The Traveling Praters presents Travel Inspired Living. I started road tripping with my kids when my oldest child was only months’ old; he’s now 24. Over the years we’ve traveled thousands of miles through our home state of Ohio, along the east coast and even across the country. Today I’m sharing a few tips on…
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15+ Fun Roadside Stops to make on the way to Branson
I guess I’ve always thought of roadside attractions as a dying art but maybe that’s not true. There are plenty of roadside attractions popping up throughout the US in the name of public art. Last summer, I took a road trip with my mom and dad from our home in Ohio to Branson, Missouri and back….
Eat your way through a Hocking Hills Road Trip
Hocking Hills in southeast Ohio is well known in the Buckeye State and beyond as an outdoorsman (or women’s) paradise. The area boasts hiking trails for all abilities, canoeing, horseback riding, zip lining, ATV trails and is one of the few places in Ohio where one can rock climb. Located in the Appalachian foothills, outdoor…
The World’s Largest Paint Can in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Visible from I-81 in Pennsylvania between Shippensburg and Chambersburg is the world’s largest paint can. This 1000-gallon can of Benjamin Moore paint stands about 35 feet tall. You can catch a glimpse of it as you drive past or pull off the highway onto Exit 24 for a closer look. The World’s Largest Paint Can Roadside Attraction…
Take the Magellan MiVue 420 Dashboard Cam on your next Road Trip
It’s no secret that my family spends a lot of time on the road. After growing up road tripping, my own children think nothing of hopping in the car and driving to Washington DC or Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort for the weekend. Sometimes they even venture further. Yep. Atlantic City and Charlotte, North Carolina aren’t…
Giant Quarter Roadside Attraction in Pennsylvania
Do you ever go on a road trip and find something really cool, only to research it later and realize that though it was a great stop, it could have been even MORE INCREDIBLE had you known what was nearby? Yep. So have I. And today I’m going to share one of those occasions with you. My husband and…
