Great Smoky Mountains Railroad I don’t exactly have a great track record when it comes to traveling by train. On my very first excursion by train ride, a fire broke out on…

You’re no doubt familiar with the Margaritaville brand that includes hotels and resorts around many popular tourist spots in the U.S. If you’re planning a visit to the Smoky Mountains, you might…

There’s no need for a fancy introduction or a clever opening paragraph. Here it is: I freaking love Knoxville. This place is absolutely amazing. While it’s still the third largest city in…

If you’re thinking about your next road trip from Kansas City, you’ve come to the right place! Kansas City is uniquely positioned as a great location to launch a fun weekend getaway,…

Being in the Kansas tourism business must take a type of patience or resilience that I’ll certainly never have. “There’s nothing to do there”; “it’s so flat”; or my personal favorite: “Did…

Hannibal, Missouri is the childhood hometown of Mark Twain and a quaint river community located about two hours north of St. Louis. A young Samuel Clemens (Twain’s real name) was inspired by…

These days there’s a museum for just about everything. With over 30,000 museums in America and more opening every year, you can view collections of Corvettes, mustard tins, or even umbrella covers…

If you’re a lover of presidential history you may have tried to find Ronald Reagan’s birthplace. The future Hollywood star and American president was born in an upstairs apartment building, located just…

A fun new Cheese Curd Pass is giving visitors and locals alike a chance to find the best cheese curds in Milwaukee. If you’re not from Wisconsin, to most people living in…

Ah, the Midwest. You know, the massive space of land that coastal dwellers think is nothing but pig farms and old pick-up trucks? They may be shocked to learn that there are…