Houston, Texas

I took a wrong turn at the M. C. Escher exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, and now I'm trapped in here!

 

Space Center Houston, Texas

Spacewalk!!!

 

Houston, Texas

It's not all fun and games. A flying rock cracked our windshield in Mississippi, but we were able to get it repaired by Abraham, a "pop-up" windshield repair guy located in a Sam's Club parking lot.

 

Atchafalaya Swamp, Louisiana

Blindly following Waze through Louisiana, we discovered ourselves on an aging bridge through a watery area. It went on and on and on. We later learned that we had crossed the 18-mile-long Atchafalaya Basin Bridge through the largest swamp in the US.

No surprise, the image is not ours. Credit goes to an anonymous Tripadvisor contributor.

 

Vicksburg, Mississippi

At Catfish Row, the concrete levees along the Mississippi/Yazoo rivers are covered with cool murals depicting local landmarks and history.

 

Jackson, Mississippi

Today we located (after some searching!) an abandoned 200-acre replica of the Mississippi River Basin, modeling the Mississippi River and its tributaries, complete with cities, levees, and bridges. This picture is just one small piece of it. The Army Corps of Engineers used it from 1966 to 1972 so they could study how best to place dams and levees on the Mississippi River to control flooding. More info for you engineering types at https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/mississippi/worlds-largest-model-in-ms/ 

 

Jackson, Mississippi

House where civil rights activist Medgar Evers lived and was murdered in 1963, now preserved as a National Monument.

 

Mount Woodall, Mississippi

The Mississippi high point. Not much of a hike! Kelly's state high point #16, Cindy's #12, KC's #3.

 

Tupelo, Mississippi (Birthplace of Elvis)

"I ain't nuthin' but a hound dog..."

 

Sheffield, Alabama

Jamming with the Swampers on the actual piano heard in iconic songs such as Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock & Roll" and Paul Simon's "Kodachrome." Muscle Shoals Sound Studio is an amazing place to tour!

 

Huntsville, Alabama

Spring has arrived at the Huntsville Botanical Garden!

 

Huntsville, Alabama

The US Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville is well worth the visit.

 

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Whoo! Whoooooo!

 

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Riding the antique carousel at Coolidge Park.

 

Chattanooga, Tennessee

View from the Civil War site at Point Park on Lookout Mountain. You can get up there by driving or hiking -- we did both.

 

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Beautiful day for walking for miles on the Riverwalk along the Tennessee River. Boy, are my paws tired!

 

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Rock City, a thriving tourist trap since the 1930s, is a surprisingly pleasant walk through boulders, crevasses, caves, and bridges, all inhabited by magical creatures. And there's fudge.
 

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Cindy comforting a distraught giant in the Sculpture Fields at Montague Park.

 

Brasstown Bald, Georgia

Enjoying the view from the observation tower on Brasstown Bald, the Georgia high point.

 

Tiger, Georgia

Goats on the Roof is the ultimate tourist trap. Goats on the roof, homemade fudge, and homemade ice cream. (Many great ice cream flavors, but I highly recommend nutty goat.)

Sassafras Mountain, South Carolina

Straddling the line between North and South Carolina on the observation deck at the summit of Sassafras Mountain, the South Carolina high point.

Flat Rock, North Carolina

At the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site, the goats are very friendly, and they really, really want you to read poems to them.

Greensboro, North Carolina

The preserved Woolworth Building in Greensboro, North Carolina, now the site of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The museum contains a number of powerful exhibits, including the original lunch counter where the 1960 sit-in occurred.  

 

Smithfield, Virginia

The world's biggest ham, oldest ham, and oldest peanut at the Isle of Wight County Museum. Some say they are still edible. No thanks.

 

Jamestown, Virginia

Enjoying a very windy view of Historic Jamestowne from the Jamestown-Scotland Ferry

 

Williamsburg, Virginia

Cindy offering helpful advice to Thomas Jefferson as he drafts the Declaration of Independence. (Not sure he appreciates the feedback.)

 

Williamsburg, Virginia

Beautiful day at the Governor's Palace in Williamsburg

 

Yorktown, Virginia

Taking in the view of the field where Lord Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington

 

Annapolis, Maryland

Little known fact: There were 14 Presidents before George Washington.

Jersey City, New Jersey

                              

Lady Liberty going for a walk on the roof of the Ellis Island Immigration Building