I remember visiting Philadelphia as a young teenager, but don’t remember many specifics. I’ve always wanted to go back, so when the opportunity arose to visit some friends while we were living on the East Coast we jumped at the chance! When We Visited: November 2013 Ages of Kids: 8, 6, 3 Tip: If you…
Visiting Fort McHenry was a wonderful experience of connecting with history. We went with some friends from college and timed our visit for one of the Bicentennial events which celebrated the victory during the war of 1812. Although the war began in 1812, it lasted two years and ended in 1814. The Friends of Fort…
We spent 3 months in the DC area and saw A LOT, but what if you don’t have the luxury of seeing only one thing every day or every week? What should you take your kids to see? What should you skip? Glad you asked. Here’s a list of our favorites (and not so favorites):…
We actually didn’t have our Airstream then! Sad, but true. This was during the house swapping phase of our life. We did visit the Prince William National Forest (and earn a Jr. Ranger Badge) and I’m pretty sure they had camping as well (down by Quantico). Its a bit outside DC but beautiful. Are you guys going to be there for the Cherry Blossom Festival?? If so, I’m jealous!! Okay, jealous that you are going there anyway. I LOVE the area. 🙂 🙂ReplyCancel
As we planned our travel from the east to the west, we realized that we would be passing near Gilbert, Arizona during the LDS Temple Open House. LDS is an acronym for Latter-day Saints, short for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also known as the Mormons. Why LDS? Probably because I’m lazy. LDS…
I’ve been a fan of Tabasco Sauce for quite some time. Until we visited Avery Island in Louisiana, I didn’t realize how much we were underutilizing Tabasco Sauce in our Culinary Exploits. You see, Avery Island is the home of McIlheny (mac-ill-henny), the makers of Tabasco Sauce. They offer factory tours, food, and a country…
I am just filing away all of your trip posts for future use 🙂 I went to see the liberty bell when I was a kid! I do not remember much else about that trip though 🙂
My wife and I visited Philly in 2010, before we had kids because my wife had a conference. I tagged along and while she was doing her conference thing, I got to explore the city. Such a cool place. I liked all the usual places, but a few local things I remember are elphret’s (sp?) way, which is the oldest neighborhood in the US that people are still living in, Franklin fountain is DELICIOUS, and I liked a lot of the artwork and sculptures, the giant clothespin & the area of game pieces. Here is a video I made of it if you want to watch: http://youtu.be/JW-Z19Zuo_0
[…] Independence National Historic Park. I’ve written a longer post on this you can see HERE. We earned our Jr. Ranger Badges, waited in line to see the Liberty Bell, and watched a ranger hand […]