BUCKET LIST - SOUTHEAST

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12 STATES TOTALING

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ALABAMA [AL] The Yellowhammer State

State Capital is Montgomery. Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819 as the 22th state.

Visited	Location
	Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument
	Freedom Riders National Monument
	Russell Cave National Monument - (2020)
	Natchez Trace Parkway [All American Road] (444 miles - end to end) - (2019)
	Selma to Montgomery March Byway [All American Road] - (2020)
✅	Visit the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile Bay
✅	Visit the "Magic Christmas in Lights" display at Bellingraf Gardens - (only in DEC)
	CAVE TOUR - Cathedral Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Majestic (DeSoto) Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Rickwood Caverns
👍	- MUST TASTE - Chicken and White BBQ Sauce
👍	MUST TASTE - Grapico (grape soda since 1916)
👍	MUST TASTE - Pecan Pie
👎	MUST TASTE - Fried Green Tomatoes
	Border Crossings - ✅AL2TN • ✅AL2GA • ✅AL2FL • ✅AL2MS
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC2XMMV
THE TOP 5 STATE PARKS IN ALABAMA HAVE ALL BEEN VISITED	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks [SR] - Cheaha State Park $27.00 - 11/2018 De Soto State Park $27.20 - 11/2020 Cathedral Caverns State Park $18.70 - 12/2020 Rickwood Caverns State Park $25.50 - 12/2020 TWO PEAS' PICK FOR BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD BEST IN STATE AWARDS Gulf State Park $36.50 - 01/2021
	V ISIT all 4 of the National Forests - ❌ Bankhead National Forest 🌲 Conecuh National Forest Open Pond Recreation Area $8.00 - 11/2023 ❌ ❌ Talladega National Forest ❌ Tuskegee National Forest
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - Walter F. George Lake White Oak (Creek) Campground $12.00 - 11/2018 Alabama River Lakes Gunter Hill Campground $13.00 - 12/2020 Black Warrior and Tombigbee Lakes Deerlick Creek Campground (on Holt Lake) $14.00 - 11/2023 [ 2 ] West Point Lake [ 1 ] Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot - 11/18/2023 Walmart Supercenter Store #1091 Andalusia, AL 36420 (334) 222-6561

[SR] = 15% off per night (SUN-THUR) Senior Discount (62+) as of 2020

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DELAWARE The First State

State Capital is Dover. Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787 as the 1st state.

Visited	Location
✅	Visit the city of Rehoboth Beach
👍	MUST TASTE - Vinegar Fries
	Border Crossings - ✅DE2PA • ✅DE2NJ • ✅DE2MD
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC5CCZK
THE TOP 5 STATE PARKS IN DELAWARE HAVE ALL BEEN VISITED	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks [NRS] - Trap Pond State Park $29.00 - 08/2018 TWO PEAS' PICK FOR BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD BEST IN STATE AWARD Cape Henlopen State Park $44.00 - 08/2018 BEST IN STATE AWARD Lums Pond State Park $40.00 - 08/2018 Killens Pond State Park $34.00 - 10/2024 BEST IN STATE AWARD Delaware Seashore State Park North Campground $53.00 - 10/2024 - NO NATIONAL FORESTS
	VENTURE OUT on a hike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot

[NRS] = $4-$10 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2023 - (Also FRI-SAT and SEASONAL Surcharges)

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FLORIDA The Sunshine State

State Capital is Tallahassee. Admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845 as the 27th state.

Visited	Location
	Biscayne National Park (2018)
	Dry Tortugas National Park (2018) - Garden Key Campground $15.00 - 05/2018
	Everglades National Park (2018) (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in The Lower 48)
	Canaveral National Seashore (2019)
	Gulf Islands National Seashore (2019) - Fort Pickens Campground $20.00 - 02/2019
	✅ - Visit Fort Pickens
	✅ - Visit Fort Barrancas
	Castillo de San Marcos National Monument (2019)
	Fort Matanzas National Monument (2019)
	Fort Caroline National Memorial (2018)
	De Soto National Memorial (2018)
✅	* Old Town Trolley Tour in Saint Augustine
	✅ - "Nights of Lights" Old Town Trolley Tour (only during NOV-DEC-JAN)
✅	Climb the Saint Augustine Lighthouse - 219 stairs
✅	Disneyworld and Fort Wilderness
✅	N.A.S.A. (Kennedy Space Center)
✅	* Conch Tour Train in Key West
✅	* Old Town Trolley Tour in Key West
✅	* Climb the Key West Lighthouse - 88 stairs
✅	Southernmost Point of the Continental United States (in Key West)
✅	Travel upon the Florida Keys Scenic Highway [All American Road]
✅✅✅✅	Attend the "Canopener Rally" at Topsail Hill Preserve State Park (2020) (2021) (2022) (2025)
	* Visit Ichetucknee Springs State Park
	* Visit Honeymoon Island State Park
	CAVE TOUR - Florida Caverns State Park
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - Chocolate Dipped Frozen Key Lime Pie on a Stick
👍	MUST TASTE - Fresh Florida Orange Juice
👍	MUST TASTE - Conch Fritters
👍	MUST TASTE - Alligator Tail
	Border Crossings - ✅FL2AL • ✅FL2GA
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	L OCATE a geocache - GCPCBP - GC56A3B
⛺	O VERNIGHT in ALL 55 of the State Parks - (54 of 55 visited)
	V ISIT all 3 of the National Forests - 🌲 Apalachicola National Forest Camel Lake Campground $20.00 - 03/2021 Wright Lake Campground $10.00 - 12/2021 🌲 Ocala National Forest Salt Springs Recreation Area $19.50 - 06/2018 $19.50 - 01/2019 ❌ Osceola National Forest
🔥	E NJOY a nighttime campfire
🍔🌭	D INE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	I NTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
⌛️	T AKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
ALL 3 COE PARKS IN FLORIDA HAVE BEEN VISITED	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - Lake Okeechobee Ortona South Campground $15.00 - 06/2018 St. Lucie South Campground $15.00 - 02/2021 W.P. Franklin North Campground $15.00 - 02/2021
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot - 12/16/2024 Walmart Supercenter Store #1297 Chiefland, FL 32626 (352) 493-0758 (across the street)
	* Visited before fulltiming in our Airstream

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GEORGIA The Peach State

State Capital is Atlanta. Admitted to the Union on January 2, 1788 as the 4th state.

Visited	Location
	Cumberland Island National Seashore (2019)
	Fort Frederica National Monument (2018)
	Fort Pulaski National Monument (2018)
	Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park (2024)
	Visit Providence Canyon State Park
✅	Old Town Trolley Tour in Savannah
	MUST TASTE - RC Cola
👍	MUST TASTE - Sweet Tea
👍	MUST TASTE - She Crab Soup
👍	MUST TASTE - Shrimp and Grits
👎👎	MUST TASTE - Boiled Peanuts
	MUST TASTE - Peach Cobbler
	Border Crossings - ✅GA2FL • ✅GA2AL • ✅GA2TN • ✅GA2NC • ✅GA2SC
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC27C5Z - GC3G5FZ
⛺	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks [SR] - BEST IN STATE AWARD Skidaway Island State Park $32.00 - 07/2018 MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD Tallulah Gorge State Park $25.60 - 10/2018 Reed Bingham State Park $30.40 - 11/2018 Stephen C. Foster State Park $17.50 - 12/2018 Crooked River State Park $27.20 - 12/2018 $25.60 - 01/2019 Cloudland Canyon State Park $27.20 - 11/2020 Florence Marina State Park $30.40 - 11/2024
	V ISIT both of the 2 National Forests - ❌ Chattahoochee National Forest 🌲 Oconee National Forest Oconee Ranger District Lake Sinclair Recreation Area $7.50 - 11/2024
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
⌛️	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - Allatoona Lake McKinney Campground $16.00 - 11/2018 Lake Seminole Eastbank Campground $12.00 - 12/2021 West Point Lake R. Shaefer Heard Campground $17.00 - 11/2024
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot - 11/16/2024 Walmart Supercenter Store #889 Thomasville, GA 31757 (229) 228-0144 (across the street)

[SR] = 20% off per night Senior Discount (62+) as of 2020.
Georgia State Parks charge a $5 PARKPASS entrance fee once for each camping visit.
There is also a Rewards Program (spend $300 [3000 pts] get 1 night free camping).

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KENTUCKY [KY] The Bluegrass State

State Capital is Frankfort. Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792 as the 15th state.

Visited	Location
	Mammoth Cave National Park (2019) - (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in The Lower 48) - Mammoth Cave Campground $25.00 - 03/2019
	- CAVE TOUR - Historic Tour - 2 hours/2 miles/540 stairs
	- CAVE TOUR - Grand Avenue Tour - 4 hours/4 miles/700 stairs
	- CAVE TOUR - Violet City Lantern Tour - 3 hours/3 miles/160 stairs
	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
	Camp Nelson National Monument
	Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area (2023) - Blue Heron Campground $10.00 - 10/2023
	Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (2021) - Energy Lake Campground $18.00 - 09/2021
	CAVE TOUR - Crystal Onyx Cave
	CAVE TOUR - Diamond Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Hidden River Cave
	CAVE TOUR - Lost River Cave
	MUST TASTE - Kentucky Hot Brown in Louisville
👍	MUST TASTE - Ale-8-One soft drink (local Ginger Ale)
	Border Crossings - ✅KY2IN • ✅KY2OH • ✅KY2WV • ✅KY2VA • ✅KY2TN • ✅KY2MO • ✅KY2IL
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC1W2ZP
⛺	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks [SR] - BEST IN STATE AWARDS Cumberland Falls State Resort Park $28.35 - 04/2019 MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD Natural Bridge State Resort Park $26.10 - 04/2019
THE NATIONAL FOREST IN KENTUCKY HAS BEEN VISITED	V ISIT the National Forest - 🌲 Daniel Boone National Forest Holly Bay Campground $25.00 - 10/2023
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - [ 3 ] Barkley Lake
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot - 10/15/2023 Walmart Supercenter Store #5236 Bowling Green, KY 42101 (270) 780-9996

[SR] = 10% off per night Senior Discount (62+) as of 2020 - (FRI-SAT-HOLIDAY) Surcharges

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MARYLAND The Old Line State

State Capital is Annapolis. Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788 as the 7th state.

Visited	Location
	Assateague Island National Seashore - (2018) - Oceanside Campground $15.00 - 08/2018
	Fort McHenry National Monument - (2018)
	Greenbelt Park - (2024) - Greenbelt Campground Loop D $10.00 - 10/2024
	Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
	Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway [All American Road]
👍	MUST TASTE - Maryland Crab Cakes
👍	MUST TASTE - Maryland Crab Chowder
	Border Crossings - ✅MD2PA • ✅MD2DE • ✅MD2VA • ✅MD2WV
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC4QFVY
⛺	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks - BEST IN STATE AWARD Patapsco Valley State Park $26.00 - 08/2018 RESERVATIONS MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD BEST IN STATE AWARD Assateague State Park $40.50 - 10/2024 RESERVATIONS - NO NATIONAL FORESTS
	VENTURE OUT on a hike
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
⌛️	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park -
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot

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MISSISSIPPI [MS] The Magnolia State

State Capital is Jackson. Admitted to the Union on December 10, 1817 as the 20th state.

Visited	Location
	Gulf Islands National Seashore - (2019) (2020) (2021) (2025) - Davis Bayou Campground $11.00 - 02/2019 $11.00 - 01/2020 $11.00 - 03/2021 $11.00 - 01/2025
	✅ - Visit the Davis Bayou Area
	❌ - Visit Fort Massachusetts (only accessible mid-March through October)
	Natchez Trace Parkway [All American Road] (444 miles-end to end) (2019) - Rocky Springs Campground 03/2019 Jeff Busby Campground 03/2019
	✅ - MP 10.3 - Explore the Emerald Mound
	✅ - MP 15.5 - Explore the Mount Locust Inn (closed on Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday)
	✅ - MP 41.5 - Explore the Sunken Trace
	✅ - MP 54.8 - Camp at Rocky Springs & explore the Cemetery
	❌ - MP 102.4 - Parkway Information Cabin (we missed the turn off from the Parkway)
	✅ - MP 122.0 - Explore the Cypress Swamp half mile boardwalk
	✅ - MP 193.1 - Camp at Jeff Busby and visit the Little Mountain Overlook
	✅ - MP 232.4 - Explore the Bynum Mounds
	✅ - MP 261.8 - Explore the Chickasaw Village Site
	✅ - MP 266.0 - Visit the Park Visitor Center & Headquarters
	✅ - MP 269.4 - Explore the Confederate Gravesites & Old Trace
	✅ - MP 286.7 - Explore the Pharr Mounds
👍	Visit Elvis' Birthplace in East Tupelo
👍👍	MUST TASTE - Biscuits & Gravy
👍	MUST TASTE - Mississippi Mud Pie
👍	MUST TASTE - Barq's Root Beer
	Border Crossings - ✅MS2TN • ✅MS2AL • ✅MS2LA • ✅MS2AR
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC69VNR
THE TOP 5 STATE PARKS IN MISSISSIPPI HAVE ALL BEEN VISITED	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks - Percy E. Quin State Park $28.00 - 03/2019 RESERVATIONS Natchez State Park $22.00 - 03/2019 RESERVATIONS TWO PEAS' PICK FOR BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE BEST IN STATE AWARD Tishomingo State Park $22.00 - 03/2019 RESERVATIONS MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD Roosevelt State Park R.O. Hannah Campground $14.00 - 11/2021 RESERVATIONS BEST IN STATE AWARDS Paul B. Johnson State Park $16.00 - 01/2022 RESERVATIONS
ALL THE NATIONAL FORESTS IN MISSISSIPPI HAVE BEEN VISITED	V ISIT all 6 of the National Forests - 🌲 Bienville National Forest Marathon Lake Campground $13.00 - 11/2021 🌲 De Soto National Forest Big Biloxi Rec Area $13.00 - 11/2019 $13.00 - 11/2021 🌲 Delta National Forest FSR-703 Campsite $7.00 - 11/2021 🌲 Holly Springs National Forest Chewalla Lake Recreation Area $10.00 - 11/2023 🌲 Homochitto National Forest Clear Spring Recreation Area $13.00 - 01/2022 🌲 Tombigbee National Forest Davis Lake Recreation Area $13.00 - 11/2023 Choctaw Lake Recreation Area $13.00 - 11/2023
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
🍽	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
⏰	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - Okatibbee Lake Twiltley Branch Campground $10.00 - 11/2019 Enid Lake Chickasaw Hill Campground $12.00 - 10/2023 [ 3 ] Arkabutla Lake [ 6 ] Sardis Lake [ 5 ] Grenada Lake [ 5 ] Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot

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NORTH CAROLINA The Tar Heel State

State Capital is Raleigh. Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789 as the 12th state.

Visited	Location
	Great Smoky Mountains National Park - (2018) (1 of 19 World Heritage Sites in The Lower 48) - Smokemont Campground $12.50 - 10/2018
	Cape Hatteras National Seashore - (2018) - Ocracoke Island Campground $14.00 - 08/2018 Oregon Inlet Campground $21.00 - 08/2018
	✅ - Climb the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse - 257 stairs
	✅ - Climb the Bodie Island Lighthouse - 214 stairs
	Cape Lookout National Seashore - (2018)
	✅ - Climb the Cape Lookout Lighthouse - 207 stairs
	Wright Brothers National Memorial - (2018)
	Blue Ridge Parkway [All American Road] (469 miles) - (2018) - Doughton Park Campground $10.00 - 10/2018 Julian Price Campground $10.00 - 10/2018 Linville Falls Campground $10.00 - 10/2018 Mount Pisgah Campground $10.00 - 10/2018
	✅ MP 176 - Visit Mabry Mill
	✅ MP 316 - Hike out to view Linville Falls
✅	Drive the Outer Banks Scenic Byway - (137.8 miles long)
	Visit Mount Mitchell State Park
	Visit Chimney Rock State Park
	Visit Jockey's Ridge State Park
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - Cheerwine
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - Brunswick Stew
👍	MUST TASTE - Pulled Pork (Eastern NC style) BBQ Sandwich
👍	MUST TASTE - Lexington (Western NC style) BBQ
	Border Crossings - ✅NC2VA • ✅NC2SC • ✅NC2GA • ✅NC2TN
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GCY5P9 - GCM6BC
⛺	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks [SR] - BEST IN STATE AWARD Carolina Beach State Park $19.00 - 07/2018
	V ISIT all 4 of the National Forests - 🌲 Croatan National Forest Flanners Beach/Neuse River Recreation Area Flanners Beach/Neuse River Campground $11.00 - 07/2018 ❌ Nantahala National Forest ❌ Pisgah National Forest 🌲 Uwharrie National Forest Badin Lake Recreation Area Arrowhead Campground $17.00 - 11/2024
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park -
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot

[SR] = $6 per night Senior Discount (62+) as of 2020

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SOUTH CAROLINA The Palmetto State

State Capital is Columbia. Admitted to the Union on May 23, 1788 as the 8th state.

Visited	Location
	Congaree National Park - (2018)
	Fort Sumter & Fort Moultrie National Historical Park - (2018)
	Visit Jones Gap State Park
✅	Explore the city of Charleston
✅	Climb the Historic Hunting Island Lighthouse - 167 stairs
👎	MUST TASTE - Frogmore Stew (aka Low Country Boil)
👎	MUST TASTE - Pimento Cheese
👍	MUST TASTE - South Carolina BBQ
	Border Crossings - ✅SC2NC • ✅SC2GA
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC38KET
THE TOP 5 STATE PARKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE ALL BEEN VISITED	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks - MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD BEST IN STATE AWARD Hunting Island State Park $32.00 - 07/2018 RESERVATIONS Poinsett State Park $18.00 - 07/2018 RESERVATIONS TWO PEAS' PICK FOR BEST OVERALL EXPERIENCE BEST IN STATE AWARDS Huntington Beach State Park $46.00 - 07/2018 RESERVATIONS
BOTH OF THE NATIONAL FORESTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA HAVE BEEN VISITED	V ISIT both of the 2 National Forests - 🌲 Francis Marion National Forest Francis Marion Ranger District Buck Hall Recreation Area $10.00 - 07/2018 🌲 Sumter National Forest Enoree Ranger District Woods Ferry Recreation Area $3.50 - 11/2024
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - [ 2 ] J. Strom Thurmond Lake
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot

NOTE: There are 6 South Carolina State Parks that offer a 35% discount to Out-Of-State Seniors (65+).
They are Baker Creek, Calhoun Falls, Hamilton Branch, Hickory Knob, Lake Hartwell and Sadlers Creek

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TENNESSEE [TN] The Volunteer State

State Capital is Nashville. Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796 as the 16th state.

Visited	Location
	Great Smoky Mountains National Park - (2018) (1 of 19 World Heritage Sites in the U.S.) - Elkmont Campground $12.50 - 10/2018 Cades Cove Campground $15.00 - 10/2018
	✅ - Hike up to Clingman's Dome - TENNESSEE Highpoint -
	✅ - Hike up to Grotto Falls
	✅ - Walk up to Laurel Falls
	✅ - Drive upon the Roaring Fork Motor Trail
	✅ - Drive upon the Cades Cove Loop Trail
	Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (2021) - Piney Campground $18.00 - 09/2021
	Natchez Trace Parkway [All American Road] (444 miles - end to end) - (2019) - Meriwether Lewis Campground 03/2019
	✅ - MP 375.8 - Explore the Old Trace Drive (No RVs)
	✅ - MP 385.9 - Camp at the Meriwether Lewis Campground and visit his gravesite
	✅ - MP 391.9 - Walk to the Fall Hallow
	✅ - MP 401.4 - Explore the Tabacco Farm Drive (No RVs)
	✅ - MP 404.7 - Hike the trail to Jackson Falls
	✅ - MP 407.7 - Explore the Gordon House
	✅ - MP 438.0 - Explore the Birdsong Hollow Bridge
✅	Old Town Trolley Tour in Nashville
✅	The Soul of Music City - Nashville's Night Tour on the Old Town Trolley
✅	Visit the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville
✅	Visit the Loveless Cafe just outside of Nashville
✅	Visit Elvis' Graceland Mansion in Memphis
	Visit Justin P. Wilson Cumberland Trail State Park
	CAVE TOUR - Tuckaleechee Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Cumberland Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Bristol Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Appalachian Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Raccoon Mountain Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Forbidden Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - The Lost Sea Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Ruby Falls Caverns
👍	MUST TASTE - Mountain Dew
👍	MUST TASTE - Dr. Enuf
👍👍	MUST TASTE - Nashville Hot Chicken at Hattie B's
👍👍	MUST TASTE - Memphis Dry Rub Ribs at Marlowe’s
	Border Crossings - ✅TN2KY • ✅TN2VA • ✅TN2NC • ✅TN2GA • ✅TN2AL • ✅TN2MS • ✅TN2AR • ✅TN2MO
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GCKCER
⛺	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks [SR] - Cedars of Lebanon State Park $18.75 - 03/2019 RESERVATIONS MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD BEST IN STATE AWARDS Fall Creek Falls State Park $18.75 - 11/2020 RESERVATIONS
THE NATIONAL FOREST IN TENNESSEE HAS BEEN VISITED	V ISIT the National Forest - 🌲 Cherokee National Forest Little Oak Campground $5.00 - 11/2020
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park
	• CAMP in a Tennessee Valley Authority Park - French Broad River Douglas Tailwater Campground $22.00 - 11/2020
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot - 10/16/2023 Walmart Supercenter Store #677 Dyersburg, TN 38024 (731) 285-3700

[SR] = 25% (in-season MAR-NOV) or 50% (off-season DEC-FEB) discount per night to Seniors (62+) as of 2023.
Please note sites listed as PREMIUM are excluded and reservations cannot be made more than 30-days before arrival.

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VIRGINIA The Old Dominion State

State Capital is Richmond. Admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788 as the 10th state.

Visited	Location
	Shenandoah National Park - (2018) - Matthews Arm Campground $7.50 - 09/2018 Big Meadows Campground $10.00 - 09/2018 Loft Mountain Campground $7.50 - 09/2018
	Fort Monroe National Monument - (2018)
	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (2023) - Wilderness Road Campground $12.00 - 10/2023
	Prince William Forest Park - (2024) - Oak Ridge Campground Loop A $13.00 - 10/2024
✅	Arlington National Cemetery - (2018)
	✅ - John F. Kennedy Gravesite
	✅ - Tomb of The Unknown Soldier - (changing of the guard ceremony)
	- Robert E. Lee Memorial (Arlington House) - (2024)
	Blue Ridge Parkway [All American Road] (469 miles-end to end) - (2018) - Otter Creek Campground $10.00 - 09/2018 Peaks of Otter Campground $10.00 - 09/2018 Rocky Knob Campground $10.00 - 09/2018
	Colonial Parkway - [All American Road] - (2018)
	✅ - Visit Jamestown
	✅ - Visit Yorktown
	George Washington Memorial Parkway - [All American Road] - (2018)
	- U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial - (Iwo Jima Memorial)
	✅ - George Washington's Mount Vernon
	Skyline Drive - (105 miles - end to end) - (2018)
	Thomas Jefferson's Monticello (1 of only 19 World Heritage Sites in The Lower 48)
	Visit Natural Bridge State Park
	CAVE TOUR - Skyline Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Luray Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Shenandoah Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Grand Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Dixie Caverns
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - Peanut Butter Pie
👍	MUST TASTE - Virginia Ham
	Border Crossings - ✅VA2MD • ✅VA2NC • ✅VA2TN • ✅VA2KY • ✅VA2WV
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC1A2BQ
⛺	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks (NRS) - First Landing State Park Archer Loop $44.00 - 08/2018 RESERVATIONS Shenandoah River State Park EW Campground $46.00 - 10/2020 RESERVATIONS BEST IN STATE AWARD Belle Isle State Park $40.00 - 10/2024 RESERVATIONS BEST IN STATE AWARD Pocahontas State Park $40.00 - 10/2024 RESERVATIONS
	V ISIT both of the 2 National Forests - 🌲 George Washington National Forest Sherando Lake Recreation Area $17.00 - 10/2020 ❌ Jefferson National Forest
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
🍽	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park - John H. Kerr Dam & Reservoir North Bend Park Area B $10.00 - 11/2024
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot - 10/05/2023 Walmart Supercenter Store #1302 Norton, VA 24273 (276) 679-7327

(NRS) = $5-$7 per night Non-Resident Surcharge as of 2020
Virginia State Parks offer a Loyalty Points Program. (20 points for each $1 spent)

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WEST VIRGINIA [WV] The Mountain State

State Capital is Charleston. Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863 as the 35th state.

Visited	Location
	New River Gorge National Park & Preserve - (2019)
✅	Drive "over and under" the New River Gorge Bridge
✅	Visit the Spruce Knob Observation Tower - WEST VIRGINIA Highpoint -
	CAVE TOUR - Lost World Caverns
	CAVE TOUR - Seneca Caverns
👍 👍	MUST TASTE - Pepperoni Roll
👍	MUST TASTE - A wild ramp (onion)
	Border Crossings - ✅WV2PA • ✅WV2MD • ✅WV2VA • ✅WV2KY • ✅WV2OH
	W ASTE away a day just relaxing
	E XPLORE an Atlas Obscura destination -
	LOCATE a geocache - GC17XKF
⛺	OVERNIGHT in the TOP 5 State Parks [SR] - Pipestem Resort State Park $33.75 - 04/2019 RESERVATIONS Canaan Valley Resort State Park $25.00 - 04/2019 RESERVATIONS MOST BEAUTIFUL IN STATE AWARD BEST IN STATE AWARD Blackwater Falls State Park $28.80 - 10/2020 RESERVATIONS
	V ISIT both of the 2 National Forests - ❌ George Washington National Forest ❌ Monongahela National Forest
🔥	ENJOY a nighttime campfire
	DINE OUTDOORS - enjoy a meal outdoors
	INTRODUCE ourselves to a campground neighbor
	TAKE TIME to enjoy a sunrise/sunset/moonrise
	• CAMP in an Army Corps of Engineers Park -
	• OVERNIGHT in a Walmart Parking Lot - 08/20/2021 Walmart Supercenter Store #5088 Triadelphia, WV 26059 (304) 547-1726

[SR] = 10% off per night Senior Discount (60+) as of 2020 - use Promo Code "Senior10"

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WASHINGTON D.C. District of Columbia (visits in 2018 & 2024)

Capital of the United States. Established in 1790.

Visited	Location
	Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial (2024)
	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
	George Mason Memorial
	Korean War Veterans Memorial
	Lincoln Memorial
	Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac
	Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
	Theodore Roosevelt Island
	Thomas Jefferson Memorial
	Vietnam Veterans Memorial
	Washington Monument (2024)
	World War I Memorial (2024)
	World War II Memorial (2024)
✅	Old Town Trolley Tour in Washington D.C.
✅	"Monuments by Moonlight" Old Town Trolley Tour
✅	National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial
✅	Smithsonian Institution Building - (The Castle)
	✅ - Air & Space Museum
	✅ - American History Museum
	✅ - Museum of Natural History
	✅ - Portrait Gallery
	Tour Ford's Theater (2024)
✅	Tour The Capitol Building (2024)
✅	Tour The White House (2024)
✅	Tour President Lincoln's Cottage (2024)
✅	National Archives
✅	Union Station
👍	MUST TASTE - Chili Half-Smokes

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