Liberty Hall including a replica of the Liberty Bell.Vintage train station and depot with locomotive, cars and caboose to explore inside and out.Japanese, European and American gardens.Reproduction of a turn-of-the-century town with a working gristmill, windmill and one-room school house.Here is a list of visitor experiences from their website: The 50-acre outdoor heritage park includes a man-made river flowing through the extensively-landscaped property, along with waterfalls, bridges and other water features.
Interactive displays focused on science, technology, engineering and math – and dozens more hands-on experiences.Military equipment, vintage automobiles and an actual Titan I missile ready to launch.Dinosaurs, fossils and prehistoric artifacts.20,000-gallon aquarium revealing the underwater life of Reelfoot Lake.Theater simulation of the 1811-12 earthquakes that contributed to creating the beautiful landscape in this region.Here is a list of experiences from their website: The museum showcases ten exhibit galleries focused on topics like Native American history, the military, natural history, regional history, science, space technology, art, transportation and more.
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It is a mac n’ cheese burger bar with lots of original unique menu items such as their creative milkshakes. If you are ever in Martin, TN and are not on a diet try a cool restaurant we found called The Grind. We decided we did not want to get up early for the drive, so we went up from Memphis the night before and stayed overnight in Martin, TN. The park is located in Union City, TN so if you live in the area, it is an easy day trip from Nashville, Memphis, Jackson, and Dyersburg in Tennnessee and Paducah and Murray in Kentucky. From history to space exploration, Discovery Park of America aims to inspire you to see beyond and provide a greater understanding of our world – past, present and future. From the 100,000-square-foot museum to to beautifully landscaped 50 acre heritage park outside, there is such a wide variety of interesting nature, science, technology, history, and art displays and hands-on activities that there really is something for everybody. According to their website, the mission of Discovery Park of America is to inspire children and adults to see beyond. Discovery Park of America, located near Reelfoot Lake in West Tennessee, has something for all ages. September 2, 2018: St.We have been wanting to visit Discovery Park ever since we heard about it when it was first built, and we were not disappointed. September 1, 2018: Chester, Illinois: In Search of Popeye
Francisville, Louisiana: The Day the Civil War StoppedĪugust 23, 2018: Natchez, Mississippi: A Day with Regina CharboneauĪugust 24, 2018: Vicksburg, Mississippi: Lincoln Meets DavisĪugust 25, 2018: Greenville, Mississippi: “It’s a sin not to stop and talk to people”Īugust 26, 2018: Reflections on the Lower Mississippi (Gail)Īugust 27, 2018: Memphis, Tennessee: Bicycling to ArkansasĪugust 28, 2018: Life on a Paddle-Wheel SteamboatĪugust 29, 2018: Hickman, Kentucky: Discovery Park of AmericaĪugust 30, 2018: Paducah, Kentucky: Southern HospitalityĪugust 31, 2018: Cape Girardeau, Missouri:A Visit to the Emergency Room *secret code* to prevent SPAM, but we bet you can figure it out!)Īugust 17, 2018: New Orleans: “Warning: severe toe-tapping or dancing about may occur“Īugust 18, 2018: New Orleans: “This is an eating town.”Īugust 19, 2018: Whitney Plantation: The Story of SlaveryĪugust 21, 2018: Nottaway Plantation, Louisiana: Tally Ho!Īugust 22, 2018: St. We hope you have as much fun reading about our adventures as Our vessel was the American Queen, a modern-day paddle-wheel steamboat. In August 2018, Gail and Russell celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary (four months late) by taking a one-month cruise all the way up the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, almost to Minneapolis/St. We travel the Mississippi River on a paddle-wheel steamboat
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