California is the other US Mecca for amusement parks (Florida being the other). Our California jaunt begins in San Diego, where the third of the USA’s Sea World venues is located. Exit at Interstate 8 off Interstate 5 near … Continue reading →

     This trip begins in St Louis, MO, home of Six Flags St Louis, which has a number of coasters, including Batman the Ride, Xcalibur, Mr Freeze, and Screamin’ Eagle. Note here that many of the Six Flags coasters have the … Continue reading →

      This section of the series is concentrated in Texas with one addition in Oklahoma since the distances in Texas are so great to begin with.         The adventure begins in San Antonio, one of Texas’ premier cities, which is … Continue reading →

     Because Florida has become one of the world’s Meccas for amusement and theme parks, it certainly deserves its own entry in this series. In this edition, travel time and distance are fairly insignificant since the parks are clustered around … Continue reading →

       This edition of the regional rollercoaster excursions begins in Richmond, VA. Travel north, about 20 miles on Interstate 95 to Paramount’s Kings Dominion, in Doswell, VA, a well-established amusement park with a dozen rollercoasters (Shockwave, Hypersonic XLC, Flight of … Continue reading →

      This second of the series begins in the vicinity of Washington, DC, actually in the suburb of Largo, MD, where roller coaster aficionados will find Six Flags America with its eight (8) roller coasters (Batwing, Joker’s Jinx, Wild One, etc). … Continue reading →

      This series will take rollercoaster aficionados on regional road trips to the best rollercoasters of the USA.         The Northeastern road trip begins around Boston, MA. Take Interstate 93 North to Salem, NH (about 35 miles) to visit Canobie … Continue reading →

     This trip will recall some of the major battles and events of the Civil War, America’s most shameful war, a conflict which pitted friend against friend, brother against brother, neighbor against neighbor. The casualties were some of the greatest … Continue reading →

         This road trip will take the traveler to the major music hubs of the USA, the origins of the music that is uniquely American. There is no start or finish but the route can be accessed anywhere along its extent … Continue reading →

      The east coast of the US (particularly the Interstate 95 corridor) has numerous sights which recall the country’s early colonization period (16th – 17th century) and its initial struggle for freedom from English rule in the late 18th century. This … Continue reading →