Tag: historic
There is a lot of chatter these days about authenticity and experiential travel; one of the easiest ways to ensure that you have a memorable time in a destination …
We had guests over. After a nice wood-fired pizza dinner at the perfectly-named Fire in the Hole on Main Street in our historic downtown, we spent time at sunset throwing …
Maybe it’s the perpetually half-full glass in my traveling mind, but rather than think, “I can’t believe this little Iowa town can make a go of a high-end hotel,” …
Did you know that we’re in the middle of the “Decade for Trails” (2008 – 2018) in the United States? It’s an initiative that includes the National Park Service, …
It’s possible to find Broadway-level theater productions in places other than on Broadway, but you may be surprised to know that one of those venues is in a town …
“Our talent is our greatest export …. our competition is Chicago in 1949, when so much musical talent left our state to go north …. It’s time for them …
History in a hardware store. The back room of the Huntington, Hopkins and Company Hardware Store in Old Sacramento (California) has an exhibit of decorative hardware like door knobs, …
There was something about this plaque that appealed to me during a visit to the massive Hoover Dam that straddles the Nevada and Arizona borders. I loved the period font; …
(Part of the Austin Rocks series of posts by a local about things to do and see in Austin, Texas) Whenever friends visit the Austin area, they ask me …
While in Oahu on the So Much More Hawaii blogger’s tour sponsored by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA,) we were hosted at the most historic hotels on Waikiki Beach …
