Valley Death Valley National Park: One of North America’s most arid and intensely hot deserts, the landscape is a breathtaking vista of rock formations and salt flats that appear alien. Nevertheless, at times, under just the right circumstances, the stark desert comes to life with one of the rarest and most spectacular of the United…
How to Navigate the Washington DC Metro as a Tourist. Getting on public transit in an unfamiliar city is a bit like attempting to learn a secret handshake . You’ll see seasoned travelers whiz through fare gates without missing a step , while you’ll be on the ground , frantically counting coins or trying to…
Best Hidden Gem Swimming Holes in Texas State Parks. Texas summers are brutal. When the temperature hits the triple digits and you feel like you’re melting the concrete and living in an oven city , all you want to do is be in water . Not the sterile, chlorinated water of a municipal pool packed…
Have you ever thought about what it would be like to venture to a secret place hidden inside a mountain? Well, what if I told you that you could actually go 1,120 feet under ground to see a 145 foot high waterfall crashing and thundering down a beautiful cascade that’s lit up in brilliant colors,…
Art Best Budget Friendly Art Deco Architecture Tours in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Has it ever seemed to you as though you had stumbled into a city that had transformed itself into a real-life museum, yet without the price tag to get in? Tulsa, Oklahoma, just has this feel about it. When I first drove around the…
Road You’re somewhere over 11,000 feet up, the air is sharp and thin, and the final tendrils of fog have burned off enough for you to see ridgelines that look like they’ve been crudely torn from the pages of a postcard. That is the allure of the San Juan Mountains. But it is far more…
Little I get that it’s easy for Arkansas to slip through the cracks when planning Southern road trip itineraries. We’ve always had an itinerary, ever since 2014. However, if you have a love for all things history, or you’re the kind of person that enjoys a story that grips you, you will find Little Rock,…
Riverwalk Water. Columbia is a city that is absolutely centered around water. After all, right smack in the middle of the state’s capital city lie the confluence of three major South Carolina rivers-the Broad River, the Saluda River, and the Congaree River which have carved out a gorgeous natural playground of waterways for outdoor enthusiasts…
Center There are many road trip stops that require the unexpected; well, I present to you: a spot for the road trip you’ve never had, and that no other trip could duplicate. A pedestrian overpass for the train tracks in Tulsa, Okla., houses a space so bizarre it seems straight from a science fiction movie….
Charleston The need for an escape from the need for an escape! How many times have you scrolled for flights and been jolted by the prices? The sheer thought of setting off on a spontaneous adventure is enough to throw some us into planning fatigue. But let me ask, what if there’s a capital city…