This is just the basics.I will update and insert photo's soon . First of all , you need a lot of energy to do it this way.Arrive to LA early morning of Tuesday and collect minivan.Set GPS for Kawada hotel in LA. Eat, rest and wash. Drive around …

We left Lexington on time and had a nice trip to Charlottesville, Va. The Monticello took us a bit longer than we had planned, but it was well worth it. Admission was $15.00 and it included three tours. The home, the gardens and the slave tours …

Notes about our trip: Our Itinerary was planned around tours scheduled through our congressman's office. As a result, it doesn't always have museums and monuments located next to each other, which logistically would make more sense. I had to …

We got into DC around 2:00 and checked into our hotel. It was rainy and our hotel was initially a little hard to find. The Residence Inn by Marriott is a very nice hotel; we had a 2 bedroom suite with a small kitchen. The hotel served a complimentary …

Wow! Niagara Falls , a spectacular natural wonder, lived up to our lofty expectations. Niagara Falls has served as power for electrical experiments, a sacred place to the Iroquois, the nemesis of daredevils, inspiration for artists, and of …

I had been to Washington D.C. before, but only on business and didn't get a whole lot of time to look around. Not that three days is enough time to see everything, but we sure gave it a try. Neighbor Mike and I decided over a few beers in my …

My husband entered the Army 10 Miler and we decided to make a family vacation out of it. This was my first time to DC. My husband has been twice before but had a limited amount of time for sightseeing since he was there primarily for training. We …

Saturday... Today we walked...about 4 miles...for about 8 hours. Boy, are we tired. We took the Metro Blue Line from Foggy Bottom to the Smithsonian. We went first to the Castle, then worked our way East along the Mall. We stopped at the National …

Mount Vernon has been owned and operated by a private non-profit organization, the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, since 1858. Mount Vernon accepts no government support and is maintained entirely by fees from admission tickets, retail and …

i can organize a trip, put it in a neat binder, plan it to a tee but when it comes to luck? i have none. when i went to pick up the rental car the skies opened up and DUMPED rain on st. louis. i pushed leaving until 10pm to miss it. ha! instead …