How towns say hello
Anyone who has spent much time on the back roads or minor highways of America has most likely enjoyed the "welcome to town" messages on billboards at the city limits of small communities. In the 1990s,...
View ArticleVisit to Atomic Testing Museum is a real blast
One of Las Vegas' newest attractions, The Atomic Testing Museum, portrays world history through varied representations of the story of the Nevada Test Site and its programs. The museum features many...
View ArticleCruise the Bayous of South Louisiana
Ranger-guided boat trips will cruise the bayous of south Louisiana again this spring from the Acadian Cultural Center in Lafayette and the Wetlands Acadian Cultural Center in Thibodaux. Both centers...
View ArticleLighthouse chasers enjoy new mystery
Lots of RVers have "must visit" lists. All the national parks. Historic battle fields. Lighthouses.If you're a lighthouse fan, here's a site you shouldn't miss, and now it comes with a mystery. First,...
View ArticleCamp, feel better at Soap Lake, Washington
Soap Lake is in eastern Washington roughly midway between Seattle and Spokane. It's just a short drive off I-90. A city owned RV park is right along the lake, with its waters regionally famous for...
View ArticleTake the River Train near Sacramento, California
Enjoy dinner, brunch or lunch aboard the Sacramento RiverTrain. This new train features a sparkling gold exterior reflecting the area’s Gold Rush heritage and 1,000-feet of blue waves that are a...
View ArticleSoak up at Wyoming's Hot Springs State Park
Located at the edge of Thermopolis, Wyo., Hot Springs State Park was built around the world’s largest single mineral hot spring. Big Spring pours forth millions of gallons of mineral water every 24...
View ArticleVisit Stonehenge with your RV without leaving the USA
In Washington state, on a barren bluff overlooking the Columbia River and Oregon is a full-size replica Stonehenge, a near carbon copy of the more famous Stonehenge in England. It was built by a man...
View ArticleOregon KOA RV park rails in caboose cafe
A condemned, gutted, 1929 Sante Fe railroad caboose will soon find a new life at the Oregon Dunes KOA Kampground in the Pacific Coast community of North Bend, Oregon. After refurbishing, it will become...
View ArticleUnique pet cemetery memorializes old friends
For RVers, traveling pets are more than just companions, they become part of the family. When that sad day arrives when they're no longer with us, what's to do with their last remains? Out in the...
View ArticleSmallest post office makes for fun RV quick stop
America's smallest post office is in a tiny 56-square-foot building in Ochopee, Florida, population 11. Its lone mail carrier drives 132 miles a day to serve 950 residents along the route. There's...
View ArticleDine on a free potato at Idaho Potato Museum
See the world's largest potato chip at the Idaho Potato Museum and learn how the popular veggies played an important role in the life of President Kennedy. And, even better, with a paid admission you...
View ArticleFor sale: Pamela Anderson's Airstream trailer
If you are in the market for a unique, one-of-a-kind travel trailer, then head to Laughlin, Nev., and pay $100,000. You will be the proud owner of the 2001 "Lovestream" trailer once owned by blonde sex...
View ArticleCalifornia's Point Cabrillo Lighthouse
There's just a fascination with lighthouses. Stationed on a wind-swept bluff, overlooking an infinity of open ocean, carrying out their assignment decade after decade. One such "light station" as they...
View Article"Giant Rock" That Nearly Crushed RV a Cosmic Attraction
Said to be perhaps the world's tallest freestanding rock, "Giant Rock" near Landers, California has an interesting history. At over seven stories tall, it is indeed one huge chunk of granite. Over the...
View ArticleNew Virtual Tour of Hearst Castle
What has 56 bedrooms, 61 bathrooms, 19 sitting rooms, 127 acres of gardens, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, a movie theater, an airfield, and the world's largest private zoo?The...
View ArticleLearn Digital Photography in Texas' Biggest State Park
If you said, "Big Bend" as the answer to what is the biggest state park in the big state of Texas, you're right on the money, pardner. And if you're a newbie or consider yourself an "intermediate"...
View ArticleBest California Rest Area for RVers
Most of us would rather not spend the night in a highway rest area--particularly along an interstate highway. The noise, lack of privacy, frequent dirtiness, and all the rest, make rest areas less than...
View ArticleThis May be the Year to RV Yellowstone
If the seeming "dire" predictions of the local visitor bureaus are correct, this might be the year to consider a long-delayed trip to Yellowstone National Park and the surrounding country. According...
View ArticleRVers Can Rent Boats, ATVs, and More at Destination
Henry David Thoreau warned: "Beware of ventures requiring new clothes." As RVers, most of us have the clothes we need at any stop. But imagine arriving at your destination and finding warm weather, and...
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