2024 podcasts

In 2024 I started posting about RV-related podcasts that I enjoy. This is a summary of those posts.

Just a couple so far, but I plan to mention more in the future.

2024 other attractions

A summary of roadside attractions from 2024, and other attractions that didn’t fit in other summary posts.

Again, you can also see the attractions from 2023, from 2022, and from 2021. And you can see all of the attraction-related blog posts via the exploring category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top, or more specifically the roadside attraction category (with earliest or latest posts at the top).

Total solar eclipse in Paris, Texas:

Iowa 80 truck stop in Walcott, Iowa:

Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota:

Mitchell Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota:

Custer Battlefield Trading Post & Cafe in Montana:

Oregon Cabaret Theatre: Legally Blonde, the Musical in Ashland, Oregon:

Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland, Oregon:

Scenic drive along Dead Indian Memorial Road and Green Springs Highway in Oregon:

Shields Date Garden in Indio, California:

The Thing? in Arizona:

McGinn’s PistachioLand Home of the World’s Largest Pistachio in Alamogordo, New Mexico:

Moody Gardens Festival of Lights in Galveston, Texas:

Fun stuff.

2024 towns

This summary is about cities and towns I’ve posted about. I don’t tend to do these posts very often, so there aren’t many.

Again, you can also see the attractions from 2023, from 2022, and from 2021. And you can see all of the attraction-related blog posts via the exploring category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top, or more specifically the town category (with earliest or latest posts at the top).

Carrabelle, Florida:

Key West, Florida:

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina:

Washington, North Carolina:

Driving around Wasington DC:

Ashland, Oregon:

Marathon, Marfa, and more in Texas:

Marathon aerials and stars in Texas:

Some interesting places.

2024 food

A summary of food- and restaurant-related posts in 2024.

Again, you can also see the attractions from 2023, from 2022, and from 2021. And you can see all of the attraction-related blog posts via the exploring category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top, or more specifically the food category (with earliest or latest posts at the top)

Robert is Here fruit stand in Homestead, Florida:

Our first Buc-ee’s in Smiths Grove, Kentucky:

Custer Battlefield Trading Post & Cafe on the Crow Indian reservation in Montana:

Oregon Cabaret Theatre: Legally Blonde, the Musical in Ashland, Oregon:

Ashland wineries: Quady North & Belle Fiore in Ashland, Oregon:

Ashland food in Oregon:

Shields Date Garden in Indio, California:

Red Bay food and shopping in Red Bay, Alabama:

Tasty stuff.

2024 theme parks

Not sure what it says about us that it’s worthwhile to have a summary post about theme parks, but here we are.

Again, you can also see the attractions from 2023, from 2022, and from 2021. And you can see all of the attraction-related blog posts via the exploring category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top, or more specifically the theme park category (with earliest or latest posts at the top).

Universal Islands of Adventure Theme Park in Orlando, Florida:

Universal Studios Florida Theme Park in Orlando, Florida:

Disney World: Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Florida:

Disney World: Epcot in Orlando, Florida:

Disney World: Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida:

Disney World: Animal Kingdom in Orlando, Florida:

Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee:

Disney California Adventure in Anaheim, California:

Disneyland in Anaheim, California:

Fun times.

2024 baseball parks

This is a summary of baseball-related posts from 2024.

One of our stretch goals in exploring the US is to attend a game at every Major League baseball stadium. As with our other goals, we have a spreadsheet to track this. Back in 2023, we visited just two, The Coliseum of the Oakland Athletics (which is now closed) and T-Mobile Field of our Seattle Mariners.

In 2024, we visited seven more: Truist Park of the Atlanta Braves, Oriole Park of the Baltimore Orioles, Nationals Park of the Washington Nationals, Busch Stadium of the St Louis Cardinals, Target Field of the Minnesota Twins, Oracle Park of the San Francisco Giants, and Dodger Stadium of the Los Angeles Dodgers (plus we revisited the Mariners).

We also visited some minor league stadiums, and the Field of Dreams movie site.

Again, you can also see the attractions from 2023, from 2022, and from 2021. And you can see all of the attraction-related blog posts via the exploring category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top , or more specifically the baseball category (with earliest or latest posts at the top).

Atlanta Braves vs Cleveland Guardians in Atlanta, Georgia:

Baltimore Orioles vs Atlanta Braves in Baltimore, Maryland:

Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins in Washington, DC:

Bowling Green Hot Rods in Bowling Green, Kentucky:

St. Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs in St Louis, Missouri:

Cedar Rapids Kernels vs Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa:

Field of Dreams Movie Site in Dyersville, Iowa:

Minnesota Twins vs Philadelphia Phillies in Minneapolis, Minnesota:

Seattle Mariners vs New York Mets in Seattle, Washington:

Seattle Mariners T-Mobile Field guided tour:

Seattle Mariners vs New York Mets:

San Francisco Giants vs San Diego Padres in San Francisco, California:

Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Diego Padres NLDS game 5 in Los Angeles, California:

Play ball!

2024 parks and museums

In the previous post I covered the National Parks we visited in 2024, but we also visited many National Monuments and other National Park Service units, plus state parks, museums, and such. So this post summarizes those.

Again, you can also see the attractions from 2023, from 2022, and from 2021. And you can see all of the attraction-related blog posts via the exploring category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top, or more specifically the park category (with earliest or latest posts at the top), and the museum category (with earliest or latest posts at the top).

Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida:

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park in Florida:

Florida Keys Eco-Discovery Center in Florida:

Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park in Florida:

Island ‘Ting with Sebago Watersports in Florida:

Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens in Delray Beach, Florida:

World of Coca‑Cola museum in Atlanta, Georgia:

Myrtle Beach State Park beach in South Carolina:

Wright Brothers National Memorial in Kill Devil Hills, south of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina:

Cape Hatteras National Seashore in North Carolina:

Fort Raleigh National Historic Site in North Carolina:

The Birthplace of Pepsi in New Bern, North Carolina:

Colonial National Historical Park: Yorktown in Virginia:

Colonial National Historical Park: Jamestown in Virginia:

Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia:

Assateague Island National Seashore in Maryland and Virginia:

Blue Ridge Parkway north end in Virginia:

Manassas National Battlefield Park in Manassas, Virginia:

Gettysburg National Military Park: museum and visitor center in Pennsylvania:

Gettysburg National Military Park: memorials and cemetery in Pennsylvania:

DC monuments by night tour in Washington, DC:

Smithsonian Natural History Museum in Washington, DC:

Smithsonian American History Museum in Washington, DC:

Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia:

Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland:

Blue Ridge Parkway south end in North Carolina:

Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park in Kentucky:

Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois:

Mitchell Prehistoric Indian Village National Historic Landmark in Mitchell, South Dakota:

Legion Lake in Custer State Park, South Dakota:

Iron Mountain Road, Needles Highway, Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park, South Dakota:

Mount Coolidge, Wind Cave National Park, Wildlife Loop in Custer State Park, South Dakota:

Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana:

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park in Santa Clarita, California:

The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert, California:

Museum of History in Granite in California:

Fort Davis National Historic Site in Texas:

Galveston Island State Park beach in Galveston, Texas:

River Bottomland Hardwood Trail hike in Springfield, Louisiana:

Some fascinating places.

2024 National Parks

One of the main reasons for traveling the United States in a motorhome is to explore the many wonders around the country. In previous years I had four posts of attractions visited in the year, but this year I’m going to split them by the kind of attraction, since that seems like it’ll be more useful for future reference.

This is a summary of the National Parks we visited in 2024. You can also see the attractions from 2023, from 2022, and from 2021.

As with the previous summaries, I’ll include a link to the corresponding blog post, and a sample picture. Click or tap the link or picture to see more.

You can see all of the attraction-related blog posts via the exploring category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top, or more specifically the national park category (with earliest or latest posts at the top).

We visited 12 new National Parks in 2024 (plus revisited several), for a total of 47 so far of the 63 total National Parks.

Everglades National Park in Florida:

Biscayne National Park in Florida:

Dry Tortugas National Park south of Florida:

Congaree National Park in South Carolina:

Shenandoah National Park in Virginia:

New River Gorge National Park: Grandview in West Virginia:

New River Gorge National Park: Sandstone Falls in West Virginia:

New River Gorge National Park: Canyon Rim and Bridge in West Virginia:

New River Gorge National Park: Thurmond and waterfalls in West Virginia:

Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee and North Carolina:

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky:

Gateway Arch National Park in Missouri:

Yosemite National Park: Yosemite Valley in California:

Yosemite National Park: Hetch Hetchy in California:

Yosemite National Park: Wawona and Glacier Point in California:

Yosemite National Park: Tuolumne Meadows and Tenaya Lake in California:

Kings Canyon National Park in California:

Sequoia National Park: northern side in California:

Sequoia National Park: southern side in California:

Channel Islands National Park in California:

Joshua Tree National Park: Geology Tour Road in California:

Joshua Tree National Park: Hall of Horrors in California:

Joshua Tree National Park: Wonderland Ranch & Wall Street Mill in California:

Saguaro National Park in Arizona:

White Sands National Park, in New Mexico:

Big Bend National Park, in Texas:

Several nice parks.

2024 campgrounds

Another interesting summary of 2024 — the places we stayed during the year. See also the posts for 2023, for 2022, and for 2021.

For each location, I’ve included a link to the corresponding blog post, so you can click through to see a lot more information, and a picture of our site.

You can also see all of the campground-related blog posts via the campsite category, with the earliest posts at the top, or the latest posts at the top.

Thousand Trails Orlando RV Resort in Orlando, Florida: