A Great Walk In The Gorge- Some friends invited us on a quick local Road Trip to Devil’s Hole State Park in Niagara Falls NY, so we stopped at the grocery store for some subs and chips and headed off down the 190, to the Robert Moses Expressway and exited at the Devil’s Hole exit. … Read More
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Hotel Ignacio- St. Louis, Missouri
This boutique hotel in St. Louis, MO is in midtown St. Louis and is located near St. Louis University. According to their website: “Hotel Ignacio offers 49 well-appointed guest rooms and two suites. Designed by the award-winning Lawrence Group, the smoke-free hotel features distinctive, unique room themes — Fine Art, Performing Arts, Architecture, and Music — that … Read More
Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort- Carlsbad, California
Carlsbad Beach Road Trip About as far away from Buffalo, NY as you can get and still be in the lower 48 states, is Carlsbad, California. One of the many great beach resorts in the area is the Carlsbad Inn Beach Resort. We enjoyed our stay here very much. The check in staff was VERY … Read More
Paul Jr. Designs, American Choppers – Newburg, NY
After stopping over to Orange County Choppers for a visit we decided to head over to PJD to see if we could get a look at Paul Jr Designs shop. We got there just as they were leaving for the day. We waited outside the gate and shot a little video as they left.
Cadillac Ranch, Amarillo Texas
We decided to try to add the “Cadillac Ranch” to our list of road trip stops for this summers trip. Cadillac Ranch is an outdoor art attraction that was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, all part of the art group Ant Farm. They buried 10 Cadillacs in the ground nose first. … Read More
Old Trail Town- Cody, WY
An awesome collection of historic cabins and buildings from the 1880’s to 1900. The buildings are in very good shape and really take you back to the days of the wild west. There are more than 25 buildings at Old Trail Town. There is Curly ‘s cabin – Curly was a Crow Indian and a … Read More
Buffalo Bill Historical Center- Cody, Wyoming
The Buffalo Bill Historical Center is the oldest museum in the West, founded in 1917. It is a group of museums all located in one historical center. The center features: Plains Indians Museum- This museum features a wide variety of Native American history from the Lakota, Crow, Arapaho, Shoshone, and Cheyenne tribes. The museum … Read More
Meteor Crater- Winslow, AZ
The Meteor Crater in Winslow, AZ is the best preserved meteor crater in the world. It is said to be 50,000 years old, 4100 ft across and 570 ft deep. Their website says “300-400 million tons of rock were displaced by the impact”. They have a visitor center with an 80 seat theater, a Subway … Read More
Drive A Tank- Kasota, Minnesota
We just recently found out about DriveATank.com. We called them immediately to make reservations! This was one of the coolest parts of our road trip out West. Located in Kasota, Minnesota, Drive A Tank offers a few different packages depending on how much you want to do. You can drive a tank, crush cars, or … Read More
Mansfield Woods, Mansfield, MO
Mansfield Woods vacation cottages are located in Mansfield Missouri, in the beautiful rolling green Ozark Mountains. They offer 5 cottages set up on a hill in a very woody setting. The cottages are about 1/4 mile off the highway. Far enough off the main road that they can’t be seen by passing cars, but they are … Read More