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