The Backroad Blog
Florida Heritage Trail Guidebooks
The Florida Heritage Trail guidebooks are a series of 12 free themed publications about hundreds of historical and cultural destinations across the state.
Retracing the Selma to Montgomery March
Join me as I journey to Alabama to retrace the route of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March for voting rights, following in the steps of the heroes and martyrs who led the way.
The Richard Petty Driving Experience
UPDATE: The Richard Petty Driving Experience at Walt Disney World Speedway closed permanently on August 9, 2015. However, there are more than twenty locations across the country still in operation. The Richard Petty Driving Experience I had planned to use my last...
Take the Amtrak Auto Train from Florida to Virginia
You can take your vehicle with you on the Amtrak Auto Train when you travel to the Washington, DC, and Orlando, FL, metro areas.
Retro Roadtrip: Jamaica’s Dunn’s River Falls
A photo-intensive account of a retro road trip with my family from Montego Bay to climb Dunn’s River Falls near Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
How to Hang a National Geographic World Map Mural
Detailed directions for hanging a National Geographic World Map Mural, including materials, expense, preparation, mounting, and handling tricky roadblocks.
5 Elusive North Georgia Waterfalls
A day trip adventure reveals five incredibly beautiful, yet elusive North Georgia waterfalls worthy of your mountain getaway or weekend road trip itinerary.
Original Travel Quote Memes #3: Autumn
The third offering in our original travel quote memes series is dedicated to AUTUMN, my favorite season of the year. As before, some of the featured quotes are borrowed, but all of the designs are unique to our site. Although these quote memes are not uniquely travel...
Retro Roadtrip: Appalachian Autumn Part 3
This third installment in a three-part post about an Appalachian autumn road trip from Florida to Georgia is part of our Retro Roadtrip series.
Retro Roadtrip: Appalachian Autumn Part 2
This second installment in a three-part post about an Appalachian autumn road trip from Florida to Georgia is part of our Retro Roadtrip series.
Retro Roadtrip: Appalachian Autumn Part 1
This first installment in a three-part post about an Appalachian autumn road trip from Florida to Georgia is part of our Retro Roadtrip series.
Fort Jefferson & Dry Tortugas National Park
Camping at Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park is the stuff dreams are made of. Sun, sky, sand, shallow seas and a Civil War era fortress, to boot!