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...
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Earning a George Washington Carver Museum NPS Junior Ranger badge

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...
7 Tips for visiting the Negro Southern League Museum with kids
There’s a sport history gym tucked deep in the inner heart of Birmingham overlooking Regions Field. The Negro Southern League Museum is packed with history, has an excellent layout and best of all it’s...
Where to go in North Alabama: U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Sci-Quest, Monte Sano, Jesse Owens, Oakville Indian Mounds & more
North Alabama has a wealth of places to go if you are new to the area or you have lived here all of your life. I will define North Alabama by anything north of Jefferson...
Why we want to take our kids out of school and road trip across the U.S.A.

There is absolutely nothing like being on the open road. Unknown or known routes can be exciting, interesting, thrilling, educational and relaxing all at the same time. To be completely honest I want to...
Earn Junior Ranger badges at Kennesaw National Civil War Battlefield & Etowah Mounds in Georgia
If you love Junior Rangering at National Parks as well as state parks then add Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield and Etowah Mounds State Park in Georgia to your list of places to see in...
Tour Helen Keller’s birthplace, Ivy Green in Tuscumbia, AL
If you’ve never been to Ivy Green in Tuscumbia it’s time to head to do it. It’s a pretty drive from Birmingham and takes about 2 hours. The birthplace of Helen Keller is...
Visiting Birmingham History Center & Peanut Depot + Video
I had some errands to run downtown yesterday so I took the kids along for the ride and we made it an educational jaunt through Birmingham. We stopped at the Birmingham...