Written by Kris M. on August 30, 2021
Orlando Fire Museum
Day Trips . Florida . Orlando . Road Trip StopsOrlando Fire Museum When my bestie and I took our kids to the Arts in the Park event in February of 2017, we stopped at the Orlando Fire Museum after visiting the Orlando Art Museum. This museum wasn’t really part of the event but it was in the same park and we like to do
Written by Kris M. on August 29, 2021
Orlando Museum of Art
Day Trips . Florida . Orlando . Road Trip StopsOrlando Museum of Art My bestie and I rewarded our kids with day trips when they were little if they did good in school. We weren’t focused on their grades, but their behavior. When they had real good weeks at school, we would take them out to do something fun… often together. In February of
Written by Kris M. on August 26, 2021
Cocoa Beach Pier FL
Cocoa . Day Trips . Florida . Road Trip StopsCocoa Beach Pier FL After our field trip in March of 2016 to the Brevard Museum of History & Natural Science, my son and I decided to go cool off at Cocoa Beach and each lunch at the Westgate Pier. The weather was great in March for going to the beach and we finished up
Written by Kris M. on August 23, 2021
Lake Eola Downtown Orlando
Day Trips . Florida . Orlando . Road Trip StopsLake Eola Downtown Orlando I’ve lived in the Orlando area most of my life. So, naturally, I’ve been to many places in Orlando, but there are very few places that I’ve been to more than once. Lake Eola is one that I’ve been to many times. If you’re looking for a nice, quiet way to
Written by Kris M. on June 7, 2021
Little Talbot Island Jacksonville FL
Florida . Road Trip Stops . Washington DCLittle Talbot Island Jacksonville FL On the way to Washington DC, the fourth stop on our Roadtrippers itinerary was this gorgeous state park on Little Talbot Island Jacksonville Fl. We drove along a pretty long road inside the park before parking at an empty parking lot. We took somewhat of a nature trail type path
Written by Kris M. on June 6, 2021
Kingsley Plantation in Jacksonville Florida
Florida . Road Trip Stops . Washington DCKingsley Plantation in Jacksonville Florida My son and I visited here on our first road trip to Washington DC. The Kingsley Plantation was the third stop scheduled on our Roadtrippers itinerary. It was the first place that was actually open for us to visit since we left so early. Here’s the thing about plantations… they
Written by Kris M. on June 5, 2021
Tabby Ruins in Jacksonville FL
Florida . Road Trip Stops . Washington DCTabby Ruins in Jacksonville FL After driving a couple hours on our first DC trip in 2015, my son and I were on our way to the Kingsley Plantation. It was the third stop scheduled on our Roadtrippers itinerary, but we came across these Tabby Ruins on the way to the plantation. We didn’t get
Written by Kris M. on May 26, 2021
Mission Nombre de Dios St Augustine FL
Florida . Road Trip Stops . Washington DCMission Nombre de Dios St Augustine FL Our second stop on the Washington DC road trip was Mission of Nombre de Dios in St. Augustine. It’s about 2 and a half hours away from home. If we would have left when I planned, we would have arrived right after opening time. But we didn’t, nope…
Written by Kris M. on May 25, 2021
Fort Matanzas National Park
Florida . Road Trip Stops . Washington DCFort Matanzas National Park Fort Matanzas National Park was the first stop on our Washington DC trip. It’s about 2 and a half hours away from home. If we would have left when I planned, we would have arrived right at opening time. But we didn’t, nay… we left home at 3am and arrived here
Written by Kris M. on May 24, 2021
Fort Matanzas Beach Florida
Florida . Road Trip Stops . Washington DCFort Matanzas Beach Florida Fort Matanzas Beach Florida was another stop that we hadn’t planned to make when we left home. But since we left so early, it became another place to stop and kill some time while our schedule caught up with us. Fort Matanzas National Monument is literally right across the street from