“The news is the first rough draft of history” so they say. And the Newseum is certainly a history museum by that token, but a history museum like no other. This museum gives you unique feeling about history because it…
Visiting the Smithsonian American History Museum
Growing up I was an American history fanatic. I loved learning about American History so much and I took every chance I could to learn even more. While we were in Washington D.C. my inner child came out when we…
Visiting the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Congress needs a lot of information for the work that they do, so naturally the need to have a place to access this information. That place is the Library of Congress, and it is pretty awesome. While you are in…
Visiting the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington D.C.
One of the top must sees for me on our trip to Washington D.C. was to take a visit to the Holocaust Memorial Museum. I have always had an interest in Wold War II and especially the Holocaust. I have…
Visiting the Bluff Fort Visitor’s Center
Off in the tiny town of Bluff, Utah sits an amazing visitor’s center dedicated to an impressive group of people. Due to the amount of rain on our trip to the Blanding Area (where we saw Natural Bridges, Hovenweep and…
Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum in St. George
The Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum in St. George is an expansive museum showing taxidermied wildlife (mostly mammals) from around the world. If you have a moral opposition to hunting this will not be a good place for you to visit, otherwise…
St. George Children’s Museum
St. George is of course known for being an area of outdoor recreation, but sometimes you also need something to do inside. Especially when you are traveling with kids. The St. George Children’s Museum provides a fun indoor activity where…
Yellow Van Travels Turns One!
It is so amazing to think that when we started this blog one year ago. We had just come back from a beautiful trip to the Grand Canyon and were excited to share our adventures. Since then, we have been…
Our 11 Night Mediterranean Cruise
Our cruise around the Mediterranean was probably the best part of our European adventure. (You can see more of our time in Paris and Venice here and here.) We discovered that cruising is our favorite way to travel. We were…
A Day on the Island of Santorini
Santorini is such a beautiful island and while we would have LOVED to spend more time there, our quick day trip there was such fun experience. It was definitely one of our favorite places we went on our cruise. Below…