Oklahoma City offers an exciting reason why you should visit the same city every few years. OKC has grown and added new attractions and businesses since our last visit in 2012. The city is undergoing major development projects, which will add to its major league reputation. Meanwhile, current attractions and opportunities range from a revamped […]
Elephants roaming over a five-acre tract of land provides the crown jewel at the African Grasslands exhibit at Omaha’s zoo. Visitors enjoy watching the giant animals. The elephants arrived at the zoo in 2016. The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium had been without an elephant since 2011, after sending its last one to the Cleveland […]
He watches over the Minnesota River valley. He also welcomes visitors to join him and take in the beauty of southern Minnesota. Hermann the German is a popular stop for visitors to New Ulm. Erected in the 1890s as a tribute to Arminius – who led a German tribe to victory over the Romans – […]
With the advent of man taking flight, it was just a matter of time before the United States would create its own air force. After serving as part of the Army through the first two major wars of the 20th century, the Army Air Force finally broke away and became the United States Air Force […]
I celebrated Oktoberfest in the epicenter of Oktoberfests – Munich. Back in my military days, my shift leader planned a three-day adventure for the airmen and their families. We had so much fun – drinking with the locals during Oktoberfest, touring the area, including Salzburg, Austria, as well as enjoying a brew at THE Hofbrauhaus. […]
Can you feel it? The slightly cooler temps, the additions of all things apple and pumpkin and the color of leaves on the trees starting to turn hues of red, gold and orange. It is Fall. It is probably our favorite time of year. Fall is an ideal time to make a visit to St. Joseph, […]
Omaha’s Kaneko art gallery’s current exhibit includes a look at modern politics, as well as American history, among its artwork. All through the art of movement. “Kinetic” highlights artist John Buck’s use of moving pieces that help tell the art’s story. The exhibit – which is free to the public – runs through Oct. 14. […]
There’s a place outside New Ulm where you can travel back in time. Back to the 1870s, to be specific. The Harkin Store once served as THE place to shop in West Newton, along the banks of the Minnesota Rivers. Times were good. Riverboats moving up and down the river kept the store in […]
Labor Day is behind us. Kids are in school. That can only mean one thing – it’s pumpkin patch season. Believe it or not, pumpkin patches around the country will be opening within the next week or so. In the Midwest, one of the nation’s best pumpkin patches opens its doors, err, maze, this weekend. […]
Where in the world is Tim…the gnome? If you look close enough, you will find him in his garden at the Cedar Valley Arboretum and Botanic Gardens in Waterloo, Iowa. Tim the Gnome is one of 17 gnomes hiding in each of the arboretum’s gardens. The Waterloo arboretum provides a beautiful area for a stroll […]
