Take a trip to the Charles M. Schulz Museum
Amanda Lepinski Photos by Rick Samuels
January 16, 2013
Step back to fond childhood memories in Santa Rosa, Calif., home of the Charles M. Schulz Museum. The famous Peanuts characters come to life amid exhibits chock full of comic strips, creative displays, stuffed animals and interactive areas. Since it opened in August 2002, the 27,384-square-foot museum... Read more »
America’s Outback: Roanoke, Virginia’s Neon Skyline
Bill Graves
January 11, 2013
The neon “H” on the “H&C Coffee” sign downtown is not working. I was told that the “H” is temperamental and that it happens quite often. Actually, the “&” is out, too. People here in Roanoke, Va., are understanding and not likely to complain about it. After all, the sign is 60... Read more »
Independence National Historic Park, Pa.
Len Cousineau
January 9, 2013
Every school kid learns the broad strokes that led to the creation of the United States of America: taxation without representation, the Boston Tea Party, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, the Revolutionary War and the ratification of the United States Constitution. These events and documents... Read more »
Picture-Perfect Pensacola
Carl Calvert Photos by Ann & Carl Calvert
December 28, 2012
The trip from Alabama’s panhandle into Florida’s better-known panhandle is a short one, but in terms of the differences between the two states, the transition from one border to another is huge. Alabama is steeped in Southern tradition and lore, rich in regionally-sourced gastronomical delights and... Read more »
Highland Lakes: The Other Colorado River
Bill Graves
December 26, 2012
The Colorado River created the Grand Canyon and keeps Arizona and much of Southern California from being a desert. We think of it as being the quintessential Colorado — unless you live in Texas. Texans have their own version of the Colorado River. A 120-passenger boat pulls up against the shore of... Read more »
A Day in Nashville: Honky-Tonks and Hot Chicken
Nicholas Upton, Digital Editor
December 20, 2012
Music is the lifeblood of Nashville, and honky-tonks are the heart, pumping out new sounds from morning to night. Once upon a time, these venues were rural barrooms blurring the line between a saloon and a dancehall. Farmers, miners and other blue-collar workers filed in for a whiskey or beer and... Read more »
Exploring Historic Route 66: Part 1
Pamela Selbert Photos by Guy Selbert
December 19, 2012
As of November 11, 1926, the day it was officially designated, Route 66 became “the road on which America drove west.” At 2,448 miles, stretching from Lake Michigan in Chicago to the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica, Calif., the two-lane road crossed eight states and three time zones, stitching the... Read more »
Southern Georgia: Alligators To Oaks
Carl Calvert Photos by Ann & Carl Calvert
December 18, 2012
South-central Georgia is a magical place. It is home to the legendary Okefenokee Swamp; bordered by Florida to the south and the town of Tifton, Ga., to the north; and it contains a heady mix of nature gone wild as well as tamed civilized elegance. Boat tours into the swamp are part of the fun at Okefenokee... Read more »
Wilderness & Adventures in New Mexico
Len Cousineau
December 12, 2012
Located two hours from Albuquerque, N.M., and about an hour from Santa Fe and Los Alamos, Bandelier National Monument includes more than 33,000 acres of beautiful, rugged terrain that gives credence to the state’s nickname, The Land of Enchantment. Bandelier National Monument may be the perfect respite... Read more »
New Mexico’s El Malpais National Monument
Donna Ikenberry
December 5, 2012
El Malpais may mean “the badlands” in Spanish, but there’s nothing ugly about the place. In fact, it is a little-known treasure in New Mexico. Pronounced El Malpais (mal-pie-EES), the national monument was established in 1987 and preserves 114,277 acres. The monument is a stark, but phenomenally... Read more »
