Located along the United States-Canadian border between Dunseith, N.D., and Boissevain, Manitoba, the International Peace Garden is one of North America’s most symbolic and stunning living attractions. With nearly 2,400 acres of indoor and outdoor displays, hiking trails and a … Continue reading →
Arlene Wagner is a little nutty – about nutcrackers, that is. As the co-founder and curator of the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum in Leavenworth, Wash., she shares the world’s largest collections of its kind with over 40,000 visitors annually. “We’ve … Continue reading →
It is one of the most popular destinations in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: A 6,800-acre valley roughly 31 miles from Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Cades Cove is known for its rich … Continue reading →
Dubbed the “Loneliest Road in America” by Life Magazine in 1986, Nevada Highway 50 used to not be for the faint of heart. With supposedly little to see and do across this 500-mile stretch between Carson City and Baker, drivers … Continue reading →
A person doesn’t need the shredding skills of Eric Clapton to enjoy a trip to the Martin Guitar Factory and Museum in Nazareth, Pa. Located on the northern edge of town at 510 Sycamore St., the factory is a place … Continue reading →
Often considered to be the most significant cave of the Midwest due to its mineral formations, Cave of the Mounds near Blue Mounds, Wis., is a privately owned natural wonder that is over a million years in the making. A … Continue reading →
It’s a long way from Hannibal, Mo., and yet, it is the place where Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were brought to life. The Mark Twain House and Museum at 351 Farmington Ave. in Hartford, Conn., is the home where … Continue reading →
Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, it is an iconic and controversial piece of American history that pays tribute to legendary leadership. And while it doesn’t get as much attention as the four heads down the road do, … Continue reading →
Turns out the poor, humble little country boy done himself right good. And most of his fans skip over that first part of his life. They prefer to remember the King of Rock ʼn’ Roll as he was after he … Continue reading →
But for the signature and date William Clark etched on a sandstone pillar in Montana, we would have no physical evidence that Clark and Meriwether Lewis took their iconic exploratory journey. That legendary 28-month expedition (May 14, 1804 to Sept. … Continue reading →
Disneyland did not start in Anaheim, Calif. Nor was Disney World first established in Orlando, Fla. Such unrivaled world-renowned family attractions are the manifestations of myriad plans, measurements and prototypes, themselves the products of initially intangible ideas. And those ideas … Continue reading →
