Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Mammoth Cave National Park should be on everyone’s list of places to go and spend a day or two or three. I have been to this park two times in my lifetime and look forward to a third visit in the future. I had a chance to go with my parents as a young boy, and...

Calico Ghost Town, California

As a youth I went to Calico Ghost Town in California many times, with the Boy Scouts, school trips and even with my family. My favorite parts were the silly little mine tunnel and the train. Keep in mind it is not a real ghost town in the traditional since, its more...

Willow River State Park, Wisconsin

I think one of the coolest areas to go see any time of the year within a 30-minute drive of the Twin Cities is Willow River State Park in Western Wisconsin. The park is set in beautiful lush forest land with Oaks and Maples and surrounded by prairie. This time of...