GarLyn Zoo | Exotic Animals & Nature Trails on US-2
GarLyn Zoo Wildlife Park in Naubinway, Michigan is a family-run zoo on US-2 with tigers, cougars, camels, and native wildlife on a wooded 30-acre property
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Elk View Park in Gaylord, Michigan: We Just Wanted to Park
We weren’t trying to see elk. We called ahead to the Elk’s Lodge in Gaylord, Michigan hoping to stay the night, and it turned out to be sitting right next to a genuine elk herd. Here’s what we found, plus what’s changed at Elk View Park since our visit.
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We Stopped for a Giant Chair… and Somehow Ended Up Looking at Bears
The Bear Store in Hale, Michigan sits right along M-65 at 6787 M-65, and if you’re driving by, the giant Adirondack chair out front is probably what gets your attention first. That’s what got ours, anyway. We weren’t planning to stop, didn’t have it marked, weren’t looking for anything — but the chair was enough…
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Otsego County Dog Park | Off-Leash Fun in Gaylord, Michigan
Otsego County Dog Park We found this awesome dog park in Gaylord, Michigan! So much room for the dogs to run, super clean and well kept!
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World’s Largest Fork by Mass | Giant Utensil & Hidden Gem
The World’s Largest Fork by Mass is located at 2215 W. Chesterfield St, Springfield, MO (also listed as the World’s Second Largest Fork by height) While we were in Springfield, we came across the World’s Largest Fork by Mass. This fork was amazing! It’s huge, really tall, and very impressive! It was just standing in…
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World’s Second Largest Rocking Chair – Route 66 Red Rocker
On our Route 66 adventure, we couldn’t resist stopping at the World’s Second Largest Rocking Chair — an 86,000-pound red rocker in Cuba, Missouri that’s been welcoming travelers since the 1940s.
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World’s Largest Chess Piece | 20-Foot Landmark in St. Louis
Checkmate on the Sidewalk: The 20-Foot King of St. Louis Let’s be real: Zach and I aren’t chess players. I couldn’t tell a Gambit from a Goalie, and Zach is more likely to be found knitting a Waldo hat than studying a chess board. But the World’s Largest Chess Piece in St. Louis? That was…
