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![]() This could possibly be the most unique bed and breakfast experience in all fifty states! Imagine staying on a former Coast Guard light station, 85 feet above the ocean, 25 miles off the coast of Southport, North Carolina! You don't have to imagine it - it's real! Richard and Rhonda Neal acquired the rusty station, called The Frying Pan Tower in 2010 through a government surplus sale and are currently in the process of restoring the platform. Despite the ongoing restoration project, the station, originally built in 1966, is open to adventure seekers who are looking for an extremely unique way to enjoy the ocean, the marine life & reef upon which it sits, not to mention the unobstructed views of the sea and stars. Reservation options start at $300 if you arrange your own transportation (boat or helicopter) or $498 which includes boat transportation, meals and two nights accommodations. Watch the videos below to get a feel for what it is like at the station. I don't think I would bring the kids, but what an adventure it would be!
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Spring has sprung in the land of Travel Goal Getter! Enjoy this picture slideshow of the State Flowers from all fifty states. Which one is your favorite? Photos used under creative commons by:
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As spring arrives in full force in most parts of the US (unfortunately, for some of us snow is still on the ground!), we are reminded that summer will be here before long. If you are in the midst of planning your summer travels, consider some of the free, reciprocal and discount museum programs and resources listed below that will help save you money on multiple museum visits, especially if you are traveling outside your hometown. The Da Vinci Science Center, Allentown, PA. Photo under under creative commons by Lehigh Valley, PA. The North American Reciprocal Museum Association - The North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) Association is an affiliation of arts and cultural institutions across North America. Individuals who join a participating NARM institution can receive free admission/discounts at over 650 institutions.
Association of Science - Technology Centers, Passport Program - Visit a science center or museum—for free! Join the savviest of science-loving families and adults and get free admission at science centers and museums around the world. How? First join your local participating science center or museum. Then check the ASTC Passport Program list to find other participating museums—now more than 300 in over a dozen countries. Then get ready to go! The National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass Series - A pass is your ticket to more than 2,000 federal recreation sites. Each pass covers entrance fees at national parks and national wildlife refuges as well as standard amenity fees at national forests and grasslands, and at lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Bureau of Reclamation. A pass covers entrance and standard amenity fees for a driver and all passengers in a personal vehicle at per vehicle fee areas (or up to four adults at sites that charge per person). Children age 15 or under are admitted free. Association of Zoos and Aquariums, Reciprocal Admissions Program - One of the benefits of becoming a member of your local AZA-accredited zoo or aquarium is free or discounted admission to the nearly 150 AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums that participate in the AZA Reciprocal Admissions Program. American Horticultural Society, Reciprocal Admissions Program - A current membership card from the American Horticultural Society or a participating garden entitles you to special admission privileges and discounts at nearly 300 gardens. Association of Children's Museums, Reciprocal Program - The ACM Reciprocal Program is a voluntary network of ACM member museums open across the U.S. and Canada that reciprocate discounted admission to one another's members that hold premium family memberships. Nearly 200 museums participate in the network and reciprocate 50% off general admission for up to six (6) people. Museum Day Live - In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission everyday, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket...for free. Only an official Museum Day Live! ticket (download online) is eligible for free entry. Over 1500 museums participated in 2012. Museums on Us - Your Bank of America or Merrill Lynch Card gets each cardholder one free general admission to over 150 museums nationwide on the first full weekend of the month. Target Days - List of free and reduced-price Target events across the US. MuseumFreeDays.com - Museum Free Days offers comprehensive, up-to-date free admission information for museums in major cities across the United States. You might also like... Please enjoy these pictures of the top 10 most Visited National Parks along with the visitor numbers from the National Park Service recently released 2012 data report. The top 10 most visited National Parks accounted for over 37 million visits which represents over 13% of the total number of park visits. Also, take a look at the 10 least visited National Parks to see if you are one of the few that visited these "overlooked" National Parks in 2012. 1) Great Smoky Mountains NP - 9,685,829 visitors, 3.43% of total Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Photo used under creative commons by princedd. 2) Grand Canyon NP - 4,421,352 visitors, 1.56% of total Grand Canyon National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Jeremy Vandel. 3) Yosemite NP - 3,853,404 visitors, 1.36% of total Yosemite National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Georg Lester. 4) Yellowstone NP - 3,447,729 visitors, 1.22% of total Yellowstone National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Alaskan Dude. 5) Rocky Mountain NP - 3,229,617 visitors, 1.14% of total Rocky Mountain National Park. Photo used under creative commons by krossbow. 6) Zion NP - 2,973,607 visitors, 1.05% of total Zion National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Bryan_Chan. 7) Olympic NP - 2,824,908 visitors, 1.00% of total Olympic National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Jason Pratt. 8) Grand Teton NP - 2,705,256 visitors, .96% of total Grand Teton National Park. Photo used under creative commons by rarvesen. 9) Acadia NP - 2,431,052 visitors, .86% of total Acadia National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Josh and Melanie Rosenthal. 10) Cuyahoga Valley NP - 2,299,722 visitors, .81% of total Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Photo used under creative commons by betsyweber.
Please enjoy these pictures of the 10 least visited National Parks along with the visitor numbers from the National Park Service recently released 2012 data report. The 10 least visited National Parks accounted for just 388,502 visits (compared to 37 million for the Top 10 Most Visited National Parks). Also, take a look at the Top 10 most visited National Parks to see if you are one of 37 million that visited these well attended National Parks in 2012. 1) National Park of American Samoa - 10,440 visitors American Samoa National Park. Photo used under wikimedia commons by marshman. 2) Gates of the Arctic NP & PRES -10,899 visitors Photo used under creative commons by ilya_ktsn. 3) Lake Clark NP & PRES - 11,639 visitors Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. Photo used under creative commons by catalinamarr. 4) Isle Royale NP - 16,663 visitors Isle Royale National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Ben+Sam. 5) North Cascades NP - 26,935 visitors North Cascades National Park. Photo used under creative commons by jeffgunn. 6) Kobuk Valley NP - 29,550 visitors Kobuk Valley National Park. Photo used under creative commons by AlaskaNPS. 7) Katmai NP & PRES - 39,818 visitors Katmai National Park and Preserve. Photo used under creative commons by Marshmallow. 8) Dry Tortugas NP - 60,550 visitors Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Bruce Tuten. 9) Wrangell-St. Elias NP & PRES - 87,158 visitors Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Photo used under creative commons by AlaskaNPS. 10) Great Basin NP - 94,850 visitors Great Basin National Park. Photo used under creative commons by Alaskan Dude.
President Obama will designate five new national monuments on Monday, March 25th, using his power under the Antiquities Act, the 1906 law that enables presidents to set aside important natural, cultural, and historical sites for permanent protection. San Juan Islands, Washington. Photo used under creative commons by BLMOregon. The five sites are the First State National Monument in Delaware and Pennsylvania (1,100-acre property that lies on the Brandywine River, Delaware and extending north into Pennsylvania), the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument in New Mexico, the San Juan Islands National Monument in Washington State, the Charles Young Buffalo Soldiers National Monument in Ohio and a monument commemorating Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in Maryland. President Obama dedicated four monuments under the same act in his first term: the César E. Chávez National Monument (California), the Fort Monroe National Monument (Virginia), the Fort Ord National Monument (California) and the Chimney Rock National Monument in the San Juan National Forest (Colorado). See the map below to locate the National Monuments designated under President Obama. National Monuments Designated Under President Obama View New National Monuments Designated Under President Obama in a larger map You might also like... Do you have amazing travel goals? Check out a simple tool to help track of states visited, countries visited, and continents visited - see our Travel Goal iPad App to learn more about tracking your unique travel goals and your travel experiences and bucket-lists on your own travel goal iPad app. See Achieving Travel Goals for some quick advice and a comprehensive guide to help you achieve travel goals. Looking for great articles to plan your next amazing adventure? See our Top Travel Blog Search Engine that searches only the top 150 most widely read and popular travel blogs in the world. Have you traveled to all 50 states, at least 6 continents, or at least 15 countries? Become a free member of our All Fifty Club, Continent Club, and/or Traveler's Country Club and join our Travel Community for FREE today or give a membership as a gift! Happy Travels!
![]() Make it a travel goal to visit some National Parks in 2013! With 398 National Parks around the country, find a National Park near you to explore the beauty and history of the United States. Use the Travel Goal Getter iPad App to keep track of your National Park visits using the "My Experiences" feature where you set your goals and check them off when completed. Take advantage of free days this year where entrance and other fees are waived: ► April 22-26 - five days during National Park Week ► August 25 - National Park Service Birthday ► September 28 - National Public Lands Day ► November 9-11 - Veterans Day weekend For more information about free entrance days and planning your trip, visit National Parks Free Entrance Days. Also, if you miss the free entrance days, there are discounts available to seniors and military members and their families. Additionally, keep in mind that 265 of the 398 National Parks do not charge an entrance fee! Please note: Some National Parks may be impacted by the sequester cuts. You might also like... Do you have amazing travel goals? Check out a simple tool to help track of states visited, countries visited, and continents visited - see our Travel Goal iPad App to learn more about tracking your unique travel goals and your travel experiences and bucket-lists on your own travel goal iPad app. See Achieving Travel Goals for some quick advice and a comprehensive guide to help you achieve travel goals. Looking for great articles to plan your next amazing adventure? See our Top Travel Blog Search Engine that searches only the top 150 most widely read and popular travel blogs in the world. Have you traveled to all 50 states, at least 6 continents, or at least 15 countries? Become a free member of our All Fifty Club, Continent Club, and/or Traveler's Country Club and join our Travel Community for FREE today or give a membership as a gift! Happy Travels!
Author: Alicia The bank is closed. The post office is closed. Oh, yeah - it's President's Day. It is one of the holidays that some people are fortunate to get off work but few people actually celebrate the holiday for what it is. Another way we can honor our past presidents is by visiting some presidential sites to learn more about them and what they did for our country. Travel Goal Getter has compiled a list of over 130 Presidential Sites to visit. These including the 13 Presidential libraries maintained by the National Archives, privately-operated sites and many sites operated by National Park Services or State Parks. Some of the recent presidential sites my family visited were Dwight Eisenhower's home in Abilene, Kansas and Bill Clinton's former home in Hope, Arkansas. We couldn't help but feel proud to be an American - to live in a country where our Presidents can come from anywhere and any background in our country. Although people saw their potential early on, they were kids - building forts in the backyard or playing in a school marching band - just like you and me. After a whirlwind trip to Virginia and Washington D.C. I realized that we had been to quite a few presidential sites and started keeping track. One way to do this is to utilize the Travel Goal Getter iPad App. Just add the former U.S. presidents or Presidential Libraries as travel experiences. When you visit a site check it off. However you track it - if you have visited sites for more than 30 presidents or all 13 libraries, let us know and we will add you as a Travel Goal Getter Record Holder. Travel Goal Getter List of Presidential Sites Happy President's Day! You might also like... Do you have amazing travel goals? Check out a simple tool to help track of states visited, countries visited, and continents visited - see our Travel Goal iPad App to learn more about tracking your unique travel goals and your travel experiences and bucket-lists on your own travel goal iPad app. See Achieving Travel Goals for some quick advice and a comprehensive guide to help you achieve travel goals. Looking for great articles to plan your next amazing adventure? See our Top Travel Blog Search Engine that searches only the top 150 most widely read and popular travel blogs in the world. Have you traveled to all 50 states, at least 6 continents, or at least 15 countries? Become a free member of our All Fifty Club, Continent Club, and/or Traveler's Country Club and join our Travel Community for FREE today or give a membership as a gift! Happy Travels!
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As it turns out, the giant 25 foot rabbit we imagined ended up being 8 feet tall. We all got out of the car, posed with the rabbit for a picture, made some New Year’s racket, and got back in. We saw many other things on that trip – some incredible things – but one of our favorite memories is <groan> ”I can’t believe we went and saw that Jackrabbit!” Travel is about creating memories that last well beyond the end of the trip. Travel Goal Getter takes no responsibility for your satisfaction in visiting such sites as they aren't for everyone. But for a certain type of person it can add humor– and sometimes awe – that other sites on your trip can’t give you. Add a “largest” to your trip today by checking out our World’s Largest List. If you have visited a “largest” in each state, please let us know so we can add you to our Record Holders. Thanks to member Garry Arndt for giving us a great start on places to include on this list. Jackrabbit used under creative commons by drewesque. You might also like... Do you have amazing travel goals? Check out a simple tool to help track of states visited, countries visited, and continents visited - see ourTravel Goal iPad App to learn more about tracking your unique travel goals and your travel experiences and bucket-lists on your own travel goal iPad app. See Achieving Travel Goals for some quick advice and a comprehensive guide to help you achieve travel goals. Looking for great articles to plan your next amazing adventure? See our Top Travel Blog Search Engine that searches only the top 150 most widely read and popular travel blogs in the world. Have you traveled to all 50 states, at least 6 continents, or at least 15 countries? Become a free member of ourAll Fifty Club, Continent Club, and/or Traveler's Country Club and join our Travel Community for FREE today or give a membership as a gift! Happy Travels!
Author: Eric
While we certainly covered the extent of their two all fifty state trips, I was left with something greater and more powerful than the notion that travel is just about checking off places visited. For the Edington's, travel is something more; for them, it's about making connections, meeting new people, and giving back to the travel community. You could say that Don and Vanda caught the travel bug on their first overseas trip (the Edington's are also world travelers and have visited 52 countries to date). Their two-week trip to England, which happened to cost $250 at the time, placed them with a host family, much like Couch Surfing (see couchsurfing.org) connects travelers today. It's no coincidence that the Edington's utilize couch surfing and are now travel hosts themselves; in the past few years they have hosted 16 fellow travelers. The Edington's have one trip planned in the near future: an Alaskan inside passage cruise to celebrate their 45th wedding anniversary. Beyond their Alaskan trip and whatever their future travel plans may hold, you can be certain that Don and Vanda will savor their time on the road and relish in the opportunities of enjoying new travel experiences and meeting new people from around the world. You might also like... Do you have amazing travel goals? Check out a simple tool to help track of states visited, countries visited, and continents visited - see our Travel Goal iPad App to learn more about tracking your unique travel goals and your travel experiences and bucket-lists on your own travel goal iPad app. See Achieving Travel Goals for some quick advice and a comprehensive guide to help you achieve travel goals. Looking for great articles to plan your next amazing adventure? See our Top Travel Blog Search Engine that searches only the top 150 most widely read and popular travel blogs in the world. Have you traveled to all 50 states, at least 6 continents, or at least 15 countries? Become a free member of our All Fifty Club, Continent Club, and/or Traveler's Country Club and join our Travel Community for FREE today or give a membership as a gift! Happy Travels!
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