Kentucky Gangsters
Newport, Kentucky Just across the Ohio River from Cincinnati is a little town called Newport, Kentucky. It’s actually growing these days, but it may never be as big as it […]
Category Archives: Museums & Tours
The Ohio Reformatory Meets Hollywood
Shawshank Redemption Tour When the producers of The Shawshank Redemption began scouting locations, they wanted an empty prison to use. With its imposing structure and stone walls, the Ohio State […]
We Got Shawshanked!
The Shawshank Redemption …voted 2nd best movie of all-time (second to The Godfather) on imdb …nominated for 7 Academy Awards in 1994 …deemed best film never to have won Best […]
A Day in Dayton: Option 2
Like Orville Wright, I was born in Dayton, Ohio. The fact that I was born there and that Dayton is considered the birthplace of aviation somehow got intertwined in my […]
A Day in Dayton: Option 1
Despite the fact that most major companies have pulled out of Dayton, Ohio and that all the highway entrance ramps into Dayton are currently closed, there are still a few […]
If These Dresses Could Talk…
Gone With the Wind Museum A few years ago, my husband detoured off of I-75 during a road trip to Florida and surprised me with a side trip to my […]
Weekly Photo Challenge: Lost in the Details of Mardi Gras World
Travellers to New Orleans generally spend most of their time in the French Quarter. But across the river is another iconic New Orleans gem: Mardi Gras World. Visitors to Mardi […]
Antwerp: CLOSED
Usually, my research before a trip serves me well. I look through guidebooks and then surf the net, writing down addresses of places I want to go and looking at […]
Dash Inside the Salt & Pepper Shaker Museum
Want to know a quick way to spice up a trip to the Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge, Tennessee area? Dash inside the Museum of Salt & Pepper Shakers! My husband and […]
My Favorite Animal at Singapore’s Night Safari May Surprise You
Let’s be real: a zoo is a zoo is a zoo. It doesn’t matter if you’re in Cincinnati, San Diego, or Singapore. Unless you’re in Africa, a hippopotamus […]
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