We love exploring the National Parks and all of the other amazing places in the National Park System. There are hundreds of National Monuments and sites to enjoy. We share details about all of the ones we have visited to make your visit a little easier.
We love birding. Whenever we take a roadtrip, we make it a point to look at a map to see if there any National Wildlife Refuges in the area available to visit. On a trip to Great Sand Dunes National Park, we noted two of them: Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, and…
A tour of Pearl Harbor National Memorial on Oahu is a must-do stop when you visit the island. However, if you haven't done the research, it can be quite daunting to know what to see and how to be prepared for your visit. We learned a few things that will help…
The Harry S Truman National Historic Site is the Truman home located in Independence, Missouri. There are two locations for this national site: the house and a Visitor Center. You will want to visit both. It is free to visit the museum and to tour the home. Stop by the Harry…
Muir Woods National Monument, located just north of San Francisco, is a little slice of peace in a very busy part of the world. After the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, world leaders were brought to this grove of trees to work out a peace accord. This was because no…
Kanab is full of adventure. Every time we visit we find so many fun things to do in the area. We often get asked what to do in Kanab that doesn't require a 4x4 vehicle. Since we don't own one, we decided to gather all of the places we love to…
We loved Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, but it does come with two warnings. First, this area is so close to the border with Mexico, that park literature (and rangers) remind you not to approach or pick up strangers and to keep your valuables locked up. Second, this national monument is…