Trackchasing Tourist Attractions
From the travels and adventures of the
World’s #1 Trackchaser
So what in the world is a “Trackchasing Tourist Attraction”? And if you tell me what it is what’s it got to do with trackchasing? Those are good questions. I love to answer them.
Trackchasing for lots of folks is pretty simple. Walk out into the driveway fire up that old Ford and head on down the highway. Buy a ticket, sit in the grandstand, eat a track burger and sit on a board until your butt hurts. Then try to find the old Ford out in the parking lot and drive on back to the barn. Folks, I don’t DO trackchasing that way.
First of all, because I live so far away from most of the tracks, I have to hop on an airplane, then rent a brand new car, drive to the track, buy a ticket, sit in the grandstand, eat a track burger and sit on a board until my butt hurts. However, I go one step further. Because I have to travel so far to see virtually every track I visit I want to get a little more “bang” for my travel buck. I’m not just interested in seeing a three-hour racing event and then heading home. I want to see what the local area has to offer. Most of my fellow competitors don’t take the time to see much but the race. I wouldn’t be a trackchaser if I was limited to just seeing the race.
However, as they say, you not only have to “talk the talk BUT you have to walk the walk.” Take a look at the list below. These are the highlights of my Trackchasing Tourist Attractions (TTA). By definition in order to qualify as a TTA, I have to have visited the attraction during a trackchasing trip. The event has to have happened after I left the house on a trackchasing trip and before I returned. Yes, it takes a little more time and effort to do it this way. It WOULD be a lot easier to simply show up at the track and then go home without seeing anything the area has to offer. Sorry, I don’t roll that way. I’ll take the extra time and spend the energy it takes to “go see something!”. It’s really simple when you think about it. There’s so much to see and do in our country and the world that I want to use the trackchasing hobby to take me there and the Trackchasing Tourist Attraction to add to the entertainment and education of the trip. Take a look at the list of places I’ve been. How many of those attractions have you had the chance to visit?
Now let’s get started. Move up to the top of this page. Right below “World’s #1 Trackchaser” you will see a series of tabs. These tabs separate the Trackchasing Tourist Attractions by geographical region. How many of these places have you visited? What TTAs do you recommend I attend that haven’t made the list yet?
ALASKA
Alaska Law Enforcement Museum – Anchorage
Anchorage Museum – Anchorage
Alaska Aces Hockey – Anchorage
Alaska Sled Dog Racing Association racing – Anchorage
Alaska Sports Hall of Fame – Anchorage
Barrow, Alaska city tour – Barrow aka Utqiaġvik
Denali State Park
Alaska pipeline – Fairbanks
II Dice Pawn Shop – Fairbanks
Iñupiat Heritage Center – Barrow
Trace Atkins concert, Carlson Arena – Fairbanks
ARIZONA
Chase Field (Diamondbacks vs Oakland A’s) – Phoenix
City of Kingman downtown tour – Kingman
Grand Canyon National Park (Hermits Rest Route, Rim Trail hike) – Grand Canyon
Kingman downtown walking/driving tour – Kingman
Walkup Skydome – Flagstaff – World’s largest clear-span timber dome, home to Northern Arizona football and basketball teams
CALIFORNIA
AMC Victoria Theatre – Rancho Cucamonga
Angels Stadium – (Angels vs. Texas Rangers) – Anaheim
Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club – Mission Viejo
The Crossings at Carlsbad – Carlsbad
Delta Sigma Pi Annual Golf Outing – Various courses in Southern California
Empress Pavilion – (both a tourist attraction and a great place to eat dim sum) – Los Angeles
Hollywood Walk of Fame – Hollywood
Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl Game (UCLA vs. Illinois) – San Francisco
Pacific Golf Club aka Bella Collina – San Clemente
Pantages Theatre – Los Angeles
– Dirty Dancing
Pantages Theatre – Los Angeles
– Phantom of the Opera
Petco Park (Padres vs. Philadelphia Phillies) – San Diego
Saddleback College, Mission Viejo – annual comedy and magic show
San Francisco Fisherman’s Wharf Tour – San Francisco
Staples Center – Pac-10 Basketball Tournament – Los Angeles
Rose Bowl – UCLA Football – Pasadena
World’s Tallest Thermometer – Baker
COLORADO
Clune Arena (college basketball – New Mexico vs. Air Force Academy) – Colorado Springs
Coors Field (Rockies vs. Washington Nationals) – Denver
HAWAII
Hapuna Beach Golf Club – Big Island
Pacific Tsunami Museum – Hilo
Mauna Kea Mountain – Big Island
IDAHO
Boise River Greenbelt hike – Boise
Crater’s of the Moon National Park – nr Arco
Hell’s Half Acres – Lava Trails – Idaho Falls
Idaho State Penitentiary Museum – Boise
Largest rocking chair in Idaho – Arco
Museum of Clean – Pocatello
Numbers Hill – Arco
MONTANA
American Computer Museum (Trip Advisor #1 attraction) – Bozeman
Blue Angels Flight Demonstration – Bozeman
Central Montana Historical Museum – Lewiston
Medicine Rocks State Park – Ekalaka
Montana State University campus tour (basketball and football stadium) – Bozeman
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque “old town” walking tour – Albuquerque
Alien Donut Overlord – Roswell
Billy the Kid……his real grave (not much) – Ft. Sumner
Cloudcroft city tour – Cloudcraft
Cowboy Rukus: giant cowboy cutouts – Vaughn
Fastfood Alien – Domino’s, KFC – Roswell
Flying Saucer and Alien – Roswell
Model Pharmacy – Albuquerque
Pan Am Center (College basketball – New Mexico State vs. Western Kentucky) – Las Cruces
Robert Goddard Statue and Rocket – Roswell
Roswell Welcome Sign – Roswell
Route 66 Auto Museum – Santa Rosa
Welcome Alien Statue – Roswell
White Sands National Monument – nr. Alamogordo
Unser Racing Museum (real good!) – Albuquerque
NEVADA
Barnum & Bailey Circus – Reno
Cirque du Soleil, Bellagio Resort – Las Vegas
Danny Gans Show – Mirage
Garth Brooks Concert (“best ever!”) – Wynn Resort, Las Vegas
Hoover Dam tour – Las Vegas
Jay Leno casino show – Reno
Las Vegas Golf (all over town!) – Las Vegas
Lawler Events Center (college basketball, Nevada vs. San Jose State) – Reno
“LOVE” Cirque du Soleil, Mirage Hotel – Las Vegas
Mama Mia stage production, Mandalay Bay Resort – Las Vegas
MGM Grand Garden Arena, Pac-12 Basketball Tournament (UCLA vs. Oregon and Stanford) – Las Vegas
Pondersosa Theme Park – Lake Tahoe
The Shelby Museum – Las Vegas
OREGON
Albany, Oregon downtown walking tour – Albany
Albany Regional History Museum – Albany
Anthony’s Italian Café, Roseburg
Apple Store – Washington Square Mall – Portland
Festival of Lights – Roseburg
Palm Harbor factory home tour – Millersburg
Reser Stadium – UCLA at Oregon State football (Bruins win 38-7; met Oregon State bball star Mel Counts) – Corvallis
Southern Oregon Wildlife Safari Wild Animal Park – Winston
UTAH
Bonneville Salt Flats – Bonneville
Mormon Tabernacle and church tour – Salt Lake City
Rice-Eccles Stadium, University of Utah (UCLA vs. Utah football) – Salt Lake City
Utah State Capital tour – Salt Lake City
WASHINGTON
9/11 World Trade Center Memorial Monument – Kennewick
Everett, Washington City Tour – Everett
Gonzaga University campus tour – Spokane
Kingdome (Seattle Mariners baseball) – Seattle
Mt. Ranier – Ranier
Museum of Flight (above aboard the Concorde) – Seattle
Pike Place Market (several times) – Seattle
Safeco Field (Mariners vs. Boston Red Sox) – Seattle
Seaplane ride (actually took two seaplanes in one day to get to the tracks I was visiting – one flight was just eight miles) – Kenmore
Whatcom Falls Park (#1 TripAdvisor things to do in Bellingham!) – Bellingham
WYOMING
“Old Faithful” Yellowstone National Park
University of Wyoming campus tour – Laramie
Arena-Auditorium (Wyoming vs. San Jose State basketball) – Laramie
Wyoming State Fair – Douglas
ILLINOIS
Arsenal Island Golf Course (Illinois Cup – Pryce Boeye) – Rock Island
Bolingbrook Golf Club (Bob Vorel, Phil Thompson, Mike Skonicki) – Bolingbrook
Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, Soldier Field (Pryce Boeye) – Chicago
Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers, Wrigley Field (many many visits to Wrigley) – Chicago
City walking tour – Danville
Eagle Brook County Club (Pryce Boeye) – Geneva
Hawthorne Ridge Golf Club (Pryce Boeye) – Aledo
Illinois Cup, Oak Club of Genoa – Genoa
Kane County Cougars vs. Burlington Bees, Northwestern Medicine Field – Geneva
Kankakee Elk’s Golf Club (Mike Skonicki, Phil Thompson, Roger Kilbride) – St. Anne
Makray Golf Club (Mike Skonicki) – Barrington
NIU Convocation Center – (College basketball – Northern Illinois Huskies vs. Bowling Green University Falcons) – DeKalb
Northern Illinois University campus tour – DeKalb
Oak Club of Genoa (Illinois Cup) – Genoa
Oakland Cemetery (family cemetery) – Oakland
Oakwood Country Club (Golf foursome of Pryce Boeye, Mike Skonicki and Mike Owens former Bradley University star of 1960) – Coal Valley
Orchard Valley Golf Course – Aurora
Peoria Speedway Hall of Fame (Don’t miss it!) Moonie’s Pub – Peoria
Robin Roberts Stadium (Springfield Sliders vs. Quincy Gems) – Springfield
TPC Deere Run (Pryce Boeye) – Silvis
U.S. Cellular Field (White Sox vs. Cleveland Indians) – Chicago
Western Illinois University campus tour – Macomb
INDIANA
Assembly Hall – Indiana University basketball arena – Bloomington
Botanical Conservatory – Ft. Wayne
Gainbridge Fieldhouse – (Indiana Fever vs. Seattle Storm – WNBA) specifically to see Caitlyn Clark play – Indianapolis
Giant Santa – Evansville
Heyerly’s Baking Company – Ossian
Hoosier Gym (one of my all-time favorite TTAs) – Knightstown
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame (multiple visits) – New Castle – one of my favorites
Indiana State Capitol Building tour – Indianapolis
Lucas Oil Stadium Tour – Indianapolis
Memorial Stadium – Indiana University football – Bloomington
Notre Dame Stadium (UCLA vs. Notre Dame football – we lost a heartbreaker) – South Bend
RCA Dome (Indianapolis Colts vs. Washington Redskins) – Indianapolis
RCA Dome – NCAA Basketball Championship game (UCLA vs. Florida) – Indianapolis
The Fort Golf Resort – Indianapolis
Victory Field (Indianapolis Indians vs. Toledo Mud Hens) – Indianapolis
Walking tour of downtown Ft. Wayne (there’s a lot to see!) – Ft. Wayne
IOWA
Amana Colonies – Amana (eating and touring)
Andy Williams boyhood home tour (personal tour) – Wall Lake
Archaeological Archives (home of American Pickers TV show) – LeClair
Bass Pro Shops – Altoona
Big City Cow and Calf – Des Moines
Bob Feller Museum – Van Meter
Bridges of Madison County – Winterset
Buddy Holly crash site and memorial – site of February 3, 1959 plane crash – near Clear Lake
Cresco city walking tour – Cresco
Field of Dreams, Dyersville
Ice Cream Capital of the World – Le Mars
“Illinois Cup” Amana Colonies Golf Club, Amana
Iowa Hall of Pride – Des Moines
Iowa State Capitol Building tour – Des Moines
John Wayne Birthplace Museum – Winterset
Knapp Center (College basketball – Drake Bulldogs vs. Bradley Braves) – Des Moines
Knoxville Raceway – Late Model 101 Forum – Knoxville
Lady of the Lake paddleboat cruise – Clear Lake
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame – Knoxville
Papajohn Sculpture Park – Des Moines
Principal Park (Iowa Cubs) – Des Moines
Salisbury House & Gardens – Des Moines
Story City indoor carousel – Story City
Surf Ballroom – 2020 Democratic presidential “wingding” rally – Clear Lake
Surf Ballroom and Museum – site of Buddy Holly’s last performance – Clear Lake (multiple visits)
University of Northern Iowa campus tour – Cedar Falls
West End Architectural Salvage Company – Des Moines
Winnebago RV factory tour – Forest City
KANSAS
Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Museum – Abilene
Kaufman Stadium – Kansas City – Home of the Kansas City Royals
Old Town Movie Theatre – Wichita
Prairie Museum – Colby
Super Buffet (Mongolian BBQ) – Hays
Tractor Supply Store – Hutchinson
MICHIGAN
Bedford Valley Golf Club – Benton Harbor
Brenke Fish Ladder – Lansing
Bronner’s Christmas Store (one of my all-time favorite TTAs Amazing!) – Frankenmuth
Comerica Park (Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs. Detroit Tigers) – Detroit
Crisler Arena (NCAA basketball – Illinois vs. Michigan) – Ann Arbor
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum – Grand Rapids
Gilmore Car Museum – Hickory Corners
Holland State Park – Holland
Michigan Stadium – (Michigan Wolverines vs. Arkansas State University Red Wolves – college football) – Ann Arbor
Sand Point Lighthouse & Museum – Escanaba
Soo Locks – Sault Ste Marie
The Henry Ford – Detroit
Timber Ridge Golf Club (one of just 12 5-star public courses in the U.S. – I’ve played four of them) – Lansing
Urban Institute for Contemporary Art – Grand Rapids
Week-long Michigan Golf trip with brother, Mark
MINNESOTA
Baker Field at Bill Taunton Stadium (Willmar Stingers vs. Minnesota Mud Puppies – Willmar
BHO Stadium – (Minnesota Lynx vs. Phoenix Mercury – WNBA) – Minneapolis
City of Baseball Museum @ CHS Field – St. Paul
CHS Field – (St. Paul Saints vs. Kansas City T-bones), minor league baseball – St. Paul
Dakota Night Club – (Rodney Crowell concert) – Minneapolis
Franconia Sculpture Park – Franconia
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (Minnesota Twins baseball) – Minneapolis
Largest turkey statue in the world – Frazee
Mall of America – Bloomington (several times) – Bloomington
Mill City Museum – Minneapolis
Minnesota’s Largest Candy Store (with world’s largest soda selection) – Jordan
Minnesota’s only covered bridge – Zumbrota
Northwest Airlines History Center – Bloomington
Nyberg Park – Vining
Obama’s Pie Shop – I had pie in the same booth as President Obama did during his presidential campaign – Zumbrota
Target Center – (Minnesota Timberwolves NBA basketball) – Minneapolis
Target Center – (World Wrestling Entertainment – WWE – Home of WrestleMania) – Minneapolis
Target Field (Minnesota Twins vs. Colorado Rockies) – Minneapolis
The Lodge on Lake Detroit (spa) – Cameron Lakes
Saint Thomas Ice Arena (College hockey – Minnesota State Mavericks (#2 ranked) vs. St. Thomas Tommies) – Mendota Heights
I grew up on SPAM! Maybe that’s why I’ve been to their museum three times.
Spam Museum tour – Austin (several times)
Union Station – Big Boy steam engine departure – St. Paul
NEBRASKA
Boys Town Tour (multiple) – Omaha
College Baseball World Series – Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium – Omaha
College Baseball World Series – T.D. Ameritrade Park Omaha (Vanderbilt vs. North Carolina State) – Omaha
Dundee Theatre – Omaha
International Quilt Museum – Lincoln, NE
Memorial Stadium Tour (no game) – Lincoln
Memorial Stadium – college football (UCLA vs. Nebraska – we came back from 3-21 deficit to win 42-21!) – Lincoln
Museum of Speed – Lincoln – highly recommended
National Museum of Roller Skating – Lincoln
Ward Bond Memorial Park – Benkelman
Sunken Gardens – Lincoln
Woodland Hills Golf Course (one of only 12 public 5-star golf courses in the country) – Eagle
NORTH DAKOTA
China Star (Mongolian BBQ) – Bismarck
Fargo-Moorhead Firecats minor league baseball game – Fargo
Jamestown College walking tour – Jamestown
Lewis and Clark historical reenactment – near Jamestown
National Buffalo Museum – Jamestown
North Dakota Heritage Center – Bismarck
North Dakota State Capital building tour (private one on one tour) – Bismarck
Roger Maris Museum – Fargo
Scheel’s – largest sports store in the world (several visits), Fargo
OHIO
American Sign Museum (a real sleeper!) – Cincinnati
American Motorcycle Association Hall of Fame – Pickerington
Aut-O-Rama Twin Drive-In Theatre – Ridgefield
Bowling Green State University campus tour – Bowling Green
Great American Ball Park (Reds vs. Miami Marlins) – Cincinnati
Huntington Park – Columbus Clippers AAA Minor League Baseball (Clippers vs. Indianapolis Indians) – Columbus
Longaberger corporate headquarters (former) – Dresden
National Barber Museum – closed when I went there even though I was there during published hours (just 10 hours/week) they were supposed to be open. Exterior viewing only – Columbus
National Drag Racing Association – Norwalk
Nippert Stadium (UCLA vs. Cincinnati football) – Cincinnati
Pro Football Hall of Fame (with grandson Mitch) – Canton
Progressive Field (Indians vs. Kansas City Royals) – Cleveland
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum – Cleveland
Snook’s Car Museum – Bowling Green
Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum – Cincinnati
OKLAHOMA
Center of the Universe – Tulsa
Chesapeake Energy Arena – NBA basketball (Thunder vs. Sacramento Kings) – Oklahoma City
College Softball World Series (Arizona vs. Georgia Tech) – Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum – Oklahoma City
National Softball Hall of Fame – Oklahoma City
Oklahoma State University basketball (Cowboys vs. Missouri Western State University) – Stillwater
Oklahoma State University football (Cowboys vs. Iowa State Cyclones) – Stillwater
Tulsa Botanic Garden – Tulsa
University of Oklahoma Football (The Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium – Sooners vs. UCLA Bruins) – Norman
Woodward Park – Tulsa
SOUTH DAKOTA
Bear Country U.S.A. – Rapid City
Black Hills State University campus tour – Spearfish
So have you ever been to a “Corn Palace”? What a place. I’ve been there more than once.
Corn Palace – (several times – very unusual don’t miss it) – Mitchell
Hillcrest Golf & Country Club – Yankton
Mount Rushmore – near Keystone
No 3 Saloon Café and Bar Restaurant – Buffalo
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally – Sturgis
Wall Drug – Wall
WISCONSIN
American Circus Museum – Baraboo
Chequamegon National Forest hike – near Mellon
Dick Trickle Memoria – Rudolph
Indian Lacrosse Players Statue – La Crosse
La Crosse city walking tour – La Crosse
Lambeau Field stadium tour – Green Bay
National Mustard Museum – Middleton
Miller Park (Brewers vs. Chicago Cubs) – Milwaukee
Papst Museum – Milwaukee
Pontoon boat private rental – Fun! – Sturgeon Bay
University of Wisconsin – The Eau Claire Blugolds would be hosting the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh Titans. My schedule allowed me to just skate in before tip-off at Zorn gym. – Menomonie
UW Panther Arena (NCAA basketball – Milwaukee vs. Cleveland State) – Milwaukee
Van Der Geest Dairy Farm – unusual but fun and educational – Merrill
What’ Ya Know NPR radio show with Michael Feldman – Madison
Wisconsin Automotive Museum – Hartford
ALABAMA
International Motorsports Hall of Fame – Talladega
Jordan-Hare Stadium – (Auburn Tigers vs. Louisiana Monroe Warhawks – college football) – Auburn
Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail – Prattville and Birmingham
St. Cecelia Catholic Church – Jasper
Tuskegee National Historic Site – Tuskegee, AL
Tuskegee University Tour – Tuskegee
Unclaimed Baggage Center (interesting!) – Scottsboro
ARKANSAS
President William J. Clinton – Hope Visitor Center and Museum – Boyhood home – Hope
William J. Clinton Presidential Library
Oaklawn Racing (horses) – Hot Springs
FLORIDA
Airboat tour in Everglades National Park – Cooperstown
Amali Arena (Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Washington Capitals – NHL hockey) – Tampa
Bike Week – Daytona Beach
BayCare Ballpark (Detroit Tigers vs. Philadelphia Phillies) – Clearwater
Daytona Ocean Center (College basketball – Bethune-Cookman University vs. Florida A&M University) – Daytona Beach
Daytona USA – Daytona Beach
Daytona International Speedway track tour – Daytona Beach
Edmund Center (Basketball Stetson University vs. Kennesaw State) – Deland (RC)
FITTEAM Ballpark of the Palm Beaches – Grapefruit league spring training game (St. Louis Cardinals at Washington Nationals) – West Palm Beach
Historic Legends North Turn Beach Parade (above with NASCAR legend Leonard Wood) – Ponce Inlet
Joker Marchant Stadium – Grapefruit League spring training game (New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers) – Lakeland
Marlins Park (Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves) – Miami
Minnesota Twins vs. Tampa Bay Devil Rays baseball – Grapefruit League spring training game – St. Petersburg
Orlando Jai Alai – Casselberry
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium – Grapefruit League spring training game (Washington Nationals at Miami Marlins – Jupiter
Tampa Bay Automobile Museum – Pinellas Park
Tropicana Field (Rays vs. Boston Red Sox) – St. Petersburg
Yuengling Center (U. of South Florida Bulls vs Southern Methodist U. Mustangs – college basketball) – Tampa
GEORGIA
Calhoun, Georgia Outlet Mall – Calhoun
Georgia Aquarium – Atlanta
Georgia Tech University campus tour – Atlanta
Jimmie Carter Presidential Library and Museum – Atlanta
Master’s golf tournament – Augusta
NCAA Basketball Final Four, Georgia Dome – Atlanta
Plains, Georgia Tour (home of former president Jimmy Carter) – Plains
SunTrust Stadium (National League Division Series playoff game – Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers) – Atlanta
Turner Field (Braves vs. Philadelphia Phillies) – Atlanta
World of Coke Museum (old and new) – Atlanta
KENTUCKY
Bill Monroe’s final resting place, Rosine Cemetery – Rosine
Bill Monroe’s home place – Rosine
Bill Monroe (and the Bluegrass Boys) Museum – Rosine
Brown Hotel (for a “Hot Brown”) – Louisville
Calf roping competition – Union County Fairgrounds – Sturgis
Lexington Legends Ballpark (Lexington Legends vs. Long Island Ducks) – Lexington
Louisville Slugger Factory tour – Louisville
Muhammad Ali Center – Louisville
National Corvette Museum – Bowling Green
Peerless Whiskey Distilling Tour – Louisville
Sassafras Tree (world’s largest – Owensboro’s #1 tourist attraction as rated by TripAdvisor – boyhood home of NSD’s Tim Frost) – Owensboro
University of Louisville Basketball (Louisville vs. Seton Hall) – Louisville
LOUISIANA
Food History Tour (highly recommended) – New Orleans
Grambling State University campus tour and the Eddie G. Robinson Museum – Grambling
Herby K (home of the Shrimpbuster – this is also a RANLAY Racing Restaurant recommendation) – Shreveport
Hurricane Katrina storm damage tour – New Orleans
Louisiana Bayou Swamp Tour by Cajun Encounters – New Orleans
Louisiana State University campus tour – Baton Rouge
Mardi Gras parades (multiple visits) – New Orleans
New Orleans French Quarter touring – New Orleans
Pascal’s Manale – New Orleans
Preservation Hall Jazz Club – New Orleans
The National WWII Museum – New Orleans
Tiger Stadium – (Louisiana State University Tigers vs. UCLA Bruins – college football) – Baton Rouge
MISSISSIPPI
Medgar Evans home – Jackson
Mississippi Civil Rights Museum – Jackson
Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame and Museum – Jackson
Museum of Mississippi History – Jackson
University of Mississippi campus tour – Oxford
Veteran’s Memorial Museum – Laurel
MISSOURI
Bass Pro Shop, Columbia
Budweiser Brewery Tour – St. Louis
Busch Stadium (Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Pirates) – St. Louis
Branson Touring
Here’s the Branson photo album:
Branson, Missouri – so much to see and do
– Acrobats of China
– Baldknobbers
– Clay Cooper Country Express (our favorite Branson show to date)
– Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede (the world’s most visited dinner attraction!)
– Jim Stafford Show
– Mel Tillis
– Shoji Tabuchi
– Six
– The Haygoods
– The Platters
Candy Factory – Phillipsburg
Dogwood Canyon Nature Park (owned by Bass Pro Shops’ Johnny Morris)
Harley-Davidson Factory Tour – Kansas City
Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum & Library – Independence
Kansas City Automotive Museum – Kansas City
Legends Field – (Kansas City Monarchs vs. Houston Apollos) – Kansas City
Millbrook County Club – Springfield
Meramec Caverns – Stanton
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame – Springfield
National Museum of Toys and Miniatures Museum – Kansas City
National World War I Museum and Memorial – Kansas City
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (excellent!) – Kansas City
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – Kansas City
The Money Museum, Federal Reserve Bank – Kansas City
Silver Dollar City Amusement Park (rode the “Outlaw Run” roller coaster with an 81-degree vertical fall and three corkscrews) – Branson
Shoal Creek Living History Museum – Kansas City
Southern Gospel Picnic (saw the Ball Brothers, the Allen family, the Downing family, Pure Heart, Christian Davis and the McKameys!) – Branson
Tiffany Greens Golf Club (Senior PGA golf tournament) – Kansas City
World’s Largest Gift Shop – Phillipsburg
NORTH CAROLINA
Aggie Stadium (Football – North Carolina A&T State University Aggies vs. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats) – Greensboro
BB&T Field (Football – Wake Forest University Demon Deacons vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack) – Winston-Salem
Biltmore Estate – (2 visits – recommended) – Ashville
Bryan Park Golf Course with George Robertson – Greensboro
Cameron Indoor Stadium tour – Duke University – Durham
Dean Smith Center (Basketball – Tar Heels vs. University of North Carolina-Asheville) – Chapel Hill
Greensboro Arboretum – Greensboro
Hendrick Motorsports race shop tour – Concord
NASCAR Hall of Fame – (Absolutely loved it; multiple visits; can’t wait to go again) – Charlotte
Penske Racing shop tour – Mooresville
Richard Childress Racing Museum – Welcome
Richard Petty Museum – Level Cross
Richard Petty Museum (highly recommended) – Randleman
Robertson Family Reunion Dinner – Eden
Rouse Racing shop tour – Concord
State Capitol Building Tour – Raleigh
Stewart-Haas Racing shop tour – Kannapolis
SOUTH CAROLINA
Clemson University campus tour – Clemson
Darlington Raceway Stock Car Museum – Darlington
TENNESSEE
1982 World’s Fair – Knoxville
Graceland (Home of Elvis Presley – multiple visits) – Memphis
Grand Ole Opry – (several times) – Nashville
Memorial Gymnasium (Vanderbilt Commodores vs. Loyola – Chicago Ramblers – College Basketball) – Nashville
National Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame – Knoxville
University of Tennessee campus tour – Knoxville
TEXAS
812 Market – Austin
Amarillo Area Motorsports Hall of Fame and Museum – Amarillo
American Airlines Center – (NBA basketball -Mavs vs. Utah Jazz) – Dallas
America’s only public bathroom with see-through walls (a must experience) – Sulphur Springs
Austin City hiking – Austin
Austin Zoo – Austin
Big Sneaker – Quanah
Blue Satellite Mini Urban Drive-In – Austin
Buddy Holly Center – Lubbock
Cadillac Ranch (don’t miss this) – Amarillo
Camp Mabry Army Base – Austin
Chrome Mustang – Paris
Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens – Dallas
Eiffel Tower with big cowboy hat – Paris
Evergreen Cemetery – Jesus wears cowboy boots – Paris
Huge Pair of Legs – Amarillo
Jack Sizemore RV Museum – Amarillo
Klyde Warren Park – Dallas
Lakewood Church (largest congregation in the U.S. – Pastor Joel Osteen) – Houston
Large Rubik’s Cube – Chillicothe
LBJ Presidential Library – Austin
Minute Maid Park tour (home of Houston Astros) – Houston
Minute Maid Park (Astros vs. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim) – Houston
Moody Center (University of Texas vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys – college basketball) – Austin
Muffler Man – Cowboy – Amarillo
Texas Ranger Hall of Fame and Museum – Waco
Texas State Capital Tour – Austin
The Alamo – San Antonio
The Linc Austin Theatre – Austin
U.S. Border Patrol Museum – El Paso
San Antonio Riverwalk – San Antonio
Southwest Dairy Museum (exterior only) – Sulphur Springs
VIRGINIA
Black Dog Salvage (as seen on TV!) – Roanoke
Hampton University Convocation Center – (college basketball – Hampton University vs. Norfolk State University) – Hampton
Jack Daniel’s Factory Tour – Lynchburg
Lane Stadium (Virginia Tech football) – Blacksburg
Richmond International Raceway – (I stopped here just to soak up the NASCAR big weekend ambiance, but not to see a race) – Richmond
Scott Stadium – University of Virginia football (Cavaliers vs. UCLA Bruins…of course UCLA won!) – Charlottesville
State Capitol Building Tour – Richmond
Stonewall Jackson Shrine (Part of Fredericksburg & Spotsylvania National Military Park) – Guinea Station
University of Virginia – (college basketball – Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels) – Charlottesville
Virginia Museum of Transportation – Roanoke
Virginia Tech University campus tour – Blacksburg
Wood Brothers Racing – (shop tour and museum) – Stuart
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library – Staunton
CONNECTICUT
Tour of our former “hometown” where we lived for 15 months (1979-80) – Ridgefield
MAINE
Bath city tour – Bath
Belfast – Historic Seaside Village – Belfast
Belgrade Lakes Golf Club (one of just 12 5-star public courses in the U.S.) – Belgrade
Kennebunkport City Tour (Received a wave from then sitting president George W. Bush – Carol can confirm this!) – Kennebunkport
L.L. Bean Corporate Store (many visits) – Freeport
Maine State House – Augusta
Maine State Museum – Augusta
Nubble Lighthouse – York
Nunan’s Lobster Hut (a tourist attraction and interesting place to eat) – Cape Porpoise
Wiscasset Speedway tour – Wiscasset
MARYLAND
Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum – Baltimore
Orioles Park at Camden Yards (Orioles vs. Chicago White Sox) – Baltimore
State Capitol Building Tour – Annapolis
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston City Tour (North End Neighborhood) – Boston
Fenway Park (Red Sox vs. St. Louis Cardinals) – Boston
James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame (love this place; been there several times) – Springfield
Harvard University campus tour – Boston
Lavietes Pavilion – college basketball (Harvard vs. Princeton) – Boston
Martha’s Vineyard island touring – Martha’s Vineyard
Matthews Arena – college basketball (Northeastern vs. Harvard) – Boston
Polar Park – (Worcester Red Sox vs. Toledo Mud Hens – International League) – Worcester
NEW YORK
Barclay’s Center – college basketball (UCLA vs. Georgetown) – Brooklyn
Buffalo Transportation Pierce-Arrow Museum – Buffalo
Canisius College tour – Buffalo
Carnegie Hall Tour – New York City
Carrier Dome – college football (Syracuse vs. Minnesota) – Syracuse
Carolines Comedy Club – New York City
Chinatown Food Tour – New York City
Christl Arena – college basketball (Army vs. Bucknell) – West Point
Citi Field – Major League Baseball (Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies) – Queens
Cutco Visitor’s Center – Olean
Cornell University campus tour – Ithaca
Film Forum – (Movie: Michael) – New York City
Fonda Speedway Museum (It’s in a McDonalds!) – Fonda
Forest Lawn Cemetery – Buffalo
Frank Lloyd Wright Darwin House Tour – Buffalo
Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame – Goshen
Ithaca Falls – Ithaca
Live with Kelly (TV taping) – New York City
Loeb Boathouse Central Park (rowing a boat in the middle of New York City!) – New York City
Madison Square Garden – college basketball (UCLA vs. St. John’s) – New York City
Matt Brewing Company factory tour – Utica
NBT Bank Stadium – Minor League Baseball (Syracuse Chiefs vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders) – Syracuse
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum – (multiple visits) Cooperstown
National September 11 Museum and Monument – New York City
National Soccer Hall of Fame – Oneonta
New York Broadway theatre production – “Chicago” – New York City
New York Broadway theatre production – “Memphis!” – New York City
New York Broadway theatre production – “Million Dollar Quartet” – New York City
New York City tour – (several times) – New York City
New York City Broadway Plays (among many) – New York City
– August: Osage County
– Newsical the Musical
– Soul of Shaolin
– Speed the Plow
– Sponge Bob Square Pants
– The Donna Summer Musical
– The Marvelous Wonderettes
– Waitress
New York State Capitol Building tour – Albany
Niagara Falls tour – Niagara Falls
NYSEG Stadium – Minor League Baseball (Binghamton Mets vs. Hartford Yard Goats) – Binghamton
Queen City Ferry Company Riverboat tour – Buffalo
Rose Hill Gymnasium – College Basketball (Fordham Rams vs. La Salle Explorers) – New York City (Bronx)
Saratoga Race Course – Saratoga Springs. Seeing horse racing was special at Saratoga. However, a gully washer of rain came through canceling one race. I had never seen that happen before or after.
Saratoga Race Course (want to go back!) – Saratoga Springs
Shea Stadium – Major League Baseball (New York Mets) – Queens
State University of New York campus tour – Cortland
United States Military Academy – post tour (West Point)
U.S. Tennis Open Championships (Arthur Ashe Stadium) – Queens
Yankee Stadium (old and new) – New York City (The Bronx)
PENNSYLVANIA
Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia (Phillies vs. Miami Marlins) – Philadelphia
Eastern State Penitentiary – (recommended!) – Philadelphia
Heinz History Center – Pittsburgh
Latrobe County Club (owned by Arnold Palmer – one of the highlights of my golfing career) – Latrobe
Liberty Bell – Philadelphia
Little League World Series – Williamsport
National Civil War Museum – Harrisburg
Philadelphia city walking tour hosted by Louis Skypala – Philadelphia
PNC Park Tour (home of the Pirates – got a rare tour of the clubhouse) – Pittsburgh
PNC Park (Pirates vs. Miami Marlins) – Pittsburgh
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club – Punxsutawney
Schenley Park – Pittsburgh
United Flight #93 Memorial (multiple visits) – Shanksville
RHODE ISLAND
Brown University campus tour – Providence
Mansion Tour – Newport
VERMONT
Ben and Jerry’s Factory Tour – Waterbury
Chan’s House (Chinese food) – Bradford
Lake Champlain ferryboat ride – Grand Isle
Quechee Falls – Quechee
Vermont Teddy Bear Factory Tour – Shelburne
World’s Tallest File Cabinet – Burlington
WASHINGTON D.C.
Nationals Park (Nationals vs. Miami Marlins) – Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian – Air and Space Museum – Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian – American Art Museum – Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian – National Museum of American History – Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian – National Museum of Natural History – Washington, D.C.
Washington D.C. city tour – Washington, D.C.
WEST VIRGINIA
The Beckley Exhibition Coal Mine – Beckley
Editor’s note: I still have a lot of work to do to get my Trackchasing Tourist Attractions updated for my foreign travels! I am WAY behind on posting our foreign travel adventures
ANDORRA
ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires city bus tour – Buenos Aires
Hippodrome Argentino de Palermo (horse racing) – Buenos Aires
Pacifico Shopping Mall – Buenos Aires
Panoramic Lunch Cruise” (on board the Humberto M.) – Buenos Aires
Recoleta Cemetery – (permanent home of Eva Peron (think Evita) – Buenos Aires
San Telmo street market – Buenos Aires
Tango night – Buenos Aires
AUSTRALIA
Adelaide River Cruises – Jumping Crocodile and Wildlife Tour – Middle Point, Northern Territory
Australia Zoo (Owned by Steve Irwin family) – Beerwah, Queensland
City Botanical Gardens – Brisbane, Queensland
John Cain Arena (Melbourne United vs. Illawarra Hawks – Australian National Basketball League finals – professional basketball) – Melbourne
Gloucester Park Harness Racing – Perth, Western Australia
Lyric Theatre (Mary Poppins) – South Brisbane, Queensland
Melbourne city walking tour – Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne Cricket Ground (seating capacity 100,024!) – Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne New Year’s Eve celebration (fireworks from 30 commercial building rooftops at once!) – Melbourne, Victoria
Motor Museum of Western Australia – Perth, Western Australia
Platypus Bay cruise – Platypus Bay, Queensland
River Cruise – Brisbane, Queensland
St. Paul’s Cathedral – Melbourne, Victoria
Sydney Opera House (multiple) – Sydney, New South Campbell
Twelve Apostles, Port Campbell National Park – Princetown, Victoria
Yarra River boat cruise – Melbourne, Victoria
AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Tour – Baku
Baku Ferris Wheel – Baku
Baku International Tourism Film Festival – Baku
Heydar Aliyev Center – Baku
BAHRAIN
BARBADOS
BELGIUM
Ghent City Walking Tour – Ghent
Gravensteen Castle – Ghent
Basilica of Saint Servatius – Grimbergen
Middelkerke City Walking Tour – Middelkerke
River Cruise – Leie
Turnhout NighttimeCity Walking Tour – Turnhout
BELARUS
Belarusian Great Patriotic War Museum – Minsk
Belarusian State Circus – Minsk
Palace of Sport – FIBA Basketball World Cup Basketball (Spain vs. Belarus) – Minsk
Mir and Niasviž castles all-day tour – Outside of Minsk
National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater (ballet performance) – Minsk
BOLIVIA
Bus rides across Bolivia – Potosi – Uyuni
Circo (Circus) Hermano Gasaui with my guests – Santa Cruz
Cotoca City Tour – Cotoca
La Paz City Tour – La Paz
Moon Valley tour – La Paz
Motodromo Quito Cardona track – Motorcycle racing – Santa Cruz
Potosi City Tour – Potosi
Salar de Uyuni salt flats
Witches Market – La Paz
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
1984 Winter Olympics site tour – Sarajevo
City walking tour with my main man from B&H, Boris Miljevic – Baja Luka
Mountain top tour – Sarajevo
Museum of Herzegovina – Trebinje
Museum of War and Genocide Victims – Sarajevo
National Monument – Muslibegovic House Museum – Mostar
BRAZIL
Dinner with Katia & Jerry Fisher – Brazil
BULGARIA
Lunch with Paco & Lubo – Bulgaria
CANADA
Barkerville – Barkerville – British Columbia
BC Place – Vancouver (BC Lions vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders – CFL football) – British Columbia
Bell MTS Place – Winnipeg (Manitoba Moose vs. Chicago Wolves ice hockey) – Manitoba
BHO Stadium – (Toronto Argonauts vs. Montreal Alouettes – Canadian Football League) – Toronto
CN Tower tour – Toronto, Ontario
Cornish Water Wheel – Quesnel – British Columbia
“Evil Dead, the Musical”, Diesel Theatre – Toronto – Ontario
Green Gables – Cavendish – Prince Edward Island
Heritage Corner – Quesnel – British Columbia
Hockey Hall of Fame (I held the Stanley Cup!) – Toronto – Ontario
Huble Homestead Historic Site – Summit Lake – British Columbia
Jasper National Park – Jasper – Alberta
Ken Reid Conservation Area – Lindsay – Ontario
Macbeth – The Citadel Theatre – Edmonton – Alberta
Maritime Museum of the Atlantic – Halifax – Nova Scotia
Mount Robson Provincial National Park – Fraser – Ft. George – British Columbia
Mr. PG – Prince George – British Columbia
Niagara Falls – Niagara Falls – Ontario
Quebec City walking tour – Quebec
Rogers Center aka, SkyDome tour – Toronto – Ontario
Scotiabank Saddledome (Calgary Flames vs. Arizona Coyotes, NHL ice hockey) – Calgary – Alberta
St. Lawrence Market – Toronto – Ontario
Stanley Park walking tour – Vancouver – British Columbia
The Maid of the Mist – Niagara Falls – Ontario
The Old Fraser River Bridge – Quesnel – British Columbia
Toronto Blue Jays baseball, Rogers Centre – (New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays) – Toronto – Ontario
Whirlpool Golf Course – Niagara Falls – Ontario
CHILE
Saltos del Laja Waterfalls – near Los Angeles
CHINA
Hong Kong city tour including restaurants, subways, farmer’s markets, Symphony of Lights laser light show, ferryboat rides, Ngong Ping cable car, Temple Street Night Market, a theatre production of Cinderella and much more including our share of Dim Sum
Macau, China city tour including ferryboat ride via Turbojet from Hong Kong to Macau, Macau Tower visit, Macau Casinos tour (great), St. Paul’s Church and the Macau Grand Prix Museum
COLUMBIA
Downtown Bogota walking tour
COSTA RICA
Coffee Tour – Costa Rica
CROATIA
Zagreb City Tour with Boris Miljevic – Zagreb
CZECH REPUBLIC
Český Krumlov village walking tour – Český Krumlov
Český Krumlov Palace tour – Český Krumlov
St. Salvator Church opera concert program – Prague
Mozart Dinner Opera – Boccaccio Ballroom – Grand Hotel Bohemia, Prague
Olasany’s Cemetary – Prague
Pedal Planet – miniature car museum – Prague
Pilson City Walking Tour – Pilson
Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral Church tour – Prague
Prague Astronomical Clock Old Town Square – Prague
Prague City Walking Tour – Prague
DENMARK
Copenhagen city tour (via boat), Copenhagen
Copenhagen city tour (via bus), Copenhagen
Little Mermaid – Copenhagen
Royal Palace (changing of the guard) – Copenhagen
Shell game by con men along Copenhagen city streets – Copenhagen
Tivoli Gardens (amusement park), Copenhagen
ECUADOR
Teleferico – Quito
Old Town – Quito
Teatro National Sucre (opera) – Quito
Otavalo Marketplace – Otavalo
EL SALVADOR
Lots of fun times with our local El Salvadorian “family” but no recent photos!
ESTONIA
Hop on; Hop off bus – Tallinn
Stockholm, Sweden-Tallinn, Estonia cruise – Tallinn
FINLAND
Arctic Ice Bar – Helsinki
Helsinki Ice Hall (Jukurit Jokers vs. Kalevan Pallo (KalPa), Finnish Elite League) – Helsinki
Kiasma Contemporary Museum of Art -Helsinki
SkyWheel Helsinki – Helsinki
FRANCE
City touring & overnight stays – Honfleur
Caen Memorial Museum – Caen
Disneyland – Paris
Eiffel Tower – Paris
Omaha Beach – Normandy
Palace of Versailles – Paris
Paris City Tour – Hop on and hop off bus and boat – Paris
Paris Museum of Modern Art – Paris
GEORGIA
Great times in Georgia. The racing promoter gave me a hotel in downtown Tbilisi for four nights.
GERMANY
Berlin City Tour Cruise – Berlin
Berlin Hop on Hop off bus City Tour – Berlin
BMW Museum – Munich
City tour hop on hop off bus (for hours) – Frankfurt
Classic Remise auto museum (one of the very best) – Dusseldorf
Dresden City Tour – Dresden
English Theatre of Frankfurt – Frankfurt – Rain Man
Friedrichstadt Palace – Performance of Arise (one of the best-ever TTAs) – Berlin
Sachsenhausen Memorial & Museum (concentration camp) – Oranienburg
Occupy Frankfurt tent city – Frankfurt
Overnight train ride from Frankfurt to Vienna, Austria (an outstanding cultural experience!) – Frankfurt
GREECE
53rd annual Thessaloniki Film Festival, Thessaloniki
GUATEMALA
Antigua city walking tour – Antigua
Filadelphia coffee plantation – Antigua
La Antigua Art Galery – Antigua
Santo Domingo Hotel – Antigua
GUYANA
Tours all over Guyana in South America. The highlight was spending time in the local home of a native Guyana family
HUNGARY
Trackchased here in 2009 and 2016 but no major touring.
ICELAND
Blue Lagoon Geothermal Spa – Reykjavik
All-day driving tour of Iceland
INDIA
Amber Palace (ride the elephants!) – Jaipur
Agra Fort – Agra
Buddh International Circuit (most tracks are not TTAs…but this was India) -Noida
Chand Baori Step Well – Abanieri
City Palace Tour – Jaipur
Elephant Village – Jaipur
Humayun’s Tomb – New Delhi
India overall driving tour….you absolutely MUST get a driver and enjoy the trip – India
India Gate (changing of the guard) – New Delhi
New Delhi train station – New Delhi
“Old Delhi” city tour – New Delhi
Raj Mandir Movie Theatre – Jaipur
Samode Palace Hotel (Dunbar Hall, the most beautiful room in Rajasthan) – Rajasthan
Taj Mahal – Agra
INDONESIA
All-day (behind the scenes) tour of Jakarta, Indonesia – seaport, slums, mosque, President Obama’s grade school. One of my best ever tours – Jakarta
IRELAND
Ring of Kerry drive
Waterford Crystal Factory Tour & Showroom Visit, Waterford
ITALY
Several days of touring and eating in Venice, the most unusual city I have visited – Venice
Burano – Venice
Miramare Castle – Trieste
Portopiccolo Sistiana Resort – Portopiccolo Sistiana
JAMAICA
JAPAN
Atomic Bomb Dome – Hiroshima
Belluna Dome (Yomiuri Giants aka Tokyo Giants at Saitama Seibu Lions) – Tokorozawa, Saitama
ES CON Field Hokkaido (Orix Buffaloes at Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters) – Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido – possibly my all-time favorite stadium
Green Plaza Shinjuku Capsule Hotel – Tokyo – A lifetime top 5 Trackchasing Tourist Attraction!
Hanshin Koshien Stadium (Yokohama DeNA BayStars at Hanshin Tigers) – Nishinomiya, Hyogo, Japan
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum – Hiroshima
Hiroshima Memorial Park – Hiroshima
Hiroshima National Piece Memorial Hall for the Atomic Bomb Victims – Hiroshima
Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum – Tokyo
Kabukiza Theatre (Dan-Kiku Sai May Grand Kabuki) – Tokyo
Kyocera Dome Osaka (Saitama Seibu Lions at Orix Buffaloes) – Osaka
Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium (Hanshin Tigers vs. Hiroshima Toyo Carp) – My 12th and final visit to a Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball stadium – Hiroshima, Hiroshima
Meiji Jingu Shrine – Tokyo
Meiji Jingu Stadium (Hanshin Tigers at Tokyo Yakult Swallows) – Shinjuku, Tokyo
Mizuho PayPay Dome Fukuoka (Saitama Seibu Lions at Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks) – Fukuoka, Fukuoka
Motopia Theme Park (Ferris wheel ride) – Suzuka
Rakuten Mobile Park Miyagi (Saitama Seibu Lions at Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles) – Sendai, Miyagi
Rickshaw ride (multiple) – Tokyo
Riding the “Shinkansen” Japanese bullet train from Nagoya, Japan to Tokyo
Sensoji Temple – Tokyo
Sumo wrestling – Tokyo
Tokyo Dome (Yomiuri aka Tokyo Giants at Hiroshima Toyo Carp) – Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo Fish Market Tour – Tokyo
Tokyo Hop On – Hop Off Bus – Tokyo
Vantelin Dome Nagoya (indoors) featuring the Chunichi Dragons – Nagoya, Aichi, Japan – My first Japanese baseball stadium to visit
Yodobashi Camera (Yes! This is a tourist attraction!) – Tokyo
Yokohama Stadium (Yomiuri aka Tokyo Giants at Yokohama DeNA BayStars) – Yokohama, Kanagawa
ZOZO Marine Stadium (Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at Chiba Lotte Marines) – Chiba, Chiba
KENYA
KUWAIT
Avenues Mall – Kuwait City
Kuwait Towers – Kuwait City
Kuwait City Fishing Harbor – Kuwait City
Kuwait City Nightime Tour – Kuwait City
Kuwait desert tour – Al Jahrah
Kuwait desert camel tour – Al Jahrah
Kuwait National Museum – Kuwait City
LATVIA
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
MALTA
MEXICO
Cathedral of San Luis Potosi – San Luis Potosi
City bus tour of San Luis Potosi – San Luis Potosi
City sightseeing tour – Chihuahua
Double-decker bus city tour – Queretaro, Queretaro
Lucas de Galves market – Merida, Yucatan
Merida – Guided city walking tour – Merida, Yucatan
Mexican Riviera Cruise – Baja California
Mexican Riviera Holland America Cruise (on the way to ice track in British Columbia!)
Mexico City Tour (www.turibus.com.mx) – Mexico City
Old town walking tour – Queretaro, Queretaro
Pancho Villa Museum – Chihuahua
MONACO
Monaco Top Cars Collection
MOROCCO
Fantasia Marrakesh dinner show (I rode a camel!) – Marrakesh
Marrakesh Old Town Medina Tour – Marrakesh
NAMIBIA
Etosha National Park (outstanding!) – Wildlife animal safari
National Museum of Namibia
NETHERLANDS
Amsterdam Red Light District tour – (Carol loved it!) – Amsterdam
Heineken Brewery Tour – Amsterdam
NEW ZEALAND
Bill Richardson Truck Museum – (excellent) – Invercargill
Blokarting – Mt. Maunganui
Christchurch City Tour – Christchurch
Interislander Ferry Ride from North Island to South Island (round-trip)
Kelly Tarlton’s Antarctic Encounter & Underwater World – Auckland
New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame – Dunedin
Sky Tower – Auckland
South Island Coastal Driving Tour
NORWAY
Homenkollen (host to FIS Nordic Ski Championships) – Oslo
Norwegian Maritime Museum – Oslo
Odeon Theatre – (Fly Me to the Moon) – Moss
Oslo Grand Highlights Tour – Oslo
Oslo Opera House – Oslo
Vigeland Sculpture Park – Oslo
Viking Ship Museum – Oslo
PANAMA
Panama Canal Tour – Panama City
Panama City Old Town Tour – Panama City
Panama National Soccer Championship – Estadio Rommel Fernandez stadium (Deportivo Arabe Unido vs. FC. Plaza Amador) – Panama City
PERU
Nicolini Vintage Auto Museum, Lima
Magical Water Circuit, Lima
“Carmen” Teatro Municipal de Lima Peru, Lima
PHILIPPINES
Hop on Hop off bus – Manilla city tour – Manilla
Mall of Asia tour and fireworks show – Manilla
POLAND
QATAR
Doha City Tour – Doha
Doha Subway – Doha
Lagoona Mall – Doha
Museum of Islamic Art – Doha
Qatar National Museum – Doha
Qatar Souq Waqif, Doha
Villaggio Shopping Mall – Doha
ROMANIA
Dinner with two of my Romanian friends (Russian mafia?) – Budpest
RUSSIA
Bolshoi Ballet – Moscow
Moscow Circus – Moscow
Moscow City Tour – Red Square – Moscow
Moscow Symphony Orchestra – Moscow
SENEGAL
Goree Island all-day tour – Dakar
This is the Kermel Market in downtown Dakar. It’s famous for fruits and vegetbles. Many tourist sites also warned that this could be a dangerous place for tourists.
Kermel Market – Dakar
SERBIA
City tour bus – Belgrade
We didn’t have much time to tour Serbia. Nevertheless, the trip to Serbia and back was most interesting. Here’s the link to the read. Serbia – Trackchasing Country #71. Would YOU take a trip like this?
SINGAPORE
SLOVAKIA
SOUTH AFRICA
Johannesburg city tour – Johannesburg
Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park Wild Animal Park overnight safari
SOUTH KOREA
Korean National Folk Museum -Seoul
National Palace Museum of Korea – Seoul
Seoul 5-hour City Tour – Seoul
Traditional Korean Restaurant lunch – Seoul
SPAIN
Barcelona, Spain City Tour – Barcelona
House of Illusion – Spain
SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka Elephant Orphanage – Rambukkana
Kandyan Dance Show – Kandy
Royal Botanical Gardens – Kandy
A full afternoon of lunch and visiting at the home of my driver’s sister, Chandra in Sri Lanka
Temple of the Tooth – Kandy
Negombo Fish Market – Negombo
SWEDEN
Abba The Museum – Stockholm
Båstnäs Car Cemetary – Tocksfors
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Stockholm
City Hall – Stockholm
Doda fallet – Bispgården
Gamla stan (old town) – Stockholm
Hovet Stadium (ice hockey – Djurgarden vs. Rogle) – Stockholm
Jumbo Stay (overnight stay aboard a retired Boeing 747 airplane) – Stockholm
Motala Motor Museum – Motala
Oresund Bridge (longest road and rail bridge in Europe, $55 U.S. to cross one-way – Malmo
Piteå Church – Pietå
Piteå Museum – Pietå
Piteå city walking tour – Piteå
Royal Swedish Opera – Stockholm
St. James’s Church – Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden-Tallinn, Estonia cruise – Stockholm
Stockholm Metro – Stockholm
Stockholm winter sightseeing cruise – Stockholm
Vasa Museum – Stockholm
SWITZERLAND
City walking tour – Zurich
Geneva City Tour – Geneva
TAHITI
Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia stay and island tour
THAILAND
Touring Bangkok for three days before seeing my 1,300th-lifetime track in Pattaya, Thailand and then spending a day in Hong Kong on my way back from Thailand.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TURKEY
Basilica Cistern (a favorite) – Istanbul
Basilica of St. John ruins – Selcuk
Blue Mosque – Istanbul
Byzantine Hippodrome – Istanbul
Ephesus tour – Ephesus
Grand Bazaar – Istanbul
Hagia Sophia – Istanbul
Nomad’s – Turkish belly dancing – Istanbul
Topkapi Palace tour – Istanbul
Whirling Dervish performance – Istanbul
UKRAINE
Chernobyl nuclear disaster tour – (one of our very best tours) – Pripyat
National Opera of Ukraine – Kiev
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubai Mall (largest in the world) – Dubai
Mall of the Emirates (indoor ski mountain) – Dubai
Desert Safari – dune bashing/Arabic buffet dinner/camel ride – Dubai
UNITED KINGDOM
Beatles Magical Mystery Tour – Liverpool
Buckingham Palace – London
Conwy Castle – Wales
Caernarfon Castle – Wales
Imperial War Museum – London
Puffin Island – Wales
Stones in his Pockets – London Theater District – London
The Wizard of Oz, Palladium Theatre – London
Million Dollar Quartet – Noel Coward Theatre – London
URUGUAY
I got a ticket for driving the wrong way on a one-way street from a cop on a Moped. Dang!
ZIMBABWE
Victoria Falls National Park Tour (Victoria Falls waterfalls) – Victoria Falls
Wild Animal Safari (including dinner in the bush) – Victoria Falls
Zambezi River Canoe Trip – Victoria Falls
Zambezi River Sunset Cruise – Victoria Falls
3 comments
Quite a list! I’ve seen a few of these attractions. I’m guessing that most of your followers have not seen The Corn Palace, nor taken the hydrofoil ferry boat from Hong Kong to Macau, but I have done both of those.
Russ, you are certainly correct! I doubt many people have even BEEN to both South Dakota and Hong Kong/Macau let alone viewed the Corn Palace and ridden the hydrofoil ferry. Randy
Another possible goal: some guy passed thru ATL recently. His goal is to sing the National Anthem at every MLB stadium. In some cases the team won’t allow it, so he steps onto the field and sings along with the real singer.