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ME: Pioneering Vehicles at Cole Land Transportation Museum
Exit 182: When Galen Cole was in WWII and survived a direct hit, he promised God to leave his community a better place. So in 1989, after 50 years of running Cole’s Express trucking, he opened Cole Land Transportation Museum … Continue reading
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FL: Witness an Actual Rocket Launch
Cape Canaveral, FL Exit 205: How often do you get the opportunity to see an actual Rocket Launch? Well here’s your chance to see two in the same day. Atlas V- NROL-61- Rocket Launch: A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 … Continue reading
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VA: An American Celebration at Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon, VA – Southbound Exit: 177A to Route 1 S, Northbound Exit 163: Spend an American celebration at a truly inspiration place. Mount Vernon salutes our first commander in chief with a dazzling display of made-for-daytime fireworks during its annual … Continue reading
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NC: Pay Tribute to our Military Heroes at the Field of Honor
Fayetteville, NC Exit 46: The NC Field of Honor is a living display of heroism that flies as a patriotic tribute to the strength and unity of Americans, and to honor and remember the men and women who have worn … Continue reading
Posted in History, Military, Museum, Nature, North Carolina, Special Event
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MA: Experience the “shot heard ’round the world” at Lexington Reenactment
Greater Merrimack Valley, MA Exit 31: Each year thousands of people flock to historic Lexington and Concord and Minute Man National Historical Park to celebrate Patriots’ Day, a special Massachusetts State holiday commemorating the opening battle of the American Revolutionary … Continue reading
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MD: Hands-On Aviation Museum for Whole Family
College Park, MD Exit 23: How appropriate to house an aviation museum at the oldest continuously operated airport in the world. At College Park Aviation Museum the first person to greet you is Wilbur Wright – who else? This animatronic … Continue reading
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VA: Civil War in Washington Tour
Alexandria, VA Exit 177: The Washington DC area was an armed camp during the Civil War and many of its significant military sites remain in good order. Visit Fort Stevens where President Lincoln came under fire from General Jubal Early’s confederate forces. … Continue reading
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GA: First Hand Stories of WWII at National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force
Pooler, GA Exit 102: Wow, right in the middle of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force’s combat gallery you can watch volunteers restore the fuselage of a WWII B-17 bomber. It was unnerving to find out that the … Continue reading
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VA: Historican Conference for War Gamers and Games
Fredericksburg, VA Exit 130B: Historican, the Wall Street Journal refers to this event as “the Mother of all wargaming conventions”. Attracting about 3500-4000 people from around the world and around 100 vendors presenting everything you need to recreate military battles throughout … Continue reading
Posted in Arts and Crafts, Entertainment, Fun, History, Kids, Military, Special Event, Virginia
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CT: Celebrate Independence Day Circa 1876
Mystic, Ct Exit 90: Celebrate America’s birthday circa 1876 this Fourth of July at Mystic Seaport. Appreciate all the festivities: beginning with an exhilarating morning of boat races on the Mystic River, military exercises with the 27th Connecticut Volunteer Infantry on … Continue reading
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