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The Health Museum (Houston)

Texas

The Health Museum is a wonderful museum where you learn all about the human body…where YOU are the exhibit. Head to toe, you will find out how everything works and how to take care of the most fascinating machine in the world—the human body.  This museum was super educational on many levels and reminded me a lot of that old ride at Disneyland called Inner Space which sadly no longer exists. One standout exhibit … [Read more...]

NASA/Johnson Space Center (Houston)

Texas

To prepare for our visit to NASA at the Johnson Space Center, I made sure we watched Apollo 13 the night before on Netflix (which is pretty easy to do if you have an Ipad and some cables that can attach to the TV)  so everyone was tuned in to what we'd be seeing… Little did I know we would end up sitting right behind the glass of the ACTUAL control room, preserved just as it was from that ill fated mission.  My … [Read more...]

City Pass: Sounds Like A Deal–But Read The Fine Print!

Spring is here and with that summer road trip plans are quickly taking shape. I am feverishly planning, and like any good road trip traveler I am looking for a deal. But as with all things in life, when shopping around there are two rules that apply-A) if something is too good to be true it usually is and B) always read the fine print...two rules that this veteran road warrior forgot in her eagerness to score … [Read more...]

Soundtrack for Trip #17: Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia

Hairspray

From the birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner to the battlefields of the Civil War this region is rich with significant American History to be discovered in the states of Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and West Virginia. But aside from battlegrounds there is so much natural beauty. The Chesapeake bay teams with wildlife most notably the wild ponies on Chincoteague island. Here's a list of tunes help you enjoy this … [Read more...]

A 10-day July 4th Adventure in Yellowstone and Cody, Wyoming (by Guest Blogger Madeline Jason)

Most of the road trips here on Explore All 50 move at a pretty quick pace, but that can be a little daunting for seniors like us. If you are looking for a little more leisurely experience through Yellowstone, here's a 10 day road trip that allowed us to spend some truly memorable time in America's first national park as well as take in the 4th of July festivities in Cody, Wyoming-home of the Cody Stampede … [Read more...]

Explore All 50 makes its TV debut!

Travel With Hawkeye

Explore All 50 made it's television debut today in Dallas and Houston on Eye Opener TV. A big thank you to host Mark "Hawkeye" Lewis and Tribune Broadcasting. Mark is a fellow traveler and kindred spirit who also hosts a radio show on KSCS 96.3 in Dallas/Fort Worth. Check out the broadcast here...   … [Read more...]

Texas

Texas

As another spring break approached I knew my kids did not want to sit home bored, so I thought what the heck—let’s take another short road trip. Since we knew Texas was too big to combine with another state, and the thought of Texas in the summer sun didn’t sound too appealing, I figured why not—let’s explore the Lone Star state. Although we did miss some of north Texas near Amarillo, I think we got to … [Read more...]

Blackbeards (Corpus Christie)

Blackbeards (Corpus Christie)

After the long drive down from Houston we were starving.  Heading down toward the beach near our hotel we found Blackbeards, a seafood restaurant that was mighty tasty . Argh matey’s…the Fish and chips were pretty darn good according to Joel, our resident Fish and Chips expert!  At dinner we laughed at the fact that we almost drove all the way down to Padre Island at the very bottom of Texas.  I had punched in … [Read more...]

The Alamo (San Antonio)

Texas

To just about every Texan, and definitely to me, The Alamo is the most revered and important place in the entire state.  After having taken in the spirit of the Alamo, I now understand why Texans are so proud and fiercely independent.  Arriving at the Alamo, it seemed much smaller that what we had expected, but the minute we set foot inside we knew we stood on hallowed ground in a place that stands as the  shrine … [Read more...]

Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center (Hutchinson)

Destination #6: Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma

My kids and I have been to quite a few space museums but the Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center is definitely our favorite right behind NASA in Houston. What we loved most was that the exhibits were really informative because they were easy to understand-that goes a long way, especially when you are traveling with kids. As an American I had absolutely no idea that our space programs was started here by a German … [Read more...]