Ever since childhood, Nebraska City has meant apples and trees to me. You may think you know all there is to know about the small Nebraska city – you know, “Seen one orchard, seen them all” – but I’ve found some spots there during a recent visit that were new to me. If you’ve got a free…
I cram a lot of activities into my trips. See Vacation Exhibit A. I’m working on slowing it down. A visit to an art gallery actually does the trick nicely when on vacation. Our visit to Morean Arts Center was a breath of fresh air when we were in the Tampa Bay area recently. It’s located…
One thing I’m beginning to learn when traveling with kids is that a science center is similar to a children’s museum, only with things adults can play with, too. Case in point: Tampa’s Museum of Science and Industry, MOSI for short. We brought the kids here while visiting Tampa Bay – and while our visit…
When you hear a restaurant is the oldest in the state, you kinda want to check it out, right? They must be doing something right. That’s how I was when I came across Columbia Restaurant in my obsessive thorough research on good places to eat in the Tampa area. Disclosure: I was provided a media rate to…
Winter the Dolphin. Say those three words and you’ll get one of two reactions from a kid: An excited smile or a blank stare. Those blank stares? They go away after a kid watches Dolphin Tale. Winter is special and kids know it. There’s something magical and inspiring about Winter. And the Clearwater Marine Aquarium…
My family spent a fun morning at The Florida Aquarium in Tampa recently. When I was planning our two-day Tampa Bay trip, I had asked a friend in Florida what she thought we should not miss and right away she said, The Florida Aquarium (well, she had a big Tampa list for me to choose…
