PRIZE GIVEAWAY To Celebrate Summer Road Trips!
This photo makes me happy! Not too hard to figure out why, since it’s a warm, sunny beach. Virginia Beach, to be precise, and our home for the next five days! To be followed by a few more days in...
View ArticleWorld’s Tallest Filing Cabinet, Burlington, VT
I’m feeling the love for Vermont this week, in the wake of Hurricane Irene’s destruction. So even though we’re in the middle of Pennsylvania right now, I wanted to share a part of one our BEST family...
View ArticlePHOTO FRIDAY – World’s Largest State Fair, TX
I’ve never met a state or county fair I didn’t like. They retain the flavor of old-fashioned American fun, even though they’re no longer an inexpensive day out! Last year, we went to the Big E in West...
View ArticleYankee Candle: World’s Largest Candle Store
“I don’t like shopping. I don’t like candles. I really don’t like shopping for candles.” So proclaimed my grumpy husband upon exiting the Yankee Candle flagship store. I was on a “retail therapy” high,...
View ArticleWillis Tower: Tallest Building in the Western Hemisphere
Willis Tower, Chicago I’m sorta amazed by people who don’t have a fear of heights, like I do. How do they not get jelly knees and queasy stomachs being that far from terra firma? In this case, 1,353...
View ArticleAbsecon Lighthouse, Atlantic City – New Jersey’s Tallest Lighthouse
Poor Matt. He’s been doing a lot of the “heavy lifting” for the sake of the blog lately, like when we sent him out on a tightrope 70 feet in the air in November. Last month, we sent him up a circular...
View ArticleSix Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, NJ: World’s Largest Theme Park
My new favorite hobby: embarrassing my teenager. We’re fans of the Six Flags theme parks, mainly because their “Go Big” ad campaign clearly shows a shared appreciation for BIG entertainment. Yet, I was...
View ArticleCN Tower, Toronto, Canada: Tallest Structure in the Western Hemisphere
The CN Tower / La Tour CN, Toronto, Canada When you’re a chicken, it helps to have brave friends. During my recent trip to Toronto for the TBEX conference, I wanted to visit the CN Tower, the tallest...
View ArticleBIG Finds in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
In front of the world’s tallest pentagonal building Over Columbus Day weekend, we attended the Digital Family Summit in Baltimore. This annual kid-friendly conference is geared toward tweens and teens...
View ArticleBIG Finds at Ripley’s Believe it or Not: Ocean City, MD
World’s tallest man! You can find a lot of superlative stuff inside the 32 Ripley’s Believe it or Not museums around the world; each location has more than 300 exhibits and artifacts. We’ve never been...
View ArticleWorld’s Tallest Holiday Inn
World’s tallest Holiday Inn, New York City Last week, I was in New York City for the New York Times Travel Show. It’s an annual ritual; I go to get travel inspiration, network, and learn what I can in...
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