"Sometimes the best destinations are the ones you weren't planning to discover." When I left Alabama for northern Illinois, my destination wasn't really McHenry County. It was the annual Midwest Travel Network Conference. Three days later, after overnight stops in...
Tag: History
Presidential Libraries
A Pocket Guide to Presidential Libraries is available!
Pocket Guide Big news for Roadrunner Journeys! A Pocket Guide to Presidential Libraries is now available for purchase on Amazon. I am so happy to share my love of Presidential Libraries. It is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHBQZBDG#detailBullets_feature_div
Louisiana
Stories of World War II at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans
On June 6, 2025, the National World War II Museum in New Orleans will celebrate its 25th anniversary. That’s an important date in World War II history; it was the date of the D-Day invasion in Europe in 1944. I...
Presidential Libraries
A Digital Guide to Presidential Libraries is available!
Big news for Roadrunner Journeys! A Digital Guide to Presidential Libraries is now available for purchase on Amazon. I am so happy to share my love of Presidential Libraries. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8C8N92Z
Mississippi
History lessons at Jefferson Davis’ Beauvoir in Biloxi, Mississippi
The 170-year-old historical residence of Jefferson Davis', Beauvoir, looks out through the historic live oaks onto the Gulf of Mexico in Biloxi. The home had survived thirty hurricanes until 2005. Hurricane Katina struck the Gulf Coast with force and significantly...
Nevada
Diggin Deep-A Virtual Tour of Virginia City, Nevada
An Italian tour operator described what the Corona Virus has done to the travel industry; it's put everyone in a period of hibernation. Defined as an extended period of remaining inactive or indoors, hibernation describes our collective situation perfectly. It...
Mississippi
From the Civil War History to World War II Preservation, 48 Hours in Vicksburg, Mississippi Part 2
During my second day out in Vicksburg, it was an all-day history tour. Old Courthouse Museum OLD COURTHOUSE MUSEUM The Old Courthouse Museum stands on high ground in the middle of downtown Vicksburg. Construction began in 1858 and completed in...
Texas
Exploring Kennedy Presidential History and Airline Aviation History in Dallas, Texas
In January I visited several cities in Texas to explore some of the state’s history and it’s aviation past. While I could only scratch the surface during my short visit to Dallas, I found three unique museums that celebrate history...
Georgia
Exploring the National Civil War Naval Museum in Columbus, GA
Located along the Chattahoochee River, the National Civil Naval Museum houses many Civil War naval relics from the Confederate and Union sides of the conflict. The first question many of its twenty-five thousand yearly visitors ask is, "Why is a...
Missouri, Uncategorized
National World War 1 Museum
https://www.milesgeek.com/national-world-war-1-museum
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