interesting places to travel

They have a name for me. They call me a Grinch, a curmudgeon, a Scrooge, and a grouch. The number of words …

Enroute to the Creation Museum in Petersburg, KY, I stopped at the Adler Planetarium in Chicago and learned that the world came …

Caves are cool. Slipping out of a hot, muggy day into the cool environs of a cave is the pre-modern equivalent of …

At the South Unit of Badlands National Park in South Dakota there’s a visitor center that doesn’t really want visitors. The South …

Okay, I kid you not. I’ve been to a place where balls roll uphill, broomsticks stand on end, people grow taller just …

I have quit drinking. After 40 years and thousands of gallons, it’s time to give my liver a break and wash the …

Here’s what I learned from the media on February 18th: Justin Bieber is acting strangely. He wore a gas mask in public …

Above all things I value authenticity in travel. Cruise ships, all-inclusive resorts, and gated communities hold little appeal for me. I like …

Field of Dreams is about dreams, magic, life, and what is quintessentially American. Naturally, some people despise it. In the spring of …

Lincoln wanted to get away.  He said, “Find me a dock on a lake somewhere up north where I can dangle my …