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DH and I are in our 60's. We enjoy history, and are looking for new places to go in the fall. We have been to many places along the East Coast (DC, Gettysburg, etc) and are willing to enjoy up to a ...
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I enjoyed reading through the suggestions on this post and have a few things to add. Since you have done the east and are looking for new areas to explore I assume you mean west. First I would get a map that notes all the National Parks and sites. Since you enjoy history, I would next mark all the Presidential Libraries and sites. Then, depending on the amount of time you have, your traveling style, and the date (considering weather) you leave, connect the dots in an a manageable area. Rather than trying to see everything in one trip allow enough time to explore along the way in addition to seeing the main sites. As someone else noted it is not always the major sites that wow us the most.
A few suggestions:
Independence, Mo (Campus RV Park) and KC. Rich in history with all the Truman sites, the western Trails Museum, and historic homes to tour. In KC don’t miss the National WWI Museum (AWESOME) and the Arabic Steamship Museum. Go a little further west on 70 and pick up the Eisenhower Sites in Abilene. On your way to KC the possibilities are endless. Monmouth Cave NP in KY, Lincoln sites in Springfield, IL, etc.
Black Hills of SD (Custer State Park, Game Lodge Campground) This State park in itself is a destination, and it puts you in the middle of 2 NPs and 3 NMs. So much to see here a week is a minimum. As for smaller sites, don’t miss the sod house you can tour just outside the NE entrance of the Badlands, as well as the Missile silo sites. In Custer be sure to visit the small museum in town. Visiting that museum last year prompted us to visit the Little Big Horn Battlefield (7th Ranch RV Park ) on our spring trip this year. Tons on Indian wars history in this whole area.
A good late fall (early is still too hot) is through the south to Texas. Stop in Houston for NASA, the Buffalo Soildiers Museum, the Museum of Printing History. On the way to San Antonio visit the painted churches before hitting the Alamo. The hill country between SA and Austin has the WWII Pacific Theator Museum as well as lots of LBJ sites. Austin has the LBJ Library. Swing through College Station on your way to Dallas to visit the George H W Bush Library. In Dallas you can visit the George W Bush Library as well as the Kennedy 6th Floor Museum. Of course there are small towns with big sites in between.
That should get you started. As for other favorite RV Parks we have had great luck with RVparkreviews.com and the all stays app.
A few suggestions:
Independence, Mo (Campus RV Park) and KC. Rich in history with all the Truman sites, the western Trails Museum, and historic homes to tour. In KC don’t miss the National WWI Museum (AWESOME) and the Arabic Steamship Museum. Go a little further west on 70 and pick up the Eisenhower Sites in Abilene. On your way to KC the possibilities are endless. Monmouth Cave NP in KY, Lincoln sites in Springfield, IL, etc.
Black Hills of SD (Custer State Park, Game Lodge Campground) This State park in itself is a destination, and it puts you in the middle of 2 NPs and 3 NMs. So much to see here a week is a minimum. As for smaller sites, don’t miss the sod house you can tour just outside the NE entrance of the Badlands, as well as the Missile silo sites. In Custer be sure to visit the small museum in town. Visiting that museum last year prompted us to visit the Little Big Horn Battlefield (7th Ranch RV Park ) on our spring trip this year. Tons on Indian wars history in this whole area.
A good late fall (early is still too hot) is through the south to Texas. Stop in Houston for NASA, the Buffalo Soildiers Museum, the Museum of Printing History. On the way to San Antonio visit the painted churches before hitting the Alamo. The hill country between SA and Austin has the WWII Pacific Theator Museum as well as lots of LBJ sites. Austin has the LBJ Library. Swing through College Station on your way to Dallas to visit the George H W Bush Library. In Dallas you can visit the George W Bush Library as well as the Kennedy 6th Floor Museum. Of course there are small towns with big sites in between.
That should get you started. As for other favorite RV Parks we have had great luck with RVparkreviews.com and the all stays app.
