SCHOOL’S OUT ADVENTURES

A retired teacher fulfilling his dreams by touring the United States in an RV.

Goals: 1) visit at least 10 sites in each of the 48 continental states, and 2) avoid places where the daytime high temperatures fall below 70° F.

Join me as I document my journeys with written blogs and photographs.

T.B.D.

Wild Lights Festival

May 16, 2024

Des Moines, Iowa

Dripping Springs Natural Area

March 12, 2024

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Zuhl Museum

February 27, 2024

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces Railroad Museum

February 27, 2024

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces

Museum of Nature & Science

February 27, 2024

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Las Cruces Museum of Art

February 27, 2024

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Branigan Cultural Center

February 27, 2024

Las Cruces, New Mexico

Beale Street

November 4, 2023

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Food Tour

November 4, 2023

Memphis, Tennessee

The Cotton Museum

November 4, 2023

Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Zoo

November 3, 2023

Memphis, Tennessee

Brooks Museum of Art

November 2, 2023

Memphis, Tennessee

National Civil Rights Museum

November 2, 2023

Memphis, Tennessee

Graceland

November 1, 2023

Memphis, Tennessee

Southern Belle Riverboat

Fall Foliage Cruise

October 27, 2023

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Chattanooga Zoo

October 26, 2023

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Tennessee Aquarium

October 26, 2023

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Point Park

October 25, 2023

Lookout Mountain, Tennessee

Rock City Gardens

October 25, 2023

Lookout Mountain, Georgia

Ruby Falls

October 25, 2023

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Dolly Parton’s Stampede

October 23, 2023

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

October 22-23, 2023

Tennessee & North Carolina

Nashville Miscellany

October 12-19, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

The Hermitage

October 18, 2023

Hermitage, Tennessee

Tennessee State Museum

October 17, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

Belmont Mansion

October 17, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

Country Music Hall of Fame

October 16, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

Parthenon

October 16, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

Tennessee State Capitol

October 16, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

Ryman Auditorium

October 16, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

Nashville Zoo

October 15, 2023

Nashville, Tennessee

Museum of Appalachia

October 12, 2023

Clinton, Tennessee

Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame

October 11, 2023

Knoxville, Tennessee

James White’s Fort

October 11, 2023

Knoxville, Tennessee

Museum of East Tennessee

October 11, 2023

Knoxville, Tennessee

Knoxville Museum of Art

October 11, 2023

Knoxville, Tennessee

Zoo Knoxville

October 10, 2023

Knoxville, Tennessee

Sunsphere

in World’s Fair Park

October 10, 2023

Knoxville, Tennessee

Historic Westwood

October 10, 2023

Knoxville, Tennessee

Virginia Safari Park

October 8, 2023

Natural Bridge, VA

Hershey, PA

High Point &

The Hershey Story Museum

October 7, 2023

Vermont Miscellany

September 29 - October 6, 2023

Vermont

Hildene

The Lincoln Family Home

October 5, 2023

Manchester, Vermont

Mt. Equinox Skyline Drive

October 4, 2023

Arlington, Vermont

Southern Vermont Arts Center

October 4, 2023

Manchester, Vermont

Shelburne Museum

October 2, 2023

Shelburne, Vermont

Hope Cemetery

October 1, 2023

Barre, Vermont

Vermont State House

September 29, 2023

Montpelier, Vermont

Rock of Ages

September 29, 2023

Graniteville, Vermont

Lake Red Rock

August 24, 31, and September 1, 2023

Marion County, Iowa

Iowa State Fair

August 14, 16, 17, 2023

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines Botanical Center

July 12, 2023

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines Art Center

July 12, 2023

Des Moines, Iowa

Adventureland

June 28, 2023

Altoona, Iowa

Reiman Gardens

May 24, 2023

Ames, Iowa

Wild Lights Festival

May 11, 2023

Des Moines, Iowa

Easter Lake

May 8, 2023

Des Moines, Iowa

Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge

May 4, 2023

Prairie City, Iowa

Blank Park Zoo

April 27, July 5, July 13, 2023

Des Moines, Iowa

White Sands National Park

March 5, 2023

New Mexico

Las Cruces, New Mexico

December 22, 2022 - April 19, 2023

Living Desert Zoo & Gardens

December 21, 2022

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Carlsbad Caverns National Park

December 21, 2022

Carlsbad, New Mexico

Birds of Arizona

Yuletide at Old Tucson

December 17, 2022

Tucson, Arizona

Pima Air & Space Museum

December 16 , 2022

Tucson, Arizona

Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum

December 15, 2022

Tucson, Arizona

Reid Park Zoo

December 14 , 2022

Tucson, Arizona

Saguaro National Park

December 13, 15, 17, 2022

Tucson, Arizona

Taliesin West

December 9 , 2022

Scottsdale, Arizona

Phoenix Zoo

December 7, 2022

Phoenix, Arizona

Arizona Capitol Museum

December 7 , 2022

Phoenix, Arizona

OdySea Aquarium

December 5, 2022

Scottsdale, Arizona

Butterfly Wonderland

December 5, 2022

Scottsdale, Arizona

Phoenix Art Museum

December 2, 2022

Phoenix, Arizona

Heard Museum

December 2, 2022

Phoenix, Arizona

Cibola National Wildlife Refuge

November 29 & 30, 2022

Cibola, Arizona

Las Vegas Miscellaneous

November 14-21, 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada

Hoover Dam Lake Mead

November 19, 2022

Nevada

Erotic Heritage Museum

November 18, 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada

Springs Preserve

November 18, 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada

Longines F.E.I. Jumping World Cup

November 17, 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada

Lion Habitat Ranch

November 17, 2022

Henderson, Nevada

America’s Got Talent Live

November 16, 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada

Red Rock Canyon

November 16, 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada

The

Neon Museum

November 15, 2022

Las Vegas, Nevada

Ethel M Chocolates Factory & Cactus Garden

November 15 & 17, 2022

Henderson, Nevada

Kingman

Route 66 Museum

November 13, 2022

Kingman, Arizona

Bearizona Wildlife Park

November 10, 2022

Williams, Arizona

Grand Canyon National Park

November 7-12, 2022

Grand Canyon, Arizona

Dead Horse Point State Park

November 5, 2022

Moab, Utah

Canyonlands National Park

November 2, 2022

Moab, Utah

Arches National Park

November 1 and 4, 2022

Moab, Utah

Four Corners Monument

October 31, 2022

Teec Nos Pos, Arizona

Mesa Verde National Park

October 29-30, 2022

Mesa Verde, Colorado

Great Sand Dunes National Park

October 27, 2022

Colorado

Royal Gorge Bridge & Park

October 26, 2022

Cañon City, Colorado

Cheyenne Mountain Zoo

October 25, 2022

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Pikes Peak & Cog Railway

October 25, 2022

Manitou Springs, Colorado

Garden of the Gods

October 25, 2022

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Cherry Creek State Park

October 16-21, 2022

Aurora, Colorado

Downtown Aquarium (Denver)

October 20, 2022

Denver, Colorado

Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR

October 19, 2022

Commerce City, Colorado

Wings Over The Rockies

October 19, 2022

Denver, Colorado

Denver Art Museum

October 18, 2022

Denver, Colorado

History Colorado Center

October 18, 2022

Denver, Colorado

Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Arts

October 18, 2022

Denver, Colorado

Colorado State Capitol

October 18, 2022

Denver, Colorado

Denver Zoo

October 17, 2022

Denver, Colorado

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

October 17, 2022

Denver, Colorado

Rocky Mountain National Park

October 13-15, 2022

Colorado

Golden Spike Tower

October 11, 2022

North Platte, Nebraska

Archway Monument

October 11, 2022

Kearney, Nebraska

Hamann Rose Garden

October 10, 2022

Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln’s Children’s Zoo

October 10, 2022

Lincoln, Nebraska

Sunken Gardens

October 10, 2022

Lincoln, Nebraska

Nebraska State Capitol

October 10, 2022

Lincoln, Nebraska

Salisbury House

Summer 2022

Des Moines, Iowa

Kalona Historical Village

Summer 2022

Kalona, Iowa

Living History Farms

Summer 2022

Urbandale, Iowa

Reiman Gardens

Summer 2022

Ames, Iowa

Ledges State Park

Summer 2022

Boone County, Iowa

High Trestle Trail Bridge

2022

Boone County, Iowa

Des Moines Sites

Summer 2022

Truman Home National Historic Site

April 16, 2022

Independence, Missouri

Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum

April 16, 2022

Independence, Missouri

Kansas City Zoo

April 15, 2022

Kansas City, Missouri

Eureka Springs Tram Tour

April 12, 2022

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Bachman-Wilson House

April 10, 2022

Bentonville, Arkansas

Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

April 10, 2022

Bentonville, Arkansas

Walmart Museum

April 10, 2022

Bentonville, Arkansas

Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge

April 9, 2022

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Thorncrown Chapel

April 9, 2022

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Arkansas State Capitol

April 7, 2022

Little Rock, Arkansas

Little Rock Zoo

April 6, 2022

Little Rock, Arkansas

Wendy Oaks RV Resort

March 29 - April 5, 2022

Florence, Mississippi

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum

April 3, 2022

Jackson, Mississippi

Museum of Mississippi History

April 3, 2022

Jackson, Mississippi

The Jackson Zoo

April 1, 2022

Jackson, Mississippi

Mississippi State Capitol

April 1, 2022

Jackson, Mississippi

Vicksburg Nat’l Military Park

March 31, 2022

Vicksburg, Mississippi

Beauvoir

Jefferson Davis Home & Presidential Library

March 28, 2022

Biloxi, Mississippi

Betsy Ann Riverboat Cruise

March 27, 2022

Biloxi, Mississippi

Biloxi Visitors Center & Biloxi Lighthouse

March 26, 2022

Biloxi, Mississippi

Ocean Adventures Marine Park

March 26, 2022

Biloxi, Mississippi

Baton Rouge Mississippi River Park

March 23, 2022

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

LSU Rural Life Museum

March 24, 2022

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Magnolia Mound Plantation

March 24, 2022

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Capitol Park Museum

March 23, 2022

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Louisiana State Capitol

March 23, 2022

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Louisiana’s Old State Capitol

March 23, 2022

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Rosedown Plantation

March 21, 2022

St. Francisville, Louisiana

Baton Rouge Zoo

March 21, 2022

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Cajun Country Swamp Tours

March 19, 2022

Breaux Bridge, Louisiana

Vermilionville Historic Village

March 18, 2022

Lafayette, Louisiana

Acadian Cultural Center

March 18, 2022

Lafayette, Louisiana

Cajun Food Tours

March 18, 2022

Lafayette, Louisiana

Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge

March 16, 2022

Bell City, Louisiana

Sabine National Wildlife Refuge

March 15, 2022

Hackberry, Louisiana

DeQuincy Railroad Museum

March 15, 2022

DeQuincy, Louisiana

Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary

March 12, 2022

Navasota, Texas

San Antonio Miscellaneous

February 21 - March 11, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

McNay Art Museum

March 9, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

Briscoe Western Art Museum

March 3, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio Missions

March 3, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio Zoo

March 2, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio River Walk

March 1 & 3, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

The Alamo

March 1 & 3, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

Japanese Tea Garden

February 28, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

The Witte Museum

February 28, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch

February 27, 2022

San Antonio, Texas

Fort Worth Stockyards Rodeo

February 18, 2022

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Stockyards District

February 18, 2022

Fort Worth, Texas

Amon Carter Museum of American Art

February 17, 2022

Fort Worth, Texas

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

February 17, 2022

Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth Zoo

February 15, 2022

Fort Worth, Texas

Oklahoma City

Museum of Art

February 12, 2022

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City

National Memorial Museum

February 11, 2022

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Oklahoma City Zoo

February 10, 2022

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

National Cowboy Museum

February 10, 2022

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Dauphin Island

January 13, 16, 18, 2022

Alabama

Mobile Carnival Museum

January 14, 2022

Mobile, Alabama

Battleship Memorial Park

January 14, 2022

Mobile, Alabama

Bellingrath

Gardens and Home

January 13, 2022

Theodore, Alabama

Fort Gaines

January 13, 2022

Dauphin Island, Alabama

Alabama Aquarium

at the

Dauphin Island Sea Lab

January 13, 2022

Dauphin Island, Alabama

Hank Williams Museum & Hank Williams Memorial

January 11, 2022

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

January 5- 12, 2022

Freedom Rides Museum

January 8, 2022

Montgomery, Alabama

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail

January 8, 2022

Selma, White Hall, and Montgomery, Alabama

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

January 7, 2022

Montgomery, Alabama

The Legacy Museum

January 7, 2022

Montgomery, Alabama

Rosa Parks Museum

January 7, 2022

Montgomery, Alabama

Alabama State Capitol

January 7, 2022

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery Zoo

January 6 & 9, 2022

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts

January 6, 2022

Montgomery, Alabama

Florida State Capitol

December 29, 2021

Tallahassee, Florida

Cici & Hyatt Brown Museum of Art

December 26, 2021

Daytona Beach, Florida

Museum of Arts & Sciences

December 26, 2021

Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona International Speedway

December 26, 2021

Daytona Beach, Florida

Daytona Beach

December 25 & 26, 2021

Daytona Beach, Florida

Ponce Inlet Lighthouse

December 24, 2021

Ponce Inlet, Florida

Henry Morrison Flagler Museum

December 22, 2021

Palm Beach, Florida

Lion Country Safari

December 22, 2021

Loxahatchee, Florida

Glass Bottom Boat Reef Eco and Sunset Tour

December 19, 2021

Key West, Florida

Custom House Museum of Art & History

December 19, 2021

Key West, Florida

Truman Little White House

December 19, 2021

Key West, Florida

Hemmingway Home and Museum

December 18, 2021

Key West, Florida

Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory

December 18, 2021

Key West, Florida

Florida Keys

December 17-21, 2021

Everglades National Park

December 13-17, 2021

Florida

Sanibel Island

Ding Darling Natl Wildlife Refuge/

Bowman’s Beach

December 11, 2021

Sanilbel, Florida

Edison & Ford Winter Estates

December 10, 2021

Ft. Myers, Florida

Mote Marine Lab & Aquarium

December 7, 2021

Sarasota, Florida

Florida Aquarium

December 6, 2021

Tampa, Florida

Circle B Bar Reserve

December 5, 2021

Lakeland, Florida

Hunsader Farms

December 4, 2021

Bradenton, Florida

The Ringling

December 3, 2021

Sarasota, Florida

Museum of Fine Arts

December 2, 2021

St. Petersburg, Florida

Chihuly Collection

December 2, 2021

St. Petersburg, Florida

The Dali Museum

December 2, 2021

St. Petersburg, Florida

Kings Bay Scenic Cruise

November 30, 2021

Crystal River, Florida

Three Sisters Springs

November 30, 2021

Crystal River, Florida

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park

November 29 & 30, 2021

Homosassa, Florida

St. Mark’s Lighthouse

November 27, 2021

Crawfordville, Florida

Keaton Beach

November 25 & 27, 2021

Keaton Beach, Florida

Jimmy Carter National Historic Park

November 23, 2021

Plains, Georgia

Zoo Atlanta

November 21, 2021

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia Aquarium

November 18, 2021

Atlanta, Georgia

High Museum of Art

November 17, 2021

Atlanta, Georgia

Georgia State Capitol

November 17, 2021

Atlanta, Georgia

Oakland Cemetery

November 16, 2021

Atlanta, Georgia

Jimmy Carter Presidential Museum

November 16, 2021

Atlanta, Georgia

Yellowstone National Park

October 4-9, 2021

Wyoming

American Computer and Robotics Museum

October 3, 2021

Bozeman, Montana

Palisade Falls

Gallatin National Forest

October 2-3, 2021

Bozeman, Montana

Montana Grizzly Encounter

October 2-3, 2021

Bozeman, Montana

Museum of the Rockies

October 2, 2021

Bozeman, Montana

Montana State Capitol

September 29, 2021

Helena, Montana

Glacier National Park

September 24-27, 2021

Montana

C.M. Russell Museum

September 22, 2021

Great Falls, Montana

Giant Springs State Park

September 21, 2021

Great Falls, Montana

Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center

September 21, 2021

Great Falls, Montana

Moss Mansion

September 18, 2021

Billings, Montana

Yellowstone Art Museum

September 18, 2021

Billings, Montana

ZooMontana

September 17, 2021

Billings, Montana

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument

September 16, 2021

Crow Agency, Montana

Devils Tower National Monument

September 14, 2021

Devils Tower, Wyoming

Custer State Park

September 6-13, 2021

Custer, South Dakota

1881 Courthouse Museum

September 11, 2021

Custer, South Dakota

Jewel Cave

September 11, 2021

Custer, South Dakota

Mount Rushmore National Memorial

September 9, 2021

Keystone, South Dakota

Wind Cave National Park

September 8, 2021

Hot Springs, South Dakota

Crazy Horse Memorial

September 7, 2021

Crazy Horse, South Dakota

Pierre, South Dakota

September 2-6, 2021

South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center

September 3, 2021

Pierre, South Dakota

South Dakota State Capitol

September 3, 2021

Pierre, South Dakota

Badlands National Park

August 31-September 2, 2021

South Dakota

Lemmon, SD Shadehill Recreation Area

August 27-31, 2021

Medora,

North Dakota

August 13-27, 2021

Medora Musical

August 18, 2021

Medora, North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Elkhorn Ranch

August 18, 2021

Medora, North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

South Unit

August 13-22, 2021

Medora, North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

North Unit

August 13-22, 2021

Watford City, North Dakota

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Painted Canyon Visitor Center

August 13-22, 2021

Belfield, North Dakota

Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site

August 13, 2021

Stanton, North Dakota

Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park

August 12, 2021

Mandan, North Dakota

Dakota Zoo

August 11, 2021

Bismarck, North Dakota

North Dakota Heritage Center & State Mueum

August 11, 2021

Bismarck, North Dakota

North Dakota State Capitol

August 11, 2021

Bismarck, North Dakota

National Buffalo Museum

August 9, 2021

Jamestown, North Dakota

Red River Zoo

August 7, 2021

Fargo, North Dakota

Roger Maris Museum

August 7, 2021

Fargo, North Dakota

Plains Art Museum

August 7, 2021

Fargo, North Dakota

Fargo Air Museum

August 7, 2021

Fargo, North Dakota

Itasca State Park

August 4-6, 2021

Park Rapids, Minnesota

Bemidji, MN

August 5, 2021

Aerial Lift Bridge

August 3, 2021

Duluth, Minnesota

Glensheen Mansion

August 3, 2021

Duluth, Minnesota

Gooseberry Falls State Park

August 3, 2021

Two Harbors, Minnesota

Split Rock Lighthouse

August 3, 2021

Two Harbors, Minnesota

St. Croix State Park

August 2, 2021

Pine County, Minnesota

Hinckley Fire Museum & Monument

July 31, 2021

Hinckley, Minnesota

Seelye Mansion

June 18, 2021

Abilene, Kansas

Eisenhower Museum

June 18, 2021

Abilene, Kansas

Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame

June 16, 2021

Dodge City, Kansas

Boot Hill Museum

June 15, 2021

Dodge City, Kansas

Dodge City, Kansas

June 14-17, 2021

Cheney State Park

June 10-14, 2021

Cheney, Kansas

Botanica, The Wichita Gardens

June 12, 2021

Wichita, Kansas

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Allen Home

June 12, 2021

Wichita, Kansas

Sedgwick County Zoo

June 11, 2021

Wichita, Kansas

Keeper of the Plains

June 11, 2021

Wichita, Kansas

Elk City State Park

June 8-10 2021

Independence, Kansas

Branson, Missouri

June 6-8, 2021

St. Louis Zoo

June 5, 2021

St. Louis, Missouri

Grant’s Farm

June 5, 2021

St. Louis, Missouri

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site

June 4, 2021

St. Louis, Missouri

Daniel Boone Home

June 4, 2021

Defiance, Missouri

Gateway Arch National Park

June 3, 2021

St. Louis, Missouri

Citygarden

June 3, 2021

St. Louis, Missouri

Warm Springs Ranch

May 30, 2021

Boonville, Missouri

Missouri State Capitol

May 30, 2021

Jefferson City, Missouri

Sedalia, Missouri

May 24-31, 2021

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

May 28, 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

National WWI Museum and Memorial

May 28, 2021

Kansas City, Missouri

Ha Ha Tonka State Park

May 26, 2021

Camden County, Missouri

Hannibal, Missouri

May 21-23, 2021

Hannibal, Missouri

Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum

May 23, 2021

Hannibal, Missouri

Mark Twain Cave

May 22, 2021

Hannibal, Missouri

Hartman Reserve Nature Center

May 13, 2021

Cedar Falls, Iowa

Cedar Valley Arboretum

May 11, 2021

Waterloo, Iowa

African American Museum of Iowa

May 7, 2021

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Brucemore

May 7, 2021

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Bamboo Ridge Campground

May 13, 2021

Waterloo, Iowa

Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum & Grout Museum of History & Science

May 12, 2021

Waterloo, Iowa

Amana Lily Pond Trail

May 7 & 9, 2021

Amana, Iowa

Amana Colonies

May 8, 2021

Amana Colonies, Iowa

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library

May 7, 2021

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art

May 6, 2021

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Neal Smith National Wildlife Preserve

April 24, 2021 - Prairie City, Iowa

Blank Park Zoo

April 5, 2021 - Des Moines, Iowa

Easter Lake Park

October 6 & December 12, 2020

Des Moines, Iowa