Stumphouse Tunnel has an interesting history. The tunnel was first proposed in 1835 by residents of Charleston, South Carolina as a new and shorter route for the Blue Ridge Railroad between Charleston and the Ohio river valley area which until … Continued
Bahia Honda State Park is nestled on a small strip of land in the Florida Keys right off of Route 1, 37 miles north of Key West. It’s $5 per person or $8 per car, but it’s worth the price … Continued
Falls Park in downtown Greenville, South Carolina is one of the reasons I moved there. It shows the kind of vision that I sought from community leaders before relocating. I even wrote an editorial for the paper describing the reasons … Continued
The area around Lake Conestee Nature Park is going through the early stages of redevelopment (and gentrification) as new community ballparks, commercial interests, and natural areas are established. The biking and walking paths wind their way around the lake, which … Continued
The Dakota Nature Park in Brookings, South Dakota, is a great example of land reclamation. It’s a historic site, but not for any of the usual reasons. It’s actually the site of an old landfill. City planners have managed to … Continued
This is really just called Falls Park, but I didn’t want to confuse it with the Falls Park in Grenville, South Carolina. This is a historic part of the Big Sioux River that flows through downtown Sioux Falls in southeast … Continued
Rocky Broad Riverwalk is a tourist attraction in the shadow of Chimney Rock in North Carolina. It’s right off of Hwy 74 between Lake Lure and the Hwy 64 junction. It’s basically just a path along the boulders in the … Continued
This is a pretty novel, albeit disappointing, historic site. I was expecting the stones to be more mysterious and imposing. The Brits who were also at the site agreed that this just didn’t live up to the hype. I don’t … Continued
Paris Mountain is a state park near Greenville, South Carolina. It’s $5 per car and the area includes a beach, lake activities, picnic tables, fields, and lots of biking and hiking trails. It’s a local treasure that not enough people … Continued
Whitewater Falls is right on the SC/NC state line in the Nantahala National Forest. Technically, the upper falls are in North Carolina and the lower falls are in South Carolina. View this post on Instagram Left to right: Upper Whitewater … Continued