Tulum Mayan Ruins (Mexico)
Tulum is a popular day trip for those who go to Cozumel, Mexico. If you are going from the cruise...
Kohunlich Mayan ruins (Mexico)
A popular trip at the cruise port of Costa Maya is visiting the Kohunlich ruins. The name Kohunlich comes from the...
Chicago area peeps: A corn maze with a bar and ax-throwing? Count me in.
Around Halloween, there is a corn maze in Chicago. And this is actually in the city of Chicago, not one...
Wisconsin’s Devil’s Lake State Park – beautiful, steep hikes and glorious views
Devil’s Lake State Park is in central Wisconsin north of Madison. It is the largest state park in Wisconsin. It...
Disney Springs and LEGO
Disney Springs is a shopping, restaurant, entertainment area in Orlando near the major Disney Parks. The main attraction for many...
Winter home of the Manatees – Florida
Blue Spring State Park in Florida is the winter home for the manatee, because a hot spring feeds the stream....
ChicagoHenge, Manhattan Henge, etc
In many modern cities, the streets are lined up in a grid pattern (some are specifically N-S and E-W, and...
La Brea Tar pits: stinky paleontological research (California)
It’s odd to find an active paleontological research site in an urban area such as Los Angeles, but that’s what...
Dr Seuss’s trees in the desert (California)
Joshua trees are funky dancing trees from Dr Seuss’s imagination brought to life in a desert. The backdrop of the...
Stories told by cemeteries
When I travel, I often find myself attracted to old graveyards and cemeteries. I didn’t even realize that those two...
