When you imagine a national park, what do you see? Remote wildernesses, probably. Hot Springs National Park is a bit of an odd duck, as it’s a national park surrounded by a city! Hot Springs National Park: A Tale of a City’s History A tour of Hot Springs National Park is a tour of the history of the city. The city started as a sacred healing site visited by the
On our way west from Virginia, we were able to drive through Tennessee. One of our stops was in Nashville. We were racing the weather, and our stop was a Boondockers Welcome spot, so we only stayed two nights. This was not nearly enough time to explore Nashville, and we’ll have to come back, but it was really cool. Nashville: More Multilingual Than We Were Expecting One thing that really
This was the second private campground we stayed at on our trip back to the West Coast. However, it wasn’t planned. After staying for a few nights with a few Boondockers Welcome hosts across North Carolina, we were looking forward to another one when trouble happened. As we mentioned once before in things don’t go smooth, driving a bus isn’t as easy as driving a compact car. Except this time,
While staying in Virginia, we took in many historical sites. However, that’s not all Virgina has to offer. The Science Museum of Virginia was a pleasant surprise! Whether you’re into STEM, Space, or even music, the Science Museum of Virginia has a lot to offer. Even better, it honors ASTC reciprocal benefits, so if your child has done their Young Eagles Flight, your family can get in free! Exploring Space
While staging in Virginia, we took the time to travel to Norfolk and visit the Nauticus Museum. Nauticus is quite the experience! It’s not just a nautical history museum, but also the home of the last battleship the Unites States built, the Wisconsin BB-64. Even better, thanks to The Boy’s EAA membership from his free Young Eagles flight and ASTC reciprocal benefits, we were able to visit for free! Nauticus
One of our favorite science museums that we visited while staying in Virginia was the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News. Best of all, admission was only a dollar a person! This museum was a mix of maritime art, artifacts, and even whole boats. When I say boats, I do mean boats! They have one building that is full of different boats from different parts of the world. From canvas and
Our main reason for staying at Camp Cardinal RV Resort was its location. In eastern Virginia, it was right in the middle of many historic sites of Virginia. We spent the whole summer learning about our nation’s birth and growing pains. There are many agencies that operate the various locations we visited. The best way to organize them are The Historic Triangle, Preservation Virginia, and others. Interested in everything we
While visiting Virginia, we had the opportunity to visit many historic sites, from Colonial Williamsburg to Jamestown Settlement. One of the surprising gems of the area was the Berkeley Plantation, a little-known (to us at least) settlement, with a lot of history! The Historic Location Several companies sent out expeditions during the initial colonization of what was to become the United States. One such company, The Berkeley Company, was given
One of our last historic tours while staying in Virginia was touring the White House of the Confederacy and the Civil War Museum in Richmond. Civil War Museum The Civil War Museum was very well done and impressively unbiased. The museum was built in and around the ruins of the historic Tredegar Iron Foundry. This foundry had produced iron works for every major American conflict until its destruction by Hurricane
Cape Henry Lighthouse was the last and probably least well-done location toured during Preservation Virginia’s Homeschool Days. This could easily be explained away by the fact the lighthouse sits on Joint Expeditionary Base Fort Story and thus access isn’t as easy as the other four sites they showcased during the events. While they had themed activities, the activities they offered were a timed walking tour covering the base of the