Ronald Reagan boyhood fireplace, loose tile
Dixon, Illinois — The fireplace in the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home at 816 S. Hennepin Ave. The Reagan family moved here in 1920 when Ronald Reagan was 9 years old. The Reagans moved from here to another Dixon home in 1923....
Ronald Reagan boyhood fireplace, hidden pennies
Dixon, Illinois — The fireplace in the Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home at 816 S. Hennepin Ave. The Reagan family lived here for about 2 years beginning in 1920 when Ronald Reagan was 9 years old. After decades of neglect, the...
Ronald Reagan boyhood bedroom, Dixon, Illinois
Dixon, Illinois — Boys' bedroom at the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan. Neil Reagan and his younger brother Ronald shared the smallest bedroom in this house at 816 S. Hennepin Avenue from late 1920, when Ronald was 9...
Ronald Reagan Boyhood Home, Dixon, Illinois
Dixon, Illinois — This 2-story, Queen Anne-style house at 816 S. Hennepin Avenue was the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan. Reagan's parents, Jack and Nelle, moved to Dixon in 1920 when Ronald was 9 years old. The home...
Makawao Union Church, Maui, Hawaii
Paia, Maui, Hawaii — Makawao Union Church, at 1445 Baldwin Ave., designed by architect Charles William Dickey and dedicated September 2, 1917, on the site of the former Paliuli Sugar Mill, donated by Maui businessman and...
Father Damien of Molokai, Holy Rosary Parish, Maui
Paia, Maui, Hawaii — Statue at the shrine honoring Father Damien of Molokai, who spent over 16 years ministering to victims of leprosy (Hansen's disease) at the leper colony on Molokaʻi, and ultimately contracted and died...
West Maui Mountains
Maui, Hawaii — The West Maui Mountains, viewed from just off Honoapiilani Highway (Hwy. 30), between Maalaea and Lahaina.
Black Rock on Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii — Black Rock is a lava flow at Maui's westernmost tip, known as Pu'u Keka'a in Hawaiian. It cuts Kaanapali Beach in half, and an ocean current flows from this southern side around the Black Rock's tip,...
Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa at sunset
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii — The setting sun shines on the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa at Black Rock on Kaanapali Beach. The West Maui Mountains are visible in the distance. [includeme...
Wedding party on Kaanapali Beach, Maui, Hawaii
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii — A small wedding party is seen through the palm trees on Kaanapali Beach from the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa at Black Rock.
Amy at Aloha Mixed Plate restaurant, Lahaina, Maui
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii — Amy, about to enjoy an early dinner at Aloha Mixed Plate restaurant, 1285 Front Street on Lahaina's oceanfront.
‘Iao Valley State Monument: Hawaii state park on Maui
Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii — Parking area at ‘Iao Valley State Monument, a Hawaii State Park. The ‘Iao Valley was the site of the battle of Kepaniwai where the forces of Kamehameha I conquered the Maui army in 1790. At bottom is...
Iao Needle, Iao Valley State Park, Maui, Hawaii
Near Wailuku, Maui, Hawaii — The 'Iao Needle, known in Hawaiian as Kuka'emoku, is a 2,250-foot high peak, a remnant of erosion at the end of a ridge comprised of dense dike stone. Recognized as the phallic stone of Kanaloa,...
Kaanapali Beach from Sheraton Maui Resort, Hawaii
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii — Ka'anapali Beach, photographed from the Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa, looking southwest toward the island of Lana'i.
Black Rock torch lighting: Sheraton Maui Resort
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii — The Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa's daily cliff dive ceremony on Kaanapali Beach at sunset is performed by a cliff diver who first lights a trail of torches out to the lava formation known as Black...
Simmons Island Beach House, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — The Simmons Island Beach House, on the Lake Michigan shore of Kenosha's Simmons Island Park, was designed in the Tudor Revival style by architect Chris Borggren and built in 1934. It was added to the...
Milwaukee Art Museum: Windhover Hall in Quadracci Pavilion
Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Visitors converse in Windhover Hall, the Milwaukee Art Museum's gateway and reception hall in the Quadracci Pavilion, designed by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava and completed in 2001.[includeme...
Tall ship at Tall Ships Festival, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Kenosha, Wisconsin — Tall ship docked in Kenosha's harbor on Lake Michigan as part of the Tall Ship Festival.
Wally’s Service station, Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy, North Carolina — Wally's Service Station at 625 S. Main St., built in 1937, is the real-life inspiration for "Wally's Filling Station" on TV's The Andy Griffith Show, where cousins Gomer Pyle and Goober Pyle both...
Floyd’s Barber Shop, Mount Airy, North Carolina
Mount Airy, North Carolina — Floyd's City Barber Shop at 129 N. Main St., owned by barber Russell Hiatt, who is said to have been the real-life inspiration for Floyd Lawson ("Floyd the Barber") on TV's The Andy Griffith...
Snappy Lunch restaurant sign, Mount Airy NC
Mount Airy, North Carolina — Restaurant sign for Snappy Lunch (and Coca-Cola) at 125 N. Main St., where Andy Griffith occasionally ate as a boy growing up in Mount Airy. The restaurant is famous for its pork chop sandwich,...
River Street, Savannah, Georgia
Savannah, Georgia — East River Street on the Savannah riverfront looking west, with Huey's on the River southern cafe (115 E. River Street) at left.
The Lady and Sons: Paula Deen’s restaurant, Savannah
Savannah, Georgia — Paula Deen's restaurant The Lady & Sons, at 311 W. Congress St. We had an outstanding lunch of crab cakes here. The Lady & Sons has since moved to 102 W. Congress St., and this building currently...
Hunting Island State Park beach at dusk
Hunting Island, South Carolina — Amy walks along the beautiful Atlantic Ocean beach at Hunting Island State Park in Beaufort County. One day we would like to vacation here in the rental cabin, but I imagine we'd have to book...
Steamer Oyster & Steakhouse, Beaufort County, SC
Lady's Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina — The Steamer Oyster & Steakhouse restaurant on Sea Island Parkway, about 5 miles west of Frogmore, South Carolina. The Steamer is said to be the first restaurant to serve...
Frogmore Stew at the Steamer, Beaufort County SC
Lady's Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina — Amy enjoying Frogmore Stew at The Steamer Oyster & Steakhouse restaurant on Sea Island Parkway, about 5 miles west of Frogmore, South Carolina. The Steamer is said to be...
Looking Glass Falls, Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina
Pisgah Forest, North Carolina — Applause for swimmers under the 60-foot plunge of Looking Glass Falls, a waterfall on Looking Glass Creek in the Pisgah National Forest. [includeme...
French Broad Overlook on Blue Ridge Parkway
Asheville, North Carolina — French Broad Overlook view of the French Broad River from the Blue Ridge Parkway between mile markers 393 and 394.
Julien Dubuque, Chief Peosta graves, Dubuque, Iowa
Dubuque, Iowa — The Julien Dubuque Monument stands above the Mississippi River at the Mines of Spain Recreation Area. The monument, built in 1897, marks the site where Dubuque was buried by the Meskwaki (or Mesquakie) with...
Peck Building: Galena River Wine & Cheese, Galena, Illinois
Galena, Illinois — The 1845 Peck Building, at 420 S. Main Street. Originally a steamboat provisioning warehouse, it is one of Galena's oldest commercial buildings. Since 1982, the Peck Building has housed Galena River Wine...