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U.S.A. & Canada Travels:

Here is a page devoted to my travels in the U.S.A. & Canada. So far I have not mentioned much about domestic travels, but I am very interested in Historical Attractions, and Museums in my home country. In 2003 I decided to try to visit as many historic sights in Tennessee as I could, usually on the weekend with family members. Fortunately, we were able to make several trips to some interesting places, but at this rate it will take a while to see all of the places I want to see. So, here is a list of historic places I have visited, not only in Tennessee but in other States, since about 1990 (unless noted otherwise). I have only included places where I took a tour, or spent enough time there to learn about it. A few exceptions to that rule are noted in parenthesis. Plus, I have made a list of parks and scenic areas that I have visited since 1990 (unless noted otherwise). In some cases it is hard to distinguish the two lists, so I have just been arbitrary. For what it is worth, I've been to 36 out of the 50 States. This is just my little way of saying that travel is fun and educational. For no time is ever wasted on travel! Historic Sights, Attractions & Museums: Alexandria, VA (historic Old Town District) American Art Museum, Washington DC Annapolis, MD (historic town) Atlanta Zoo, Atlanta, GA (I went there in 1984) B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, MD Beale Street, Memphis, TN (just walked and shopped a little) Belle Meade Mansion, Nashville, TN Biltmore Mansion, Asheville, NC (1999 & 2008) Bolton Hill District (historic neighborhood), Baltimore, MD Cannonsburgh Historic Village, Murfreesboro, TN Charles Carroll House, Baltimore, MD Charleston's Old Market, Charleston, SC Cheekwood Botanical Gardens & Fine Arts Center, Nashville, TN CN Tower, Toronto, Canada Crockett's Tavern, Morristown, TN (it was closed at the time; boyhood home of Davy) Dauphin Island Ferry across Mobile Bay, AL Sam Davis Home, Smyrna, TN Drayton Hall Plantation, Charleston, SC Dunlieth Mansion, Natchez, MS 1812 House, Baltimore, MD Elfreth's Alley, Philadelphia, PA (Old Philadelphia) Elvis Presley's Birthplace, Tupelo, MS Falls Mill, Old Salem, TN (near Belvidere) Fells Point (historic neighborhood), Baltimore, MD Ford's Theatre, Washington DC French Quarter, New Orleans, LA Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, MD (Just drove through it at Christmas time with decorative lights) Ben Franklin Home & workplace, Philadelphia, PA Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN Garden District, New Orleans, LA Helen, GA (a replicated Alpine village, of sorts) The Hermitage (Andrew Jackson's home; I went there in 1989), Hermitage, TN Holocaust Memorial, Whitwell, TN Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN Huntsville Botanical Gardens, Huntsville, AL Illinois State Capitol Building, Springfield, IL Incline Railway, Lookout Mountain, TN Independence Hall, Philadelphia, PA Jonesborough, TN (Tennessee's oldest town, est. 1779) Liberty Bell, Philadelphia, PA Library of Congress, Washington DC Abraham Lincoln's Birthplace, Hodgenville, KY Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home at Knob Creek, near Hodgenville, KY Abraham Lincoln Boyhood Home National Memorial, Boonville, IN Abraham Lincoln Home, Springfield, IL Lincoln Log Cabin State Park, IL (where Abe's parents lived; I've been there many times) Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC Abraham Lincoln Tomb, Springfield, IL Lookout Mountain, TN (Point Park Historic Battlefield; I've been there a few times) Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA (I've been there twice) Longwood Plantation, Natchez, MS Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's home), Charlottesville, VA Mt. Vernon (Geo. Washington's home), Alexandria, VA Mud Island Museum, Memphis, TN Nashville Zoo Natchez, MS (historic town) National Air & Space Museum, Washington DC National Archives, Washington DC National Gallery of Art, Washington DC National Holocaust Museum, Washington DC National Museum of American History, Washington DC National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC New Harmony, IN (historic town) Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie, LA Oaklands Mansion, Murfreesboro, TN Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN (most recently, 2008) Oxford, MS (drove around) William Paca House & Gardens, Annapolis, MD Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh Zoo, Pittsburgh, PA (I went there in 1985) Edgar Allan Poe's grave (also saw outside of his house), Baltimore, MD James K. Polk Home, Columbia, TN Rhea County Court House, Dayton, TN (where the Scopes Trial was in 1925) Rock City, Lookout Mountain, TN Rosalie Mansion, Natchez, MS Betsy Ross House, Philadelphia, PA Ruby Falls, Lookout Mountain, TN Rugby, TN (historic town) Russell Cave National Monument, near Bridgeport, AL Babe Ruth Birthplace, Baltimore, MD Savannah, GA (Registered Historic District) Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC South Carolina State Capitol Building, Columbia, SC Stones River National Battlefield & Cemetery, Murfreesboro, TN Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, TN Tennessee Renaissance Festival, Triune, TN Tennessee State Capitol Building, Nashville, TN (I've been there many times) Tennessee State History Museum, Nashville, TN (I went there a few times 1988-90) Travellers Rest (home of John Overton), Nashville, TN Unclaimed Baggage Center, Scottsboro, AL U.S. Botanical Gardens Conservatory, Washington DC U.S. Capitol Building, Washington DC (I've been inside twice) U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD (just walked around) U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (I went there in 1984) U.S. Space & Rocket Museum, Huntsville, AL Vandalia, IL (former state capitol building) Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington DC Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD Washington Monument, Washington DC (closed for renovation every time I've been there) Parks & Scenic Areas: Amicalola Falls State Park, GA Arches National Park, Moab, UT Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area, near Oneida, TN Blue Ridge Parkway, Asheville to Cherokee, NC Brentwood Greenway, Brentwood, TN Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah Burgess Falls State Park, TN Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains NP Callaway Gardens, GA Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Chinle, AZ Chattanooga Nature Center, Chattanooga, TN Chattanooga Riverwalk (greenway), Chattanooga, TN Cloudland Canyon State Park, near Trenton, GA Cumberland Caverns, near McMinnville, TN (I went there in 1988) Cumberland River Metro Center Levee Greenway, Nashville, TN Death Valley National Park, CA Diamond Head, Honolulu, Hawaii (I went there in 1984) Duck River, near Chapel Hill, TN - Canoed with Dad, and Reanna September 2007 Edgar Evins State Park, TN Elk River, near Kelso, TN - Canoed with Dad, and Reanna June 2007 Fall Creek Falls State Park, TN Fiery Gizzard Trail, Tracy City, TN Foster Falls, South Cumberland Rec. Area, TN Four Corners National Monument, NM Franklin State Forest Area, TN Giant Sequoia National Forest, CA Glen Canyon Dam, Page, AZ Grand Canyon National Park, AZ Great Smoky Mountains National Park Greeter Falls, Savage Gulf State Natural Area, TN Henry Horton State Park, Chapel Hill, TN Hoover Dam, NV & AZ Laurel Caverns, near Uniontown, PA (the largest cave in Penn.; I went there in 1985) Lost Cove Cave & Trail, South Cumberland Rec. Area, TN Machine Falls, Short Springs State Natural Area, near Tullahoma, TN May Prairie, near Manchester, TN Mesa Verde National Park, Cortez, CO Monte Sano State Park, near Huntsville, AL Monument Valley, Utah Murfree Spring & Wetland boardwalk, Murfreesboro, TN Murfreesboro Greenway Natchez Trace Highway, Ala., Miss. & Tenn. Natural Bridge, Sewanee, TN Old Stone Fort State Park, TN Petrified Forest National Park, AZ Raccoon Mountain Caverns, Chattanooga, TN Raccoon Mountain Hydroelectric Pumping Station, Chattanooga, TN Radnor Lake Nature Area, Nashville, TN Richland Creek Greenway, Nashville, TN River Walk Greenway, Chattanooga, TN Rock Island State Park, TN Rutledge Falls, near Tullahoma, TN Saguaro National Park, Tucson, AZ Savage Falls, Savage Gulf State Park, TN Savage Gulf State Natural Area, TN Sequatchie Valley, South Cumberland Mountains, TN Shelby Bottoms Greenway, Nashville, TN Signal Point State Park, Signal Mountain, TN Stone Door, Savage Gulf State Natural Area, TN Stone Mountain Park, near Atlanta, GA (I went there in 1984, 1986 & 2005) Stones River Greenway, Nashville (Hermitage), TN Sullivan's Island, near Charleston, SC Three Rivers Point State Park, Pittsburgh, PA (I went there in 1985) Tims Ford State Park, TN The Walls of Jericho Trail, on Tenn.-Ala. State Line, below Winchester, TN Twin Arches, Big South Fork Natl. River & Rec. Area, TN Zion National Park, Utah Professional Sports: Busch Stadium, St.Louis, MO (several times in the 1970s to see MLB games; mostly the Cubs v Cardinals) Great American Ballpark, Cincinnati, OH. (2005 Cubs v Reds) Greer Stadium, Nashville, TN (2007 Nashville Sounds v Iowa Cubs Class AAA Baseball) Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN (1981 to see the NFL Vikings v Chiefs) Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, PA (MLB Pirates twice in 1985) Turner Field, Atlanta, GA (2004 Braves v Phillies) Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL (1975 Cubs v Dodgers; 1988 Cubs v Padres) My European Travels Travel Books I've Read Where Have I Been? Home