Back in Time: the Delmarva Peninsula
"Hey! Welcome to the New Castle court house, and to the 18th century. Today we're trying a case of failure to control a horse in a public place. You, sir,…
Appalachians to New Jersey
What do apples, black bears and rhododendrons have in common? They are, respectively, West Virginia's state fruit, state animal and state flower. There are state dogs, state insects, state dances…
40 Motel, Columbus, Ohio
Buckeye State on the National Road
Heading east on any U.S. highway feels wrong somehow, but nowhere more so than on what, since 2002, has been designated "The Historic National Road." Modern America was built from…
Knick-knacks and assorted tributes at James Dean's Grave in Fairmount, Indiana.
James Dean’s Grave, Fairmount, Indiana
For my wife, no adventure is complete without a visit to the final resting place of some dead celebrity or other. Over the years, and I'm really not complaining here,…
Bourbon tasting at the Old Talbott Inn
From Bible Belt to Bourbon
Politicians speak of the "special relationship" between the U.S. and Britain; our soldiers fight side by side, we speak pretty much the same language, and these days we probably even…
Graves & Guns on the Natchez Trace
My earliest memories of childhood holidays are of sitting in the back of our family's Ford Cortina, driving through France, and being suitably impressed whenever my dad knowledgably pointed out:…
Coca-Cola and Elvis Presley
Atlanta began life as an Indian village known as Standing Peachtree. It was the scene of a number of important Civil War battles before being razed in 1864 by General…