Located in South Dakota’s Black Hills, Mount Rushmore is the most visited National Memorial outside of Washington, DC. It’s more than a road trip stop and vistors can spend several hours exploring the area. Mount Rushmore offers day and night…
Hidden in plain sight, visitors to South Dakota can learn about a former missile launch facility, used in the U.S. Cold War against the USSR. Minutes east of Badlands National Park in South Dakota, visitors can tour the unground missile…
Located about 45 minutes east of the Black Hills of South Dakota, Badlands National Park is one of the national park sites to visit. Along Interstate 80, Badlands National Park offers geological formations, wildlife along with history and dark skies…
How did a Drug Store along the Highway in South Dakota become one of the top road trip stops in the U.S. Outside of Badlands National Park, Wall Drug Store started giving away free ice water before most cars had…
Driving up to this national monument in Wyoming, it is no surprise that Steven Spielberg chose this site for his 1977 movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. For those who don’t know, the movie is about aliens. About 110 miles west…
Southern Oklahoma offers the Arbuckle Mountains, a wildlife refuge, a national recreation area and more. Just a few hours north of Dallas/Ft. Worth, Lawton and Sulphur, Oklahoma, can be explored at the same time. Here are the top things to…
Located at the intersection of several interstates, Indianapolis is a road trip away from several cities, like Chicago, Cincinnati, and St. Louis. From sporting events to outdoor recreation to museums find the top things to do in Indianapolis with kids. Indianapolis…
In the heart of the Ozarks, Branson, Missouri, offers an outdoors destination with lots of indoor entertainment. From hiking to boating to alpine slides, spend the morning exploring the outdoors then be entertained at one of the numerous shows in…
Located 70 miles from Rapid City, Badlands National Parks is another must for your South Dakota vacation. Boasting buttes, pinnacles and spires, the striated rock formations feature fossils along with wildlife. To make the most of your time in Badlands,…
Located steps away from the Chickasaw National Recreation Area, formerly the Platt National Park, I found the Chickasaw Retreat and Conference Center set on top of a bluff in the Arbuckle Mountains. It offers families a secluded area to discover…
Key Hole State Park with kids Once you leave the Black Hills area of South Dakota and head west, the lodging and restaurants get a bit sparse. Since I’m traveling with three kids, I’m always looking for cabins instead of…
The Carful of Kids take epic road trips all the time. This trip has us driving from Central Texas to Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. That requires a lot of driving so we stop in Oklahoma for some family…