Each month, Quirky Travel Guy presents in-depth information about one popular city, national park or region of the country, with a new article on that destination every Monday.
My featured destination for May is Amish Country. I had a chance to visit Berlin and Holmes County, Ohio, the largest settlement of Amish and Mennonites in the country, and made some amazing discoveries guaranteed to surprise you. I also met up with some long-lost Amish relatives! Here’s what I have in store this month:
May 6: Reconnecting with my Amish roots in Berlin, Ohio
May 8: Busting myths at the Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center
May 13: Searching for authentic experiences in Amish Country
May 15: Scenes from Amish Country in Holmes County, Ohio
Past Featured Travel Destinations:
April 2013:
Apr 1: Finding the fun in Kansas City during an arctic blast
Apr 8: Baseball, jazz and history in the 18th & Vine District in Kansas City
Apr 15: Life is tiny at the Toy & Miniature Museum
Apr 22: The art of Kansas City – in museums and on the streets
March 2013:
Mar 4: 20 things you didn’t know about Washington DC monuments and memorials
Mar 11: My new favorite museum: The Newseum
Mar 18: Paranoia and weirdness in Washington DC
Mar 25: Six under-the-radar Washington DC museums worth visiting
February 2013:
Feb 4: Visiting the Martin Luther King Historic Site
Feb 15: Seven quirky sights from the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library
Feb 18: I tried 60 different Coca Cola products from around the world at the Coke Museum
Feb 25: My 12 favorite sights from the world’s largest aquarium
January 2013:
Jan 7: Things to do in Chicago in winter
Jan 14: Chicago food: deep dish, donuts, hot dogs & more
Jan 21: LOL: Chicago improv and sketch comedy
Jan 28: Scenes from the Garfield Park Conservatory
November 2012:
Nov 5: Repurposing old junk into art at Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
Nov 12: Philadelphia loves them some Ben Franklin
Nov 19: Philly highlights: Rocky, cheese steaks, street art and hidden temples
Nov 26: Exploring medieval body armor at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
October 2012:
Oct 1: Life’s a beach in San Diego
Oct 8: Sights from the San Diego Zoo
Oct 15: Limestone statues, whales, and abandoned lighthouses at the Cabrillo Monument
Oct 22: My favorite San Diego neighborhoods
Oct 29: Step aboard an active 150-year-old ship at the San Diego Maritime Museum
September 2012:
Sept 3: Butter sculptures, fried Spam and spaghetti on a stick: Scenes from the Minnesota State Fair
Sept 10: The search for beaches on the lakes of Minneapolis
Sept 17: Trapped: Stuck inside the Mall of America for 12 hours
Sept 24: Bizarre superheroes and a Juicy Lucy: 13 sights and observations from Minneapolis and St. Paul
August 2012:
Aug 6: Stare into the sun at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Aug 13: Driving above 12,000 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park
Aug 20: What are ski towns like in the summer?
Aug 27: Impressions of Denver neighborhoods from a bicycle ride
July 2012:
July 1: Best Alaska travel blog links
July 4: 12 things you didn’t know about Alaska
July 6: Lost luggage and frozen tents: Lessons in perseverance
July 9: Welcome to Talkeetna, the kooky Alaskan town with a feline mayor
July 11: Wildlife sightings in Denali National Park
July 13: Denali backcountry camping wrap-up, featuring bear scat and educational videos
July 16: The unforgettable experience of flightseeing and landing on a glacier
July 18: Celebrating America’s birthday with inflatable blue monsters in Anchorage
July 20: The Ice Museum and midnight sun in Fairbanks
July 23: Strap on those crampons and hike inside Alaska’s Matanuska Glacier
July 25: Rental car mishaps and a gun-wielding, duck-loving cab driver in Seward
July 27: Seeing killer whales in the wild? Check.
July 30: Photo Essay: 88 Images from Alaska
Bonus: How much does it cost to go to Alaska?
Bonus: Answers to Frequently Asked Alaska Questions
June 2012:
June 4: Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash and more at the Country Music Hall of Fame
June 11: A field trip to the Hermitage, President Andrew Jackson’s former mansion
June 18: The many sides of downtown Nashville
June 25: Take a seat at Elvis Presley’s piano at RCA Studio B
May 2012:
May 7: Three of my favorite places in Portland
May 14: There’s a volcano in the heart of Portland, Oregon
May 21: Love for the Hawthorne District
May 28: The PDX in Pix: Images from Portland
April 2012:
Apr 2: Photo Essay: Chicago in 100 Images
Apr 9: Five of the Windy City’s best museums
Apr 16: Six Chicago tourist attractions worth seeing
Apr 23: Experiencing Chicago’s architecture through a boat tour
Apr 30: The best and worst of Chicago
March 2012:
Mar 5: 9 things you didn’t know about the Grand Canyon
Mar 12: Hiking into the Grand Canyon
Mar 19: Wildlife of the Grand Canyon
Mar 26: Images from the North Rim
February 2012:
Feb 6: Checking out the not-so-modest Milwaukee Art Museum
Feb 13: Visiting the Harley Davidson Museum
Feb 20: Milwaukee cheese stores, dive bars and Pabst mansions
Feb 27: Hitchhiking butterflies and mammoth skeletons at the Milwaukee Public Museum
January 2012:
Jan 2: Left out of the South Beach nightlife
Jan 9: Where to see alligators in the Everglades
Jan 16: A lazy Sunday morning in Key West
Jan 23: An afternoon on Calle Ocho in Little Havana, Miami
Jan 30: Discovering Miami’s beaches, shopping and architecture
December 2011:
Dec 5: Awesome weirdness: The bridge bats of Austin
Dec 12: Enjoying a movie at the original Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin
Dec 19: Austin in photos: kinda weird, kinda traditional
Dec 26: Merry Christmas!
November 2011:
Nov 7: Three Fascinating Pittsburgh Museums: Warhol, Heinz History, Fort Pitt
Nov 14: Why I love the South Side of Pittsburgh
Nov 21: The unmatched sports culture of Pittsburgh, City of Champions
Nov 28: 66 other things I love about Pittsburgh
October 2011:
Oct 3: My first NYC summer: Seinfeld, Grandma, and Yo-Yo Ma
Oct 10: The Staten Island Ferry: The budget traveler’s method of seeing the Statue of Liberty
Oct 17: My favorite New York City concert venues
Oct 24: New York City neighborhoods worth checking out
Oct 31: Five of my favorite lesser-known NYC spots
September 2011:
Sept 5: The UFO Museum in the alien-crazed town of Roswell, New Mexico
Sept 12: White Sands, New Mexico: The beach without water
Sept 19: Albuquerque, my future home
Sept 26: Carlsbad Caverns: A quirky national park
August 2011:
Aug 1: Crazy Horse: The monument that may never be finished
Aug 8: Stalking bighorn sheep in Badlands National Park
Aug 15: The obligatory trip to Mount Rushmore
Aug 22: Wall Drug: Not worth the trip
Aug 29: Begging burros and bison in Custer State Park
July 2011:
July 4: Five observations about Boston that surprised me
July 11: Reliving history through Boston’s Granary Cemetery
July 18: Hanging with the Cantabrigians in Cambridge
July 25: Visiting Bunker Hill and checking out Boston statues
June 2011:
June 6: 9 Things You Didn’t Know About Yellowstone
June 13: Yellowstone: A Photo Essay
June 20: Hiking Mt. Washburn
June 27: Where to see bears and other wildlife
Check out our Yellowstone National Park photo album on Flickr.
May 2011:
May 2: LA in Songs
May 9: Griffith Observatory
May 16: I see dead people in Los Angeles
May 23: My favorite LA neighborhoods
May 30: Hang with (wax) celebs at Madame Tussauds Hollywood
Check out our Los Angeles photo album on Flickr.
April 2011:
Apr 4: Visiting Graceland for free
Apr 11: Memphis in May: Attending the Beale Street Music Festival
Apr 18: Visiting the Civil Rights Museum
Apr 25: See rock & roll history at Sun Studio
Check out our Memphis photo album on Flickr.
March 2011:
Mar 7: Five things to see and do at Death Valley National Park
Mar 14: Death Valley ghost town: My visit to Rhyolite, Nevada
Mar 21: Visiting Badwater Basin
Mar 28: Camping with Coyotes in Death Valley
Check out our Death Valley photo album on Flickr.
February 2011:
Feb 7: Riding to the top of the Gateway Arch
Feb 14: Free booze on the Budweiser Brewery Tour
Feb 21: The City Museum: A Giant Playground
Feb 28: The Loop: Best neighborhood in St. Louis?
Check out our St. Louis photo album on Flickr.
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