The Halterman Weekend

It's no secret that we enjoy visiting places that are a bit unusual, places that connect us to different components of our lives and ...

On our second family trip to Chattanooga, we reserved the equivalent of a day to explore the civil war battlefields and memorial monuments a...

One of the Southern Highlands Attractions ,  Rock City is just plain can't miss.  Part nature walk and part adventure in Am...

About 10 years ago, Kim made a trip to Chattanooga, TN, for a professional conference.  She immediately recognized the ci...

We'd driven by the sign off I-81 several times, but this summer, we decided to take the small sidetrip to Morristown, Tennessee, whi...

If you ever doubted that we like all kinds of touristy fun, here's proof!  We finally visted the Jurassic Jungle Boat Ride ...

Wax museums: great places, but becoming few and far between.  So, with the opportunity to take in two that have made a comeback...

Justin and Kim slipped away for a quick trip to Gatlinburg, TN, in August 2012, choosing the location primarily to mark the 100th anniv...

We knew Chattanooga, TN, had a messy-looking past.  At one time, the city was decaying.  It's had quite a new south renaissance, and...

Our most gorgeous trip of late?  Lookout Mountain, TN/GA, a short drive "up" from Chattanooga.  We spent a stunning spring d...

On our drive back from Chattanooga, TN, we visited one of the Southern Highlands Attractions I'd always wanted to see:  The Lost Se...

Up for Christmas anytime of the year? We're just back from Santa's Land, a "fun park" theme park in Cherokee, NC. It has a...

Where can you go to experience such fun as riding down a hill in a big plastic ball? Gatlinburg (and the surrounding area), of course! We re...