On a recent road trip through central Texas, I found seven not to be missed sites. Dallas, Denison, Ft. Worth, and Irving all had a multitude of things to do. I found some Presidential history in each city to explore....
Category: Presidential Historic Sites
Presidential Historic Sites, Presidential Libraries, Texas
Historical sites in Austin, Texas, and Texas Hill Country
LBJ Presidential Library A five-day Texas Road trip to Austin in January is barely enough to scratch the surface of this region of Texas. There is plenty of presidential history to be found in Texas, and Austin has more than...
Georgia, Presidential Historic Sites
Seven sites to see on a Georgia Road trip
I took the scenic route as I continued my December Road Trip from Tennessee to Georgia. It can be a challenge when it rains. There are some twisty roads, but they lead to some lovely towns to explore in the...
Alabama, Colorado, Louisiana, Mississippi, Presidential Historic Sites, Tennessee
Learning how to travel safely, 2020 travels of Roadrunner Journeys
2020 giveth and 2020 taketh away. January began as usual with me on the road. As the year progressed, things did change drastically. In 2020 we learned to wear masks and distance ourselves from each other. While change is always...
Presidential Historic Sites, Tennessee
James K. Polk Historic Site, Columbia, Tennessee
James K. Polk Historic Site I arrived at the Polk State Historic site in Columbia, Tennessee, on a rainy January afternoon. I had become aware of the site as I drove past Columbia several times, I was looking forward to...
Presidential Historic Sites, Tennessee
A President of Many Firsts, Andrew Jackson’s Hermitage, Nashville, TN
The Hermitage The seventh President of the United States, Andrew Jackson, had the distinction of being the last president to have known all the presidents who served before him. Although he lacked formal education, he rose from being an orphan...
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