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Offbeat Adventure in the Big Easy: Quirky New Orleans
By: Allison Reuther New Orleans is an exciting city with i’s own rapid pace that oozes history. It’s tainted with voodoo and smooth jazz and if you had the inclination, you could spend hours upon hours simply walking through its maze of alleys, streets, and bayous. For this reason, we’ve narrowed it down to the most interesting things that the...
11 Reasons why you MUST Visit Sequoia National Park
By Tatiana Parent Sequoia National Park is one of America’s most incredible national parks. It was established way back in 1890 by forward-thinking awesome guys who had the foresight to recognize this was truly one of America’s most beautiful national treasures. Here are 11 reasons why you simply MUST visit Sequoia National Park this summer. 1. A whopping 84% of Sequoia...
Unsolved Mysteries: Urban Legends of the US
By Allison Reuther We might be a young nation in comparison to the wrinkle-heavy European countries that enjoy flaunting their thousand-year-old castles, but that doesn’t mean that our history isn’t bursting with crazy folklore and urban legends. All around the “fifty nifty United States” are unexplained natural wonders, mysterious landmarks, and odd happenings that have forever fueled oldwives tales. So...
An Explosive Good Time: Lassen Volcanic National Park
By Anna Hider Flash back to grade school science class- can you still name the four different kinds of volcanoes? Here’s a quick refresher: shield volcanoes, plug/lava dome volcanoes, cinder cone volcanoes and composite volcanoes (also known as stratovolcanoes). There’s only a few places in the world where you can find all four in one area, and one of them...
Getting Your Kicks on Route 66: A Road Trip Playlist
This month we’re featuring more music from Get Gone! Featuring an epic road trip playlist for Route 66′s iconic roadside attractions AND Doo Wop diners. U.S. Route 66 is one of the most iconic roads these United States has to offer. The historic highway, aka Will Rogers Highway, aka Main Street of America, aka the Mother Road, established in 1926, runs from...
Yellowstone National Park’s 6 Most Insane Natural Wonders
By Anna Hider You’re probably familiar with Yellowstone National Park, located in Wyoming (and a little in Montana and Idaho). It’s so full of beauty and astonishing natural features that it’s no wonder that it is the world’s first national park (established in 1872). It’s also the home of a giant supervolcano that might blow at any minute, wiping the park...
Beat the Heat: America’s 6 Coolest Hotel Pools
By Allison Reuther Sure, I’ve seen my fair share of what I thought were cool swimming pools; ones with ten-foot-long curly slides or huge rocks sitting nearby to give it an exotic feeling, but I was drooling over this list. Some of these pools are the single reason that people vacation at these hotels or resorts; they’re that awesome. These...
What the heck’s a Tuk Tuk?: Iowa’s First Tuk Tuk Goose Race
By Matthew Smith In 2011 I received a call from my buddy Steve. “We are going to India to race tuk tuks.” “Sweet!” I said, “By the way, what is a tuk tuk?” Turns out this is a tuk tuk: Most Tuk Tuks in India are made by Bajaj who got the rights to make them from Piaggio, the...
Pie Heaven: 5 of America’s Best Pies
By Rachel Apostoles I have a confession to make- I have pie on the brain. This week, I re-watched one of my favorite foodie films, Waitress and have been dreaming of pies ever since. Set in a small town in the South, Waitress is the story of Jenna Hunterson (Kerri Russell), an unhappily married waitress at a pie diner who...
Back to Camp: Summer Camps for Adults
By Rachel Apostoles With summer approaching, we at Roadtrippers are feeling nostalgic for the days of summer camp- eating in cafeteria, singing goofy songs, and roasting s’mores around a fire. As luck would have it, there are camps created just for adults to relive the days of yesterday! Take a look at our favorites. What: Fantasy Rock Camp Where: Las...