by Linda Aksomitis | Jul 17, 2017
CARHENGE in Alliance, Nebraska Built as a replica of Stonehenge with old cars instead of stones, Carhenge has become a significant part of pop culture and a popular free roadside attraction. The Carhenge pop culture roadside attraction may be one of the most popular...
by Linda Aksomitis | May 12, 2017
G Question About the Caves Gangsters Speakeasies — those hidden nightclubs of the prohibition era — abounded in North America in the 1920s and early 1930s. Saint Paul, Minnesota, was no exception. And what better place to hide a speakeasy than in...
by Linda Aksomitis | Oct 4, 2016
Time travel–the idea baits us, tantalizes our imaginations, and hooks us on the possibilities. While authors spun yarns about time travel before H.G. Wells, his book, The Time Machine, and its popularity, made dreaming about traveling around in time something...
by Linda Aksomitis | Sep 9, 2016
Imagine, if you can, an enormous sandstone rock plopped down in a forest–and someone deciding to build it into a pulpit and wrap a stone church around it. Sound a little crazy? Maybe. Milford Howard may not have been crazy, but he sure wasn’t an ordinary...
by Linda Aksomitis | Jul 27, 2016
Museums used to get a bad rap as being full of dusty pieces of antiquity–stuff kids needed to see to fulfill the requirements of 5th and 6th grade social studies programs. Not any more! Today’s museums are as diverse as snowflakes. Do you know when the...
by Linda Aksomitis | Jul 11, 2016
The Broadway Diner in Columbia, Missouri, is famous for its made-from-scratch food–ask any of the nearby University of Columbia students, many of whom are now spread out over the whole USA, just how good it was to sit down to some of mom’s home cooking....
Uncover Outlaw Legends at Boot Hill in Ogallala, Nebraska’s Cowboy CapitalOgallala, Nebraska, is known as known as the state's cowboy capital. Some of its legends are found in Boot Hill, the last resting place for some drovers.
Check out this Scottsbluff NE Tapas Bar – The Tangled TumbleweedVisit The Tangled Tumbleweed Tapas Bar in Scottsbluff, NE, to try some great "small bites" along with fine wines & craft beers, & check out their gift shop.
The Warship That Never Went to War: Vasa Museum in StockholmStockholm's Vasa Museum is home to the only fully preserved 17th century warship. The 69 m long, 50+ m tall ship is housed along with maritime artifacts.
Legacy of the Plains Museum – Westward Ho to Gering, NebraskaThe new, ultra-modern, Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska, curates the importance of Western Nebraska to the development of the West.
Courthouse Rock & Jail Rock: Hiking the Oregon National Historic TrailHiking to the top of Jail Rock gives you a 40-mile view of Courthouse Rock and the Nebraska Plains area on the historic Oregon Trail of the 1840s.
Best California Winery Tour – Halter Ranch Winery[…]
Hear Cajun and Zydeco Music at the Cajun Grand Old Opry — Eunice, LA[…]
Discover the Legends of Devil’s Gate — Landmark in WyomingDevil's Gate is a Wyoming landmark registered on the National Register of Historic Place. The site is in the Rattlesnake Mountains on the Sweetwater River.
Check out the 1908 Old West Montana Bar in Miles City[…]