Middle States
Mt. Rushmore
As the Pioneers moved west after the American Revolution, the states got bigger and fewer in number. In America’s Middle States, you can visit the Texas oil fields in the south, the famous Kentucky horse races in the middle states or see the waters of the Great Lakes in the north – with a multitude of things to do and see in between.
The Middle States are: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky
Carhenge
Move over Stonehenge, Carhenge, Nebraska’s automotive replica, has been named No. 2 wackiest attraction in America. Instead of being built of stones, it is made of cars … old cars … wrecked cars … all painted the same gray color and positioned to look a bit like Stonehenge. Naturally, it is destined not to last nearly as long as its time honored sister in the United Kingdom, but it no doubt gets more laughs. The exhibit is … Read more
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Effigy Mounds
The effigy mounds are actually Native American burial grounds, some in the shape of animals. That they survived the onslaught of pioneers wanting to farm the rich soil is amazing; not because the pioneers were intentionally that destructive, but because the mounds are so gigantic, only by airplane can one fully appreciate their size … Read more
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(The attempted theft of) Abe Lincoln’s Body
Abraham Lincoln
For history buffs, one of the most fascinating events in American history is the attempted theft of President Abraham Lincoln’s body.
After Lincoln was assassinated in Washington, D.C. his son Robert Todd Lincoln had his father’s remains and the body of his little brother, William Wallace Lincoln. boarded on a train bound for a final resting place in Springfield, Illinois. The train left on … Read more
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