There’s a SPAM museum? That’s usually the first question I get when mentioning our visit there (Big Trip 15!) And yes, it’s true. There’s a SPAM museum. They even give out SPAMples! ☺️ Regardless about how you feel about SPAM itself (in my experience, you either love it or hate it – and I definitely…
The wide open spaces of North Dakota are the perfect place for an Enchanted Highway full of larger-than-life metal sculptures. What is the Enchanted Highway? The Enchanted Highway is a 35-mile stretch of road in western North Dakota where you can see the world’s largest scrap metal sculptures. The northern end of the Enchanted Highway,…
Now that we are empty nesters, our annual Big Trip is a thing of the past. But I still love to road trip and see new things so I’m planning to continue my road trips but in a different way. Think Mini Trips instead! Last month my husband and I spent a weekend at the…
Before I started writing here I had already gone on twelve Big Trips! Over time I will be adding the daily overviews of past trips, and today I’m giving you Big Trip 12. We’ve been to so many great places that I hope to inspire your future itineraries with our report. At the end of…
You’re probably wondering what a rotary jail is… Well, it’s pretty much exactly what it sounds like. It’s a jail that rotates around a central core with wedge-shaped jail cells. The selling point of this design, patented in 1881 by William H. Brown, is that only one cell at a time could be accessed through…
I’m pretty sure it’s required that you visit the World’s Largest Potato and the Idaho Potato Museum when you go to Idaho. The Idaho Potato Museum is located inside an old railroad depot in Blackfoot, Idaho, and right out front, just begging for a photo, is the World’s Largest Potato. Inside the museum, you will…
On a recent road trip to Grandma’s house, I discovered a fun little Wizard of Oz-themed park. I drive within 5 miles of this park on almost every trip to Grandma’s AND I’m always looking for fun stops along the way so I’m not sure how I missed it before. Let’s visit the Wizard of…
Mmm… Big Macs! We all know the jingle, right? “Two All Beef Patties, Special Sauce, Lettuce, Cheese, Pickles, Onions on a Sesame Seed Bun” Just for fun, here’s a Big Mac commercial from 1974 I love Big Macs and was super excited to learn that there is a World’s Largest Big Mac statue – AND…
Is the resort from Dirty Dancing still open? Well, sort of. Kellerman’s Mountain House in the Catskills? It’s actually Mountain Lake Lodge in Pembroke, Virginia. This mountain resort is still open for business and hosts special Dirty Dancing-themed weekends several times each year. You can walk in the footsteps of Johnny and Baby and even…
Day 1 Big Trip 15 has begun and we kicked it off with a marathon day… almost 13 hours on the road! (Our daily videos are back… one-two second clips to make a full day’s journey in less than 60 seconds!) Coffee Pot building Built in 1927, the Coffee Pot in Bedford, PA is an…
In the Mojave Desert, in a small town called Boron, you will find the Twenty Mule Team Museum. It’s not much to look at by big city standards but when you look a little closer you will see the love and dedication of a community that has preserved a bit of history and the way…
First, some background… Who was Billy the Kid? Billy the Kid covered a lot of ground in his short 21 years of life. You can find traces of the outlaw and gunfighter all across the country. The man we know as Billy the Kid was born Henry McCarty in New York City in 1859 and…