Are you ready to celebrate? It’s been over 10 years since this post was originally published back when the National Park Service was celebrating 100 years! Since that time, new parks have been added, like scenic New River Gorge National Park & Preserve, and we have checked off a few more parks from our bucket…
Southern California always surprises me with something new to discover each time I visit. Most recently, I learned about other California wine regions besides Napa and Sonoma, with the Temecula Valley home to 40+ wineries. With travel time from the San Diego airport just over an hour, and a similar drive from other cities and…
Imagine being surrounded by hundreds of massive hot air balloons of all shapes and colors, waiting with anticipation for the balloons to take off into the morning sky. It’s no surprise that the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta in New Mexico is a bucket list item for many, myself included, and I can now say…
Visiting Glacier National Park has been on my national park bucket list for as long as I can remember. It was exciting to finally get to the park on our latest family vacation. The location, tucked away in the northwest corner of Montana, provided the opportunity to combine the trip with a visit to…
If you have visited Washington, DC during the spring, you know that the city comes alive as colorful blooms are front and center. But in addition to the iconic blooms, the city is home to gardens worth a peek all year. These garden spaces provide visitors and locals alike a chance to step into nature…
(Updated January, 2026) Just a few short hours from Miami is a place where palm trees sway in the breeze, restaurants and tiki bars pop up along the blue-green water, and colorful signs greet you at many of the local shops. It’s the Florida Keys, a chain of islands connected from Key Largo to Key…
When I started researching for our 10-day Alaska trip, I realized there were many fun things to do with 3 days in Seward, Alaska. It is home to spectacular Kenai Fjords National Park, glaciers, and abundant marine life. Seward is about two and a half hours from Anchorage by car, but you would want to…
Travel just under three hours by car from the Washington DC area to find the quaint beach town of Lewes, Delaware. It’s often overshadowed by nearby Rehoboth Beach but don’t be mistaken, Lewes has a surprising number of fun things to do packed in its small footprint. It’s known as “The First Town in the…
Washington, DC is a city that truly has something for visitors of all ages. There’s the impressive Smithsonian Institution, which includes more than a dozen free museums and galleries in the DC area, along with the National Zoo. Add to that all the history that comes alive at the memorials and monuments along the…