Say hello to the “Cattle King of the Pecos” Mr. John Simpson Chisum. This Bronze statue is 150% of the size of the subjects and located beside the visitor’s center in Roswell, New Mexico. The statue was sculpted by Robert T. Summers II and commissioned by the John Chisum Memorial Foundation. It was dedicated on […]
Date Visited: March 6, 2020 Address: 1908 Atchafalaya River Hwy, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517 GPS: 30.34172, -91.72197 Hours: 24 hours The Louisiana Airborne Memorial Bridge Monument was installed on October 20, 1990 by the Acadiana Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association at the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Welcome Center in Louisiana. The monument […]
Date Visited: January 12, 2019 Address: 20 McCammon Ridge Road – McKee, Ky 40447 GPS: 37.41898, -83.96929 Website: Visit Jackson County In a small corner of McKee, Kentucky stands an absolutely breathtaking memorial dedicated to our veterans. The Jackson County Veteran’s Monument and Memorial stands in memory of and to honor the men and […]
Date Visited: January 8th, 2020 Address: 1325 Highland Avenue – Williamstown, WV 26187 GPS: 39.38988, -81.44309 Website: West Virginia Tourism Phone: (304) 375-2700 Traveling from Ohio to West Virginia on I-77 you will pass by this excellent welcome center. Clean bathrooms, ample parking, abundant informational brochures and a large comfortable sitting area make this […]
Date Visited: January 17th, 2020 Address: 6111 Lake Spring Road – Portland, TN 37148 GPS: 36.63543, -86.57337 Website: Tennessee Tourism Phone: (615) 325-4721 Welcome to the I-65 Welcome Center for Tennessee located in Mitchellville/Robertson County. This welcome center is clean, with friendly staff and all the brochures on Tennessee you could ever read. There […]
Date Visited: January 18, 2020 Address: 28232 Upper Elkton Rd – Elkmont, AL 35620 GPS: 34.95379, -86.89237 Website: Alabama Tourism Phone: (256) 423-3891 For miles on the I-65 heading from Tennessee to the Alabama border you can see the #1 attraction of the Ardmore Welcome Center in Alabama…a rocket! The massive Saturn 1B rocket […]
