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We were inspired to create this online based travel resource due to a lack of easily accessible online information on U.S. travel. When our journey began in 2012, we noticed most publications only covering international destinations.

We wanted to go against the grain covering all the wonderful recreational and cultural opportunities within the US, with a unique spotlight on hidden gems.

You will not be sold via affiliate advertising or sponsored posts. We pay for all our adventures ourselves and continue to support local businesses. We believe in providing unbiased recommendations.

We began to highlight our adventures via lists which eventually became a popular style of travel blogging today known as “listicles.” You will find our site organized a bit differently. Instead of a chronological timeline, you will find things to do via activity type and/or season.

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5 Places to Enjoy the Views in Sedona without Hiking - Top Ten Travel List

5 Places to Enjoy the Views in Sedona without Hiking

Sedona is one of my favorite natural destinations in the Southwest, if not the entire country. With brilliant million+ year old rocks dominating...

15 Spectacular Places in the Northeast - Top Ten Travel List

15 Spectacular Places in the Northeast

The Northeast is one of the most amazing areas in the country. I had the opportunity to live in Massachusetts for many years. I enjoyed many won...

17 Fun Things to do in Orlando Besides Theme Parks - Top Ten Travel List

17 Fun things to do in Orlando Besides Theme Parks

After living in the Tampa Bay area for numerous years and planning many daytrips to Orlando, I learned that there is much more to the city than ...

The Best Shows at Universal Studios Orlando: My Top 5 Picks - Top Ten Travel List

The Best Shows at Universal Studios Orlando: My Top 5 Picks

I have to admit that I focused almost entirely on rides my first few visits to Universal. The parks are so amazing that it is easy to skip over a...

10 interesting daytrips within an hour of Greenville, SC - Top Ten Travel List

My Favorite Daytrips from Greenville, SC (under an hour)

Although Greenville's tree-lined, trendy Main Street gets all the attention these days, the true advantage of living in the Upstate's largest cit...

A Daytrip to Explore 4 Small Lake Erie Towns in Ohio - Top Ten Travel List

A Daytrip to Explore 4 Small Lake Erie Towns in Ohio

This summer, Mike and I took a daytrip to several beach towns on the eastern end of Lake Erie. Since moving to the Cleveland metro, we have been ...

19 Things to do in Phoenix When It’s Too Hot! - Top Ten Travel List

19 Things to do in Phoenix When It’s Too Hot!

While Phoenix is a wonderful winter oasis for many coming from cold dreary climates in the Midwest, the summer weather is more often than not qu...

15 Rainy Day Activities in Greenville, South Carolina - Top Ten Travel List

Rainy Day Fun in Greenville: My Gloomy Day Activity Guide

For the most part, Greenville sees an abundance of sunny, mild days throughout the year. However, like every other region in the Southeast, heavy...

48 Things To Do In Tucson When It’s Too Hot! - Top Ten Travel List

How I Survived the Summer in Tucson: 48 Ways to Beat the Heat

Although Tucson's hot & dry summer season is often considered to be more tolerable than the hot, humid summers typical of the Southeast and M...

100 Things to do in New England - Top Ten Travel List

100 Things to do in New England

New England is one of my favorite areas of the country that I've lived in. I love the mix of recreational, entertainment, historical, and educati...

8 Beautiful Hiking Areas Near Boston - Top Ten Travel List

8 Beautiful Hiking Areas Near Boston

No matter where you travel within Massachusetts, you are bound to come across a fantastic park. Since moving to the Greater Boston metro, I have ...

10 Free Things to do in Southern California - Top Ten Travel List

10 Free Things to do in Southern California

I recently moved to the Long Beach area and was surprised by the amount of free attractions throughout the Southern California region. As my rent...

My Top 5 Rollercoasters in Orlando - Top Ten Travel List

My Top 5 Rollercoasters in Orlando

With 3 major Universal theme parks and 4 at Disney, it's no surprise that Orlando is home to some of the country's best coasters. Some are family...

Northeast Ohio Waterfall Guide - Top Ten Travel List

Northeast Ohio Waterfall Guide

I love exploring gorgeous waterfalls around the US. This year I am living near Cleveland, so I have been exploring any waterfalls in and around t...

8 Fantastic Off-the-Beaten Path Vegas Attractions - Top Ten Travel List

Weird Vegas: My Guide to Fun Off-the-Strip

Once you finally land in Vegas, its quite hard to draw yourself away from the excitement of The Strip. Totally understable with all the fabulous ...

5 Must-Do’s in Charleston, South Carolina - Top Ten Travel List

5 Things to do on your First Trip to Charleston, South Carolina

While living in Greenville (a charming city in the Blue Ridge foothills), I had the opportunity to enjoy a number of easy weekend roadtrips to ci...

Omaha’s Henry Doorly: Pros & Cons of Visiting The Largest Zoo - Top Ten Travel List

Omaha’s Henry Doorly: Pros & Cons of Visiting The Largest Zoo

On a recent long cross country spring road trip (we drove from Cleveland to Phoenix), we decided to plan for a stop in Omaha. Neither Mike and I ...

25 Fun Things to do in Southern California - Top Ten Travel List

25 Fun Things to do in Southern California

Southern California is one of my favorite places in the country. My dream came true when I had the opportunity to live in this gorgeous region f...

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