I'm pathetic and have never been to the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, and a bunch of other "national treasures." Which ones have you visted, and what would you recommend as "do before you die" spots?
May 2008 CSR 
I'm pathetic and have never been to the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, and a bunch of other "national treasures." Which ones have you visted, and what would you recommend as "do before you die" spots?
I don't think I've been to any of those either. I think you just called me "pathetic." 
What's even worse is I've been in Washington DC on business and didn't go see anything while I was there.
Hmmm...I think I'll expand this to National "Treasures"...
Niagara Falls
Letchworth State Park - the "Grand Canyon of the East"
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Empire State Building
Lincoln Memorial
Jefferson Memorial
Vietnam Memorial
Korean War Memorial
WWII Memorial
Washington Monument (I have not been inside...a little too claustrophobic)
Smithsonian Institution (most of the separate museums...although not all)
Graceland (yes, this is a national "treasure" - if you've been, you'll agree 
)
Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame
Rock and Soul Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame
Gettysburg Battlefield (have been to EVERY monument on the battlefield)
Appomatox Courthouse
Antietum Battlefield
Shiloh Battlefield
Manassas Battlefield
Wright Brothers Memorial (they made it possible for us to GO to all of these places)
Lot's of other treasures/places on my "must see" list:
Capital Bldg
White House (especially at Christmas)
Grand Canyon
Mt. Rushmore
Yellowstone
Yosemite
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
I'm sure there are many more I can't think of at the moment
Resorts
2017 AKL-Jambo House (May)
2017 Old Key West (Apr)
2016 Port Orleans Riverside (Oct)-Hurricane Matthew!!
2016 Old Key West (Aug)
2016 CBR (Jul)
2016 Art of Animation (May)
2015 Ft. Wilderness Campground (Oct)
2014 Sherwood Forest RV Park (Nov)
2013 Pop Century (Jul)
2012 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress (Jul)
2011 Radisson Lake Buena Vista (Aug)
2010 Pop Century (Nov)
2009 PO Riverside (Jul)
2008 Pop Century (Apr)
2006-2007 FL residents: Hunters Creek 8 miles from the parks!!
2005 All Star Sports (Jul)
2005 PO Riverside/CBR/CSR (Apr)
Gettysburg Battlefield (have been to EVERY monument on the battlefield)
Are you a fellow Gettysburg historian!?
Great list! You've helped me add a BUNCH to my "bucket list." 
May 2008 CSR
bali wrote:I'm pathetic and have never been to the Grand Canyon, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, and a bunch of other "national treasures." Which ones have you visted, and what would you recommend as "do before you die" spots?
I don't think I've been to any of those either. I think you just called me "pathetic."
What's even worse is I've been in Washington DC on business and didn't go see anything while I was there.
Sorry dsoup! We're in that list together, then!
May 2008 CSR
milliehubbard wrote:
Gettysburg Battlefield (have been to EVERY monument on the battlefield)
Are you a fellow Gettysburg historian!?
Great list! You've helped me add a BUNCH to my "bucket list."
Resorts
2017 AKL-Jambo House (May)
2017 Old Key West (Apr)
2016 Port Orleans Riverside (Oct)-Hurricane Matthew!!
2016 Old Key West (Aug)
2016 CBR (Jul)
2016 Art of Animation (May)
2015 Ft. Wilderness Campground (Oct)
2014 Sherwood Forest RV Park (Nov)
2013 Pop Century (Jul)
2012 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress (Jul)
2011 Radisson Lake Buena Vista (Aug)
2010 Pop Century (Nov)
2009 PO Riverside (Jul)
2008 Pop Century (Apr)
2006-2007 FL residents: Hunters Creek 8 miles from the parks!!
2005 All Star Sports (Jul)
2005 PO Riverside/CBR/CSR (Apr)
@Bali...by default, DH is a HUGE Civil War buff...not a re-enactor, just really into battlefield history. One January trip to Gettysburg, we were there so long that I was shining the car headlights on the monuments so DH could read them!!
That definitely sounds like me! Hopefully you enjoyed your time there! I think the key to visiting Gettysburg is getting a really great personal tour guide -- one who can re-create the stories as they happened while you're looking at the battlefields. That's one of the areas of our country that's simply soaked in history.
May 2008 CSR
bali wrote:milliehubbard wrote:
Gettysburg Battlefield (have been to EVERY monument on the battlefield)
Are you a fellow Gettysburg historian!?
Great list! You've helped me add a BUNCH to my "bucket list."
@Bali...by default, DH is a HUGE Civil War buff...not a re-enactor, just really into battlefield history. One January trip to Gettysburg, we were there so long that I was shining the car headlights on the monuments so DH could read them!!
are you a reluctant participant?
