Category: Travel Destinations

May 7th#TravelDestination Royal Gorge, Colorado 🇺🇸 ° Called “Grand Canyon of Arkansas”° Only about 50 feet wide at its narrowest point° Canyon wall rises nearly 1,000 feet straight up Royal Gorge Bridge• Called “Bridge to Nowhere”~ Visitors must turn around and drive back• Built in 1929 in only 7 months• One of the highest suspension Read more

May 6th#TravelDestination Detroit, Michigan 🇺🇸 ° Nicknamed “The D”° Sits on Detroit River° See across the river in downtown to Canada° Played a key role in Underground Railroad° Home to numerous statues | impressive works of architecture | several museums° One of the largest collections of urban murals in U.S.° First U.S. city to have Read more

May 5th#TravelDestination Hallstatt, Austria 🇦🇹 ° Believed to be oldest still-inhabited village in Europe~ dates back to the 1800s° Part of the Salzkammergut Mountains UNESCO region° Tucked onto the shores of Hallstetter See° Most famous alpine village in the world° Often called most beautiful lakeside village in the world° Sits between steep mountains and calm Read more

May 2nd#TravelDestination @kingscanyonnationalpark in California 🇺🇸 ° Sits on Sierra Nevada° Deepest canyons in North America~ parts are over a mile deep° Protects General Grant Tree~ largest living trees on Earth° Connected to Sequoia National Park~ some sequoias are over 2,000 years old° Some areas are only accessible in summer Kings River• Carved the canyon over Read more

May 1st#TravelDestination Venezuela 🇻🇪 ° Officially titled the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela° Named after “Little Venice”° Capital is Caracas° One of the top countries for biodiversity° Most geographically diverse countries in South America° Home to one of the oldest lakes in the world° Orinoco River is one of the longest rivers in South America° National Read more

May 8th#TravelDestination Tanzania 🇹🇿 ° Over 120 ethnic groups and languages° Official languages: Swahili | English° Name comes from combining Tanganyika + Zanzibar° Coffee and tea are major exports in highland regions° Nearly 30% is national parks° Home to Mount Kilimanjaro~ tallest mountain on African continent at 19,341 feet° One of the most popular safari Read more

April 30th#TravelDestination Montana 🇺🇸 ° Nicknamed “Big Sky Country”~ huge open skies and endless horizons° Over 3,000 Named Lakes | Rugged Rocky Mountains | Wide Open Great Plains~ some areas have more wildlife than people° 4th largest U.S. state by area but one of the least populated° Land that has been left on Mother Nature’s Read more

April 28th#TravelDestination Wupatki National Monument in Arizona 🇺🇸 ° Nestled between the Painted Desert and ponderosa Highlands of northern Arizona° Wupatki = Hopi language meaning “tall house”° Preserves large pueblos built over 800 years ago~ Wupatki Pueblo once had over 100 rooms and multiple stories° Many structures built with careful orientation to sun and surroundings° Read more

April 27th#TravelDestination Providence, Rhode Island 🇺🇸 ° Founded in 1635 – one of the oldest cities in U.S.° Capital of smallest U.S. state° Situated at the mouth of the Providence River° Founded by Roger Williams~ Believed in freedom of religion and separation of church and state~ Played a key role in American religious freedom° Nicknamed Read more

April 23rd#TravelDestination Nashville, Tennessee 🇺🇸 ° One of the fastest growing cities° Known as “Music City”° Songwriting capital of the world° More live music venues per capita° Many famous musicians for their start performing here° Downtown Broadway is packed with bars and features live music all day and night° Focal point for country music | Read more