Blackberry Hill Alpaca Farm in Anniston, AL recently held an open house event so families and those interested in learning more about alpacas could tour the working farm for free. The event featured guided...
Category: Roadschool
Factory Tours: Steel City Pops – See frozen treats made while you eat
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Inside the Homewood location. Photo by Christie Dedman
Steel City Pops hit Birmingham in 2012 and they’ve been creating delicious frozen pops across the state and beyond ever since. The Homewood, AL location is one our favorites to hit just for the entertainment...
Factory Tours: Birmingham’s Golden Flake Factory Tour Tips & Review
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The free samples the kids received from the Golden Flake factory tour. Photo by Christie Dedman -
The Golden Flake factory tour. Photo by Christie Dedman
One of the first factory tours we hit when the kids were younger was the Golden Flake factory tour in the industrial area of downtown Birmingham. I was new to touring factories with kids...
Tips for visiting Jesse Owens Museum & Oakville Indian Mounds with kids
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Museum at Oakville Indian Mounds - Alabama Photo by Christie Dedman -
Oakville Indian Mounds - Alabama Photo by Christie Dedman -
Museum at Oakville Indian Mounds - Alabama Photo by Christie Dedman -
Jesse Owens Museum Photo by Christie Dedman -
Jesse Owens Museum Photo by Christie Dedman -
Jesse Owens Museum Photo by Christie Dedman
If you’re passing through Alabama or you’ve lived hear all of your life, don’t miss one of the coolest things in our state – Jesse Owens Memorial Museum and across the street the Oakville Indian Mounds...
Factory Tours: Free behind-the-scenes Publix grocery store tour for families
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Publix behind the scenes tour. Photo by Christie Dedman -
Publix behind the scenes tour. Photo by Christie Dedman -
Publix behind the scenes tour. Photo by Christie Dedman
Did you know Publix will do educational store tours? They do and it’s an incredible tour for all ages. Actually I would say for ages 8 and up. We recently got a behind-the-scenes tour that...
Factory Tours: Bud’s Best Cookies – Free cookies, giant ovens, train ride & more
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Free, hot and fresh out of the oven -Bud's Best Cookies factory -Photo by Christie Dedman -
The cookie cutter in action, during Bud's Best Cookies factory tour. Photo by Christie Dedman -
Free vanilla wafer samples while touring Bud's Best Cookies factory -Photo by Christie Dedman -
Inside Bud's Best Cookies factory -Photo by Christie Dedman
Factory tours can be so exciting for kids, but the Bud’s Best Cookies Tour in Hoover, AL will get adults excited too. As soon as you get out of your car the sugar cookie...
Factory Tours: Bluebell Creamery overlook + Ice Cream Parlor (floor tours are closed)
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Photo by Christie Dedman
A few years ago we headed down US 280 to the Blue Bell Creamery in Sylacauga for tour. It was a short intro video and then you can overlook the factory from a large...
National Park 2017 News: Free Parks Canada pass, US Senior Pass price increase & free admission dates
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Battle in the Clouds NPS - Tenn. Photo by Christie Dedman -
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Scotts Bluff NPS Nebraska - Photo by Christie Dedman
National Parks are my family’s go-to destination spots – we plan all of our road trips around them so we can continue our Junior Ranger badge tradition with the kids. Every year in January I...
Tips for hiking Amicalola Falls Georgia State Park with kids + Junior Ranger Badge
When the drought plaguing the South ends head over to Amicalola Falls State Park near Dawsonville, Ga. We recently visited the tallest waterfall in Georgia looking for pretty fall colors, a challenging hike and...
Earning a George Washington Carver Museum NPS Junior Ranger badge
Photo by Christie Dedman
We stopped by the George Washington Carver Museum NPS to earn a Junior Ranger badge & see a bottle of peanut oil featured on our favorite show Mysteries at the Museum. This little stop...
