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Small museums make for awesome family RV Short Stops

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By Julianne G. Crane Small museums, like the Idaho Museum of Natural History, often offer a lot to families. They frequently don't overwhelm children with...

Synchronous fireflies put on magical RV Short Stops

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By Julianne G. Crane I've been tracking synchronous fireflies activity for a number of years. Here are the latest dates for 2021 public viewings. Catching fireflies...

Big art in “Biggest Little City” of Reno

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By Julianne G. Crane Reno is not just for adult gaming and its close proximity to year-round outdoor adventures. "Art installations, sculptures and large-scale murals...

Visit America’s National Parks and Volunteer on your RV Short Stops

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By Julianne G. Crane Millions of us love America's National Parks. So much so, collectively, we may be loving them to exhaustion. RVing families can...

RV Short Stops: “Travel Where Women Made History”

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By Julianne G. Crane If you are obsessed with national parks, like I am, there are two outstanding online sources for planning captivating RV Short...

St. Patrick’s Day RV Short Stops

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By Julianne G. Crane Nationally, most of the traditional St. Patrick's Day parades and events are cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, there are places...

Travel books that highlight weird and wacky RV short stops

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By Julianne G. Crane (originally published February 2021) The National Park Foundation is right when they say almost everyone is happier when planning a trip. I...

Fun family RV Short Stops begin with live animal cams

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By Julianne G. Crane Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many wildlife parks and zoos are turning to online technology, such as live animal cams, to...

RV Short Stops during February, Black History Month

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By Julianne G. Crane During February, Black History Month, the National Park Service helps celebrate more than 400 years of African American history. Events highlight...

RV Short Stops – ‘Ma’ Rainey House & Blues Museum

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By Julianne G. Crane With the recent premiere of the film “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” the legendary blues singer Ma Rainey is introduced to a...

RV Short Stops: State parks’ First Day Hikes = healthy, fun family outings

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By Julianne G. Crane Say good riddance to 2020 and a healthy hello to 2021 by heading outdoors for one of the "First Day Hikes"...

This bizarre accommodation on wheels welcomes RVers, others

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Okay, we admit: this is not your ordinary recreational vehicle. But it does fit the definition as a dwelling on wheels. We believe it's a...

RV Short Stops – Texas Parks safely celebrate the holidays

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By Julianne G. Crane Writer’s Note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, I am highlighting places that can be safely experienced from the road or in an...

Visit a ghost town with “wild” animals to feed

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There's a certain ghost town along Route 66 where wild animals roam the streets, and where the local merchants encourage tourists to feed them....

Winter is awesome bald eagle watching time

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By Julianne G. Crane Writer’s Note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are highlighting places that can be safely experienced from the road or in an...

Elk, wildlife viewing perfect outdoor activity during pandemic

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By Julianne G. Crane Writer’s Note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, RV Short Stops is highlighting places that can be safely experienced from the road or...

New Orleans: So much to see and do – even during pandemic

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By Julianne G. Crane Writer’s Note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, RV Short Stops is highlighting places that can be safely experienced from the road or...

RV Short Stops: “Chihuly Garden and Glass” sparkles in Seattle Center

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By Julianne G. Crane "Chihuly Garden and Glass" sits in the shadow of the Space Needle in the Seattle Center. Since 2012, this long-term exhibition...

To view very colorful history, visit Las Vegas’ outdoor “Neon Boneyard”

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By Julianne G. Crane The Neon Boneyard and Museum has assembled a singularly unique outdoor collection of amazing signs that together illustrate Las Vegas’ neon...

Experience Colorado Springs’ “Art on the Streets” from the safety of your RV

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By Julianne G. Crane Writer’s Note: During the COVID-19 pandemic, I am highlighting places that can be safely experienced from the road or in an...

Visit “The Unexpected” Urban Art in Fort Smith, Arkansas

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By Julianne G. Crane Since 2015, downtown Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been transforming itself with the support of a determined local community and the creativity...

See the world’s smallest plane in Arizona

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We asked RVtravel.com readers in issue 956, July 11, 2020, if they thought this plane was real or a non-flying movie prop. The answer is,...

Trees of Mystery – Popular outdoor destination in the Redwoods

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By Julianne G. Crane Since the mid-'40s, the Trees of Mystery in northern California has been a favorite stopover for many travelers driving along U.S. Highway...

RVing: The joy of the unexpected

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris We find that a good part of the joy of RVing is running into the unexpected. Round the next...

Carhenge still a delight on Nebraska’s high plains

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By Julianne G. Crane If unusual roadside attractions grab you enough to venture onto the two-lane back roads of northern Nebraska, consider checking out Carhenge...

RV Short Stops – Check out world-famous ice cream in Stanley, ND

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By Julianne G. Crane  As states gradually "reopen” businesses and public campgrounds, now might be a good time to start planning a family outing...

Reopenings: Bryce Canyon Hoodoos never fail to intrigue

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By Russ and Tiña De Maris To the Piaute, they were the "Legend People." Ages ago, men and women who acted offensively were punished for...

RV Short Stops: Public lands reopening gradually

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By Julianne G. Crane Most of us are ready to get back to camping, especially in our favorite public park. We yearn for the open...

RV Short Stops: Visit America’s treasures “virtually” during National Park Week

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By Julianne G. Crane Each April, National Park Week is set aside for America to celebrate our national treasures. Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, April...

Wildflowers bloom across Texas

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Texas wildflowers (Texas Highways/Don Allen) By Julianne G. Crane During this time of COVID-19 crisis, if you are a Snowbird needing to travel through several states...

Travel guides for odd and fascinating RV Short Stops

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By Julianne G. Crane During this time of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and need for social distancing, now is the perfect time for researching those...

Celebrate Women’s History Month at National Parks

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By Julianne G. Crane  Every March, Women's History Month, hundreds of events, exhibitions and road trips are highlighting women's contributions to the making of the United...

Curious low-cost RV short stops in Yuma

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By Julianne G. Crane  The Camel Farm is an unpretentious, highly enjoyable discovery tucked away in agricultural land south of Yuma, Arizona. This family-owned...

Update: Maple is flowing in Vermont, but spring 2020 events have been cancelled

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By Julianne G. Crane Vermont's "Maple Open House Weekend" –  Vermont's maple season is usually celebrated with "Maple Open House” the first weekend in spring, however,...

Tucson Gem Showcase dazzles

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By Julianne G. Crane Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase through Mid-February The legendary Tucson Gem, Mineral & Fossil Showcase is billed as one of "the...

Intimate, little-known museum of sculptor Elisabet Ney in Austin

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By Julianne G. Crane I've never forgotten the Elisabet Ney Museum since first stepping into the studio in the early '70s when I was an...

Start your New Year off with “First Day Hikes” in state parks

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By Julianne G. Crane 'First Day Hikes' offer a great way to get outside, exercise, take in nature and welcome the new year with friends...

Traveling through Mississippi along I-40, check out this two-in-one museum

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By Julianne G. Crane Just a little more than two years ago, Two Mississippi Museums opened in downtown Jackson in celebration of the state’s bicentennial....

Winter Texan RVers find Holiday events in Lone Star State

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By Julianne G. Crane Holiday at the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden Dallas Arboretum -12 Days of Christmas gazebo (Dallas Arboretum) Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden 8525 Garland...

Popular autumn harvest festivals

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By Julianne G. Crane North Carolina Pecan Harvest Festival Nov. 2, Whiteville, NC Parades, music  and house tours abound in the town known as one of the top...

Gettysburg in two days: Film, museum on a rainy day, Battlefield tour on a clear day

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By Julianne G. Crane If Gettysburg is on your Bucket List--GO. It will not be a disappointment. Thanks to the forethought of early Gettysburg residents, most...

Rustic, whimsical destination brewhouse in historic downtown Slippery Rock, Pa.

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By Julianne G. Crane Jimmy and bro-in-law, Lou, entering the North Country Brewing Company in downtown Slippery Rock, Pa. (Julianne G. Crane) If you are venturing through...

North Dakota Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center, ideal RV Short Stop, rest area

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By Julianne G. Crane Julianne G. Crane sharing a moment. (Jimmy Smith) After driving several hours on the backroads of North Dakota, we found the perfect...

Autumn destination: Authentic Adams County near Gettysburg in southern Pennsylvania

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By Julianne G. Crane Apple Harvest Festival is first two full weekends in Oct. (NAHF) Planning to tour historic Gettysburg this autumn; or traveling near Washington...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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By Julianne G. Crane 'Long Live Rock' front of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Cleveland. (RockHall.com) The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame could take...

Summer festivals for family fun

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By Julianne G. Crane Summer festivals are fun family events including South Carolina's Lexington County Peach Festival - July 4, 2019. For six decades, folks of all ages...

Gut-busting Cowboy Dinner Tree near Silver Lake, Oregon

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By Julianne G. Crane The Cowboy Dinner Tree Restaurant, about four miles down a county road from no where in the high desert of Central...

Pedestrian Bridge connects Omaha and Council Bluffs’ family-fun waterfronts

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Pedestrian Bridge connecting Omaha and Council Bluffs (Omaha.Net) Years ago, almost half a lifetime, I taught one academic year at the Omaha campus of the...

Thumb Octagon Barn in Michigan

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Traveling through the Midwest this summer? Have children or grandchildren aboard?  The Thumb Octagon Barn is just the place for a stopover, and it is...

Dorothy’s House from “The Wizard of Oz”

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Although Dorothy and Toto blew in from Kansas in 1939, it was not until 1981 that her home was found; and it is a...
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