Vacation / Travel

[wildnkrazykat]

Ft McHenry. Take your kids.

 

[ATC_VOL]

Ft McHenry. Take your kids.

I just got back from a DC/Baltimore trip but we ran out of time and didn’t get to do that. It’ll be on the list next time.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Ft McHenry. Take your kids.

Sadly I used to live in DC and spent a fair amount of time in Baltimore but never when to Ft. McHenry. And I am a history buff.

 

[wildnkrazykat]

Sadly I used to live in DC and spent a fair amount of time in Baltimore but never when to Ft. McHenry. And I am a history buff.

I cried. I’m woman enough to admit it.

 

[wildnkrazykat]

I just got back from a DC/Baltimore trip but we ran out of time and didn’t get to do that. It’ll be on the list next time.

Plan on arriving near the top of the hour to watch the movie before you begin exploring. It’s about 5 mins long

 

[Ulysees E. McGill]

I cried. I’m woman enough to admit it.

I get emotional everytime I visit a place like that...cried like a baby at Gettysburg.

 

[barknoxbrawler]

I thought y’all meant fort McHenry in LBL. The civil war fort lol.

 

[joevol33]

Fort Pulaski at Tybee Island was an absolute cool place to visit this weekend.

 

[VolInNorthCack]

The Homestead resort in Hot Springs, VA. Fantastic! Golf, hiking, archery, trap shooting, zip-lining... Much much more too. The first picture is the main building from the 14th hole of The Old Course. The second pic is of hole #1 on The Old Course. It is the oldest continuous 1st teebox in America.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

The Homestead resort in Hot Springs, VA. Fantastic! Golf, hiking, archery, trap shooting, zip-lining... Much much more too. The first picture is the main building from the 14th hole of The Old Course. The second pic is of hole #1 on The Old Course. It is the oldest continuous 1st teebox in America.

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Homestead>Greenbrier

 

[VolInNorthCack]

Homestead>Greenbrier

I have to agree. After having been to both, I feel like the Homestead is a better overall experience.

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

7 days in SD coming up. Favorite things to do in the area?

 

[peaygolf]

7 days in SD coming up. Favorite things to do in the area?

Me too...Dec 6-13

 

[peaygolf]

7 days in SD coming up. Favorite things to do in the area?

Playing Torrey Pines!

 

[Big Gucci Sosa]

Playing Torrey Pines!

Nice! No golf for me. I'm heading out Sunday.

 

[NorCalVol67]

7 days in SD coming up. Favorite things to do in the area?

Stand up paddle boarding. Did I mention the Belly Up in the beer thread? Cool venue to see a show if someone good is playing. Biking along the coast.

 

[JFreak]

La Jolla, San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, Seaworld, a night downtown in Gaslamp, walk around down by USS Midway and take a tour, maybe take an evening harbor cruise, get some Cali burritos and fish tacos, brunch down near the pier in OB, day drink in PB, check out Coronado/Hotel Del Coronado, and go to the beach (but not in Coronado if you like getting in the water.. nasty shore break).

 

[volmanbill]

Will be watching the game seaside tonight.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

Anyone here gone to the Harry Potter park at Universal?

 

[3rdDegreeVol]

Anyone here gone to the Harry Potter park at Universal?

Took the kids to the Orlando one about three years ago. Had a great time.

 

[Tri-CitiesVol]

Any recommendations? I’m planning a trip for next month. Tickets ain’t cheap, that’s for sure.

 

[NorCalVol67]

Any recommendations? I’m planning a trip for next month. Tickets ain’t cheap, that’s for sure.

Kauai
Belize

 

[AirVol]

Bushnell Park/ Hartford, Connecticut

 

[3rdDegreeVol]

Any recommendations? I’m planning a trip for next month. Tickets ain’t cheap, that’s for sure.

We only planned one day at Universal so we got the tickets that let us do both sections and the kids really enjoyed the whole train thing in between them. I thought the Gringotts ride was a little better than the Hogwarts one but they were both pretty good and not your standard ride. We had to get everyone wands, even the older kids. Olllivanders was really crowded (seemed like the other wand place was less busy) but they did the whole spiel about picking a wand. There were lots of fun street performers and things to explore, especially once they had their wands (we got the interactive ones). Kids had to have lunch at the Leaky Cauldron and enjoyed the butterbeer. We spent almost the entire day just doing Harry Potter and didn't really have time for much else at Universal. Get your tickets before hand, we had to pick up ours there and the lines were long.

 

[AirVol]

Mark Twain home in Hartford, CT. Beautiful home and mostly original.