Category: Virtual Voyages
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The World of Coca-Cola Museum
by Leeya In June, I visited Atlanta for the first time. While it was a brief trip, it was definitely a memorable one! During our trip, we visited the World of Coca-Cola museum. It was clearly a popular tourist destination as the museum was packed. The museum had many interactive exhibits including “Scent Discovery” and…
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Food Facts: Meals in Colonial America
By Leeya Food can tell us a lot about history. It connects people and places and it speaks to the culture and traditions of a place. Not to mention, we need it to live. This summer, I visited Fort Ticonderoga, looking out on the Adirondack Mountains. This beautiful historical landmark was once the tipping point…
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Return to Boone and Blowing Rock
by Leeya This spring break, my family and I traveled to the North Carolina mountains. The 3 hour car ride felt long enough to feel like we were traveling but short enough to cause any family conflict from being cooped up in the car too long. We stayed in a beautiful mountain home in the…
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The Lorraine Motel
by Leeya Welcome to the Civil Rights Museum, formerly the Lorraine Motel. The vibrant colors of the sign that read “Lorraine Motel” greeted us. My brother exclaims “Look! That sign looks like the one from the play.” A few months back, we had watched Mountaintop, a play about Martin Luther King’s last night alive. The…
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Black Mountain, North Carolina
The town of Black Mountain is very cute with some great restaurants and shops. Plus, it’s immersed in the mountains! Lake Tomahawk is also located in Black Mountain which has a great walking trail that looks out on the mountains and water. This lake also has tennis courts, a public pool, and picnic tables. I…
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Boone, North Carolina
Boone is a great place to visit for a calming trip to the mountains In the picture to the right, you can see the peaks of Grandfather Mountain over Price Lake, which is an excellent place for a one or two hour hike with gorgeous views Boone is not only home to beautiful walks in…
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Kingsley Plantation
Kingsley Plantation is a National Park and former plantation located in Jacksonville, Florida. During the time period when the plantation was established many people were coming to Florida seeking fortunes through slave labor. The name ‘Kingsley’ comes from Zephaniah Kingsley, one of the owners of the plantation, between 1814 and 1837. Enslaved people lived in…
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Fort Macon: A Civil War Fort
Where is Fort Macon? Fort Macon is located at the tip of Atlantic Beach Fort Macon is one of the most well-preserved Civil War forts in North Carolina Fort Macon was built here because Beaufort (the town an island over from Fort Macon) was a place, highly susceptible to an attack (it had been attacked…
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Welcome to Raleigh!
If you are on a phone, you will want to open the presentation linked here for best viewing results. *Press the green flag to begin the presentation. Have fun learning a little about Raleigh, North Carolina with the Cardinal! The cardinal is the state bird. It officially became the state bird in 1943. Cardinals can…