Wide shot of gnome-covered tree base with additional figurines scattered in the grass nearby.

The Holly Hill Gnome Tree

A Tiny World of Magic in Florida This whimsical little oddity wasn’t on the itinerary, but when we spotted a gnome-sized door at the base of a tree in Holly Hill, we couldn’t resist. It ended up being one of the most memorable detours on our Michigan-Bound Road Trip! Nestled along Riverside Drive in Holly …

Informational sign in a lush, wooded area titled 'Old Methuselah,' describing a cypress tree over 1,000 years old, spared during 1930s logging due to its hollow trunk, with dimensions including a 35-foot circumference and 100-foot height.

Meet Old Methuselah: Florida’s Ancient Cypress at DeLeon Springs

Meet the Ancient Cypress That’s Been Throwing Shade for Centuries If you’ve ever wanted to meet someone older than your entire family tree combined, may I introduce you to the Old Methuselah Tree—a bald cypress so ancient, he makes colonial landmarks look like toddlers. Nestled in the lush canopy of DeLeon Springs State Park, this …

World's Largest frying pan displayed beneath a covered pavilion, with a brick platform and informational plaque in front.

World’s Largest Frying Pan

This Frying Pan Doesn’t Fit on the Stove   We weren’t expecting much when we pulled into Rose Hill, North Carolina—just a quick photo-op with the world’s largest frying pan and maybe a chuckle. But wow. This skillet is legit. Hidden behind a modest fence and nestled under a covered shelter, this massive frying pan …

Half-Horse Half-Tractor Sculpture – St Pauls NC

Now here’s something you don’t see every day… or ever. St. Pauls, North Carolina Have you ever seen the Half-Horse Half-Tractor Sculpture in St Pauls NC??  We have!  Just off the road in St. Pauls, NC, there lives a glorious metal fever dream: a half-horse, half-tractor machine, being driven by what appears to be a …

Miniature white Eiffel Tower replica standing in a commercial parking lot at Bordeaux Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina, framed by a blue sky and shopping plaza backdrop.

Eiffel Tower Replica Fayetteville, NC

Unexpected Paris: Fayetteville’s Mini Eiffel Moment Fayetteville, N.C.   Right in the middle of a Fayetteville shopping plaza, tucked between a medical center and the hum of everyday errands, stands a white-painted Eiffel Tower replica that absolutely no one expects—and that’s exactly why it’s brilliant. Located at 1712 Owen Drive, the tower anchors the Bordeaux …

The Wheel of Kazoos” – a circular display of brightly colored plastic kazoos radiating out like rainbow sunbeams, center-capped with colorful resonator buttons. Pure kazoo chaos. Pure delight.

Kaboozie Kazoo Factory Tour

How We Came, Hummed, and Conquered the Kazoo Factory You can’t be in Beaufort, South Carolina, and not go on the Kaboozie Kazoo Factory tour. When called ahead, and they told us the morning tours had a class of first graders on them. We didn’t want to wait until late afternoon—we were heading back on …

Chicken Lettuce Wraps ~ P.F. Chang’s CopyCaturday

Chicken Lettuce Wraps Somewhere along the line, someone in Instagram-land decided to make Saturday into Caturday 😹 And while we love our cats, I can’t see making a post about them every single Saturday! They pretty much do the same thing daily, judge us 😬 So I decided to do a play on that and …