Orr Park & Tinglewood: Alabama’s Enchanted Forest of Carved Cedar Trees

Stone fountain in Orr Park, Montevallo, Alabama, symbolizing beauty emerging from storm damage.

There are days on a road trip when the universe hands you iron, fire, and history… and then follows it up with something delightfully weird just to keep you on your toes. Orr Park was exactly that. We’d already spent the day weaving through Alabama’s industrial past — places like the rugged remains of Sloss … Read more

Hidden Gems: The Scenic Side Road Worth Slowing Down For

Purple-lit cave at Florida Caverns State Park, a hidden gem in the South

By Ki – Travel Made Personal Some travelers chase the big attractions — the ones with lines out the door and souvenirs in every gas station for fifty miles.But me? Give me the strange, the sacred, the tucked-away corners you won’t find on a billboards. Dusty and I call these hidden gems — places that … Read more