We are the biggest fans of the National Parks. We try to visit as many as we can whenever we travel anywhere. There are so many cool things to see inside these parks. So many beautiful places and so much to learn!
Our boys have over 100 different junior ranger badges from National Parks, and other National Sites throughout Utah and the United States.
We also know that visiting a National Park requires some good information and planning, so we share all the details from our visit on these posts. We give tips and tricks, and all the things you need to know.
There are also specific posts about some of our favorite hikes in the national sites. This is to help you choose which trails are going to work for your family.
Escalante Natural Bridge is an amazing hike near Escalante, Utah. We really enjoyed the adventurous nature of this hike because it requires five shallow river crossings. The hike is perfectly flat (except climbing river banks!) and runs for just over three miles out and back. Hike Info Rating: EasyDistance: 3.5 milesElevation…
There are a couple of ways to tour the US Capitol Building. You can do a standby tour where you walk in with a large group, stand in line, and get led through the building. You can also contact your Senator or Representative and ask for a tour. Though this must…
Request a Tour Let us begin this post by letting you know that you will have to contact your member of Congress or Senate to get a tour of the White House. This must be done several weeks in advance, and tours are limited, so visit your Representative's website to find…
If you go to Washington, DC, you must visit Arlington National Cemetery. There are some amazing things to see. It is also a very touching, almost spiritual, experience that even our young boys could feel. Tour First of all, you have some options as to how to explore Arlington. Most people…
The National Archives Museum is located on the National Mall in Washington, DC. No trip to DC is complete without a visit to the National Archives because it houses some of the most famous documents in American history. First, expect to go through security. In fact, expect to go through security…
The west end of the National Mall in Washington D.C. is full of iconic monuments and memorials that most people have only seen on the back of their money. We explored many of these monuments in one walk with our young children. We enjoyed this walk in the evening when the…