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Black Hills Caverns, South Dakota

Black Hills Caverns in South Dakota
Our first outing had us headed right outside of Rapid City to explore our first caverns, the Black Hills Caverns ...
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Bear Country USA

Bear Country USA in Black Hills South Dakota
Bear Country USA wasn't originally on our Black Hills Bucket List, but instead was added on during our drive to ...
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Cosmos Mystery Area in Black Hills, South Dakota

Cosmos Mystery Area in Black Hills, South Dakota
Day 1 of our vacation in the Black Hills was spent setting up camp and getting food. However, day 2 ...
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Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi Texas

Sea Turtle at Texas State Aquarium
As part of our 2016 Texas Road Trip, we decided to head to Corpus Christi. This decision was mostly for ...
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Haunted Adventure in San Antonio, Texas

Ripley's Haunted Adventure in San Antonio. Haunted house open year round!
Don't get all excited, this isn't a ghost tour! We didn't go on a ghost hunting adventure. I have no ...
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Tomb Rider 3D & Free Arcade in San Antonio

Tomb Rider 3D
The first time we visited San Antonio I passed the Tomb Rider 3D attraction up due to thinking it was ...
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Ripley’s Believe It or Not | San Antonio Texas

Ripley's Believe It or Not San Antonio
We love visiting San Antonio and this past Christmas we took the kids for their first stay on the Riverwalk ...
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Hunting Zombies Together | Louis Tussaud’s Waxworks | San Antonio Texas

http://www.ripleys.com/sanantonio/wax/
For the second year in a row, we headed down to San Antonio a couple of days before Christmas to ...
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San Antonio’s Mirror Maze & Vault Laser Challenge

Mirror Maze San Antonio
While we were in San Antonio, we took the kids to one of the many tourist traps. I will say, ...
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Guinness World Records in San Antonio Texas

Guinness World Records in San Antonio Texas
While we were in San Antonio this past Christmas, we decided to do all the "touristy" attractions in the are ...
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Lunar Mini Golf – Killeen Mall

Lunar Mini Golf inside the Killeen Mall near Fort Hood Texas
We have been to the mall a thousand times since living here and each time we go we see the ...
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Sitting Bull Falls; An Oasis in the Desert

Sitting Bull Falls in New Mexico is an oasis in the middle of the desert that should be on everyone's bucket list!
Sitting Bull Falls sits in the middle of Lincoln National Forest which ironically sits in the middle of the desert ...
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Odessa Meteor Crater | Not what you expect

Odessa Meteor Crater; Where space met Texas over 60,000 years ago
On our way back from Guadalupe Mountains National Park we decided to stop at Odessa Meteor Crater outside of Odessa, Texas ...
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Austin Aquarium – Austin, Texas

Austin Aquarium - Austin, Texas
We headed to the Austin Aquarium today. When we first pulled up, my first impression was "how good can this ...
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Topsey Exotic Ranch & Drive Thru, Topsey Texas

Topsey Exotic Ranch & Drive Thru, Texas
A quick 30 minute drive from Killeen, will land you in Topsey, Texas; home of Topsey Exotic Ranch and Drive-Thru. We ...
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Lampasas Hanna Springs Sculpture Garden

Lampasas Sculpture Garden in Lampasas Texas
If you are ever out in Lampasas, Texas you should really stop by and check out the Lampasas Hanna Springs ...
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