I have a Ph.D. degree. I love to travel, visit museums, national parks, and places few people know. I share my travel stories and more on this blog.
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The Sugar Camp and WAVES Cabin 22 is located at the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. While riding horseback on the hill of his sugar maple grove, John H. Patterson decided that the grove would be a good place for a training camp for his salesmen. The 1934 cabin…
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What a lovely park it is at the Indian Mound Reserve! The 169-acre park has the Cedar Cliff Falls and Massie Creek Gorge to boast about. Whether it is summer or winter, the park creates an amazing view in either season. You can enter the park in three ways. In…
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The Spreckels Organ Pavilion is one of the most unique attractions inside the Balboa Park in San Diego, California. It is a historic outdoor music venue. It is home to one of the largest outdoor pipe organs in the world, the Spreckels Organ, which was built in 1914 for the…
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Built in 1817, the old and historic Hetzel Summer Kitchen structure is located at the Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. Peter Hetzel, his wife Catherine, and their five children lived in this small, white, wooded frame building for about a year. Peter was a carpenter and manufactured fanning mills,…
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The old and historic William Morris House is located at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio. William Morris is a Revolutionary War veteran, who came to Montgomery County in 1806. He bought a 20-acre farm near Centerville in 1815 and moved into this house with his family. With no daughters…
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The Huffman Prairie Flying Field is one of Dayton Ohio’s Aviation Heritage National Historical Park. It is called the “First Airport” after the Wright brothers, Wilbur and Orville, used the field in 1904 and 1905 to master the principles of controlled, powered flight. It was in this field that they…
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If you want to visit some State Parks near St. Louis Missouri, you might be limited in options. Most State Parks are located at least an hour away from the city center. But there is one that might excite you — the Castlewood State Park! This free park is about…
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The National Museum of the United States Air Force is one mammoth museum in Dayton, Ohio. It is one of the most-visited places in the State by tourists and locals. I have already visited the museum twice and might visit it again to see the outside display. If you visit…
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