden Spike National Historical Site, Utah

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:22:38 +0000

IF YOU'RE EVER near Valdez in southeastern Alaska, we highly recommend a side trip through vast Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve to the remote Alaska ghost town of Kennicott and its abandoned copper mine. We were fascinated to learn that copper was mined here until 1938, especially considering the hardships of its mountain location. [...]

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Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Michigan's Steamship SS Keewatin

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:01:22 +0000

The SS Keewatin, the last of the elegant Great Lakes passenger steamships, is now a floating museum docked in Douglas, Michigan, just across the Kalamazoo River from Saugatuck (see page 62 for more about Saugatuck).

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Michigan's Steamship SS Keewatin

Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 15:23:31 +0000

Nearly 50 miles or so southeast of Phoenix, Arizona stands Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, built by the mysterious Hohokam civilization in the early 1300s. Archaeologists suggest that the "Great House" was an observatory of sorts, noting that the small round window on the west wall aligns perfectly with the setting sun on the annual [...]

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Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Arizona

Providence Canyon, Georgia

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:16:32 +0000

When good friend Betty M. and I first laid eyes on the brilliant reds, golds, pinks and purples of Providence Canyon outside Lumpkin, we were amazed so few people know about it. Even more astonishing, we learned that rainwater and poor farming practices of the 1800s carved these massive gullies, up to 150 feet deep, [...]

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Providence Canyon, Georgia

Johnstown Flood Museum, Pennsylvania

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:56:58 +0000

The Johnstown Flood Museum brings to life one of the worst man-made disasters in U.S. history--the tragic flood that devastated this industrial town on May 31, 1889. After the South Fork Dam 14 miles north of town failed during an intense rainstorm, a 35-foot-high wall of water killed over 2,200 of the area's 30,000 residents, [...]

Boehms Candy Kitchen in Issaquah, Washington

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:16:00 +0000

We have a suggestion if you visit our hometown of Issaquah, Washington. Take your sweet time and visit Boehms Candy Kitchen, a chocolate shop and art museum rolled into one. Above the store is the Edelweiss Chalet, a residence that founder Julius Boehms built in 1956 to house his astonishing collection of art objects and [...]

Warhawk Air Museum, Idaho

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 12:43:45 +0000

At the Warhawk Air Museum in Nampa, Idaho, I got a fascinating look at flight, from World War I through future space-age research. It's housed in a 20,000-square-foot building located, appropriately enough, right next to the airport. Under the watchful eyes of two magnificent Curtiss P-40s used by World War II's Flying Tigers, I browsed [...]

House on the Rock, Wisconsin

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:54:14 +0000

While traveling through southwest Wisconsin, we were intrigued by signs promoting the House on the Rock, near Spring Green. When we realized we'd pass near it, we decided to make an unscheduled stop. And I have to tell you, we were totally unprepared for what we saw during the next 3 or 4 hours. The [...]

Cathedral Gorge State Park, Nevada

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 11:36:59 +0000

Cathedral Gorge State Park in southeastern Nevada is as fascinating as its name implies. This canyon with buff-colored clay walls has eroded into a fantastic maze of fluted spires and domes. Two of the park's areas--Cathedral Caves and Canyon Caves--are especially fun to explore. Most of the caves are actually narrow slots that twist and [...]

Fort Clatsop, Oregon

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 10:39:50 +0000

To mark the bicentennial of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark's famed journey west, my husband, Larry, and I visited Fort Clatsop outside Astoria, Oregon to see where the Corps of Discovery spent the winter of 1805-'06. Fort Clatsop is part of the new Lewis and Clark National Historic Park, spread out over a dozen sites [...]

Railroad Heritage at Altoona, Pennsylvania

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 09:34:20 +0000

As the wife of a third-generation railroad worker, I love trains. And believe me, there's no better place to enjoy railroad history than Altoona, a city in south-central Pennsylvania with a rich railroad heritage. My husband, Skip, and I live just a few miles from Altoona. Around here, Altoona is known as "Railroad City" because [...]

Crab Cooker Restaurant in Newport Beach, California

USA Travel Enthusiasts — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:49:27 +0000

The Crab Cooker lures seafood lovers by the southern California seashore. Boatloads of restaurants serve tasty seafood in southern California. But the Crab Cooker, located just about a block from the famous Newport Beach pier, hooked my family long ago! Avid fishermen and chef Bob Roubian began the casual eatery in 1951. As the name [...]