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Follow in our footsteps: inspiration for your exploration. This section covers destinations big and small, including multi-stop itineraries.

The Field of Dreams

July 4, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

The Field of Dreams

Build it, and they will come. Americana runs deep, especially on the Fourth of July, when you discover a famous baseball diamond on a cornfield in rural Iowa.

Filed Under: Trips Tagged With: Family Travel, Iowa

The Great Swamp Sanctuary 

May 26, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

The Great Swamp Sanctuary 

Protecting the swamp forest where the Ashepoo River rises, Walterboro Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Great Swamp Sanctuary, offers more than 4 miles of trails for exploration of the swamp.

Filed Under: Hiking, Treks, Trips Tagged With: Birding, South Carolina

Walterboro’s Tuskegee Airmen

May 25, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

Walterboro’s Tuskegee Airmen

More than 500 of the Tuskegee Airman learned advanced aerial combat training at Walterboro Army Air Field. This memorial on the grounds of Lowcountry Regional Airport tells their story.

Filed Under: Trips Tagged With: Aviation, Historic Sites, South Carolina

Stalking the Wild Venus Flytrap

May 24, 2015 By Sandra Friend 1 Comment

Stalking the Wild Venus Flytrap

Where do you find a Venus fly-trap in its native habitat? Within a 75 mile radius of Wilmington, North Carolina. Hikers, of course, have the upper hand in finding this tiny carnivore in the wild.

Filed Under: Hiking, Treks, Trips Tagged With: Botanical Wonders, North Carolina

Wilmington’s Gardens

May 24, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

Wilmington’s Gardens

From azaleas to pitcher plants, Wilmington, NC, offers the most diverse spectrum of gardens we’ve seen in the South. Thank the thousands of gardeners who live in the area and spend their time cultivating these sensory riches.

Filed Under: Trips Tagged With: Botanical Wonders, Gardens, North Carolina

The Wilmington Riverwalk

May 22, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

The Wilmington Riverwalk

Stretching the length of downtown Wilmington, North Carolina, the Wilmington Riverwalk ties together interests as diverse as the city itself, from dining to boatbuilding

Filed Under: Dining, Tours, Trips Tagged With: Museums, North Carolina

Among the Venus Flytraps at Carolina Beach State Park

May 21, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

Among the Venus Flytraps at Carolina Beach State Park

With habitat diversity reminiscent of Florida, Carolina Beach State Park is a great place to learn about and see carnivorous plants, especially the native Venus fly-trap.

Filed Under: Hiking, Treks, Trips Tagged With: Botanical Wonders, North Carolina, State Parks

The High Light: Cape Hatteras

May 20, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

The High Light: Cape Hatteras

Built in 1870, the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is THE sentinel of the East Coast, the tallest lighthouse in America and second tallest in the world on the most dangerous cape on our continent.

Filed Under: Tours, Trips Tagged With: Lighthouses, Museums, National Parks, North Carolina

The Outer Banks

May 19, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

The Outer Banks

With wind, water, and vast swaths of public land protecting the oceanfront and Pamlico Sound, the Outer Banks immerse visitors in a natural seashore experience unparalleled on the East Coast

Filed Under: Trips Tagged With: Beaches, Birding, National Parks, North Carolina, Wildlife Refuges

Taking Flight

May 18, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

Taking Flight

At Wright Brothers National Memorial in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, walk in the footsteps of Orville and Wilbur at Kill Devil Hill to learn how the brothers from Dayton, Ohio, discovered how to fly

Filed Under: Trips Tagged With: Aviation, Museums, National Parks, North Carolina

Pony Up at Chincoteague

May 16, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

Pony Up at Chincoteague

On Chincoteague Island on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, the fame of one fictional pony brought world awareness of the wild ponies of Assateague Island and fueled every little girl’s desire to have her own pony.

Filed Under: Trips Tagged With: Horses, Virginia, Wildlife Refuges, Wildlife Watching

A Most Dismal Place

May 14, 2015 By Sandra Friend Leave a Comment

A Most Dismal Place

While it once covered a million acres of the Colonies, the Great Dismal Swamp, now protected by the Great Dismal Swamp NWR founded in 1974, encompasses 112,000 acres of pine uplands and cypress-tupelo swamps criss-crossed by ditches and levees used by loggers for more than a century.

Filed Under: Treks, Trips Tagged With: Virginia, Wildlife Refuges, Wildlife Watching

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