by Jessica James | Nov 29, 2021 | Museums, Old Houses
Sleep Where The Stars Slept in this iconic Southwestern hotel Spending a night at the historic El Rancho Hotel in Gallup, N.M., is almost like staying at a museum—but a bit grander and a lot more comfortable. Some of the greatest film stars of the mid-20th century...
by Jessica James | Oct 5, 2021 | Museums
I was looking back over some travel posts on my author website and found a memorable one from 2013. I called it my “Magical History Tour,” and logged 2,581 miles, visiting nine states in seven days. The first stop on my trip was Chattanooga, Tenn., where I stayed...
by Jessica James | Jun 29, 2021 | Museums
Everyone knows that a trip to the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee will provide you with plenty of outdoor activities and beautiful mountain vistas, but I was pleasantly surprised at some of the interesting historic sites I came across as well. It’s amazing to have...
by Jessica James | Mar 22, 2021 | Museums, Uncategorized
Being from Gettysburg, Pa., I am surrounded by Civil War history, but I was pleasantly surprised at how much I learned during a visit to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine in historic Frederick, Md. Interestingly, the building where the museum is located has a...
by Jessica James | Dec 20, 2020 | Museums
Fort Macon in North Carolina There’s nothing like running across tidbits of history while you’re getting away from it all at the beach. That’s how I ran across Fort Macon, which is located on Bogue Island in North Carolina. Though I had hopes of...
