Trains seem to hold a fascination for many people. Maybe it’s the power of the locomotives or all of the history attached to them, and the role that railroads played in the shaping of America. Or maybe it’s nostalgia. Who didn’t have a model railroad when they were a little boy? Well, I didn’t, but […]
We love getting off the interstate highways and taking the two-lane roads whenever we can. As I have said many times before, a Denny’s or a chain hotel at an interstate exit in Kansas is no different than one in Michigan or California. But the two-lane roads will take you to the real America. Small […]
In our nearly two decades of fulltime RV travel we made it a point to get off the interstates whenever possible to travel the two lane roads. The pace is slower and you will get a chance to see many wonderful small towns and the treasures they hold. One such treasure was the DeQuincy Railroad […]
We love exploring America’s back roads and small towns and finding overlooked gems that the tourist brochures never cover. In a new series of weekly blog posts, we will be sharing some of America’s lesser-known small town museums, historic sites, and oddball attractions, on a state-by-state basis. Calera: The Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum displays […]