Great Smoky Mountain National Park Gatlinburg [caption id="attachment_25566" align="alignright" width="425"] Great Smoky Mountain National Park[/caption] The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is the most visited national park in all of America, and for good reason too! This gorgeous and mountainous park straddles the borders of North Carolina and Tennessee, a sprawling landscape filled with lush forests,…
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Log Cabin Pancakes
Log Cabin Pancakes [caption id="attachment_31403" align="alignright" width="150"] Log Cabin Pancakes Credit Danielle Breshears[/caption] Gatlinburg The flapjack industry is no joke in Tennessee, especially in Gatlinburg as most of the mountain-terrain towns are hungry for great, down-home style, stick to your bones pancakes, crepes, and flapjacks each morning. While there are several different places within Gatlinburg…
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8 Class Trips for 8th Grade
Your eighth graders have been working hard...probably...and you're looking for a class trip destination. Well, you've come to the right place. Whether it's the end of the year and they're graduating into high school, or your eighth graders are in need of an educational field trip destination, we have you covered. All across this glorious country…
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Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Sevierville While in the gorgeous Great Smoky Mountains you should save plenty of time to drive or hike the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail, the perfect way to see it all! Roaring Falls is a mountain stream larger and faster than any other in the surrounding parkland, thus the name…
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Monterey Old Town Historic District
Monterey Old Town Historic District [caption id="attachment_35102" align="alignright" width="425"] Colton Hall Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Declared a national landmark in 1970, Monterey Old Town Historic District covers an incredible slice of history by preserving such sites as the first theatre in California, the Monterey Customs House, and more. Visit the site where the American flag first flew…
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Kansas City Budget Trip
There are a few cities in the central Midwest region that draw national attention, and one of them is certainly Kansas City. Known for BBQ, football, and the enchanting city design (did you know it's the City of Fountains?), KC has a lot to offer a student group trip, on a graduation celebration or hitting…
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Key Largo Snorkel and Scuba Diving
Key Largo Snorkel and Scuba Diving [caption id="attachment_31198" align="alignright" width="425"] Key Largo Snorkel Pixabay Public Domain[/caption] Key Largo Like many of the Florida Keys, Key Largo has some of the best diving in the world. Shipwrecks, coral reefs, and an abundance of marine wildlife make diving an excellent activity for individuals and groups alike, of…
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John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Key Largo Spread over roughly 70 square nautical miles in the Atlantic Ocean, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is not your average public park. To visit, you must go underwater and snorkel or scuba dive to see the protected marine life and extensive coral reef, one of the only…
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Educational Trips: American Inventors
Part of the American Dream is the hope and indomitable ability to achieve goals and dreams, with only hard work and a little help by your side. This freedom has given way to incredible leaps in technology, medicine, and more from the following people. The polio vaccine, bifocals, and even the modern light bulb were…
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Vote Miles 2017
Our fuzzy little friend and loveable company mascot Miles the Monkey needs your help! He cares about fashion just as much as you and your classmates do and knows that 2017 is the year for making serious fashion statements, especially while traveling across the country. Unfortunately he doesn’t know what to wear in 2017! We…
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