
USS Alabama Battleship
Alabama . New Orleans . Road Trip StopsUSS Alabama Battleship This was the big surprise that my bestie and I planned for my son. My son is a history buff and a military brat. He loves military vehicles, museums, anything World War II (WWII), etc. This ship was used in WWII and now sits in the Gulf of Mexico in Mobile, Alabama…

Pass Christian Beach Mississippi
Mississippi . New Orleans . Road Trip StopsPass Christian Beach Mississippi We got to see Pass Christian Beach Mississippi when my bestie and I took my second trip to NOLA. On the way, we talked about how neither of us really liked taking the interstates on road trips because you don’t see as much. I mean, sure, you get to where you’re

Canal Street Inn NOLA
Louisiana . New OrleansCanal Street Inn NOLA When I returned to New Orleans, Louisiana (NOLA) a second time to pick up my son, I spent the night at the Canal Street Inn. This was another one nighter where we didn’t get to see a whole lot since it wasn’t a vacation. But we definitely tried to make the

Alabama Welcome Station
Alabama . New Orleans . Road Trip StopsAlabama Welcome Station The Alabama Welcome Station was not one that we had planned out with Roadtrippers either. Actually, we saw it as we were on the highway and my bestie suggested we stop there, so we did. It was a great pit stop to stretch our legs and use the restroom after having been

The Cornstalk Hotel
Louisiana . New OrleansThe Cornstalk Hotel This was the first place we stayed in New Orleans on one of my first road trips with my son. We only stayed for one night and didn’t see too much of New Orleans on this trip because it wasn’t a vacation trip. I had not yet discovered Roadtrippers so I had

New Orleans World War Two Museum
Louisiana . New Orleans . Road Trip StopsNew Orleans World War Two Museum The New Orleans World War Two Museum was one of the very first road trip stops I made in my adult life. This road trip, and all road trips prior to this one, during my adulthood were not vacation trips. They were trips that were necessary in order to