Visiting Edenton, North Carolina, was especially exciting for me. Many of my ancestors lived in Edenton during the formative years of our...

Named one of America's prettiest towns, Edenton played a major role in the formation of our nation. As North Carolina's First Colonial...

If there's anything I love more than southern style grits its old mills. I just think they are so interesting. At the grocery check-out...

Back in Bristol, TN, we visited the PEMBERTON OAK, where Raymond's 5x great grandfather gathered Patriot militia men to march to fight...

While we were in the area to visit the Battle of Kings Mountain, we stayed at the Kings Mountain State Park Campground. We really didn't...

Although we aren't exactly motorcycle buffs, we stopped into the Wheels Through Time Motorcycle Museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina....

As we left Pigeon Forge and headed over the Smoky Mountains into North Carolina, we found a little more of an authentic Appalachian...

In 1895, George Vanderbilt created Biltmore as a country estate for his family and friends. This French Renaissance chateau is a true...

When we imagined being at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we didn't think we'd see Ripley's Believe It or Not,...

Europeans settled in the Cades Cove area between 1818 and 1821, and today it is the largest variety of historic buildings left in the...

We loved our campground in Pigeon Forge - River Plantation RV Resort. Venturing out into Pigeon Forge meant dealing with the massive...

There are so many amazing hikes in the Smoky Mountains, but Chimney Tops was our favorite. This hike is about 4 miles round trip with...

WALKER SISTER'S CABIN at LITTLE GREENBRIER John Walker and his wife Margaret built their homestead cabin in 1870 in the mountain...

Tracking down Raymond's Revolutionary War roots brought us to Bristol, but we didn't know much else about the area. (Check out our post...

In September of 1780, Colonel John Pemberton gathered a militia of Patriot volunteers to prepare for battle. Assembled with other "Over...

Kentucky's Daniel Boone National Forest is rugged and beautiful. Located in the lower southeast portion of the state, it spans more that...

Kentucky's capitol city, Frankfort, was just a 20 minute drive west from our campsite near Lexington. The capitol building itself was...

We loved everything about our stay at the Kentucky Horse Park Campground. Just outside of Lexington and right next door to the Kentucky...

Spanning 510 feet long, 85 feet wide, and 51 feet high, the Ark replica in Kentucky is truly a modern engineering marvel. It's been a...

While out exploring, we saw a sign for "Rabbit Hash" and just knew we had to check it out. We found ourselves in the middle of a...