historic travel

Three Days of Hell: Walking the Fields of Gettysburg

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Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center entrance sign in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

Some travel days follow a carefully crafted plan. Others begin with a simple question: What if we went somewhere else instead? That question is how my son and I ended up standing on the fields of Gettysburg. Throwing Away the Itinerary During our Washington, D.C. road trip, I had built an itinerary using Roadtrippers. It … Read more

Echoes Through the Pines: Olustee Battlefield State Park, Florida

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Tucked between the tall pines of northern Florida lies a quiet clearing that once thundered with cannon fire. Olustee Battlefield State Park isn’t just a preserved slice of Civil War history—it’s a place where memory lingers in the soil and stories still rise with the morning mist. Dusty and I had tried to visit once … Read more