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  • La Brea Tar Pits

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  • Whaley House at Old Town San Diego 

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  • Alcatraz

Yosemite National Park

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Planning a road trip this summer? Check out my recommendations to make sure it’s the best one ever! Link in bio. #thehistorymom #roadtrip One of the very first history museums I reviewed when I started this blog in 2019 is the Virginia Museum of History and Culture. Over the past year, the museum has undergone an expansive renovation and now has new and updated exhibits. Its official reopening occurred this past weekend, so I thought this would be a good time to update my review. Read about the newly renovated museum, and make plans to visit its beautiful new galleries with your family! Link in bio. #thehistorymom #historytravel #familytravel #virginiamuseumofhistoryandculture #VMHC #VirginiaHistory #VisitRVA One of my favorite books in 2020 was The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner. Her new book, Bloomsbury Girls, publishes today and is just as lovely! Set in a cozy, musty bookshop in 1950 London, this novel is a delightful yet poignant look at the lives of the workers in the bookshop - from the women yearning for more to the men who feel their power slipping away to an Indian immigrant who finds himself on the outside looking in. Want to take your family to the longest-occupied castle in Europe? Windsor Castle has 1000 years of history, dating from William the Conqueror’s reign in the 11th century. The castle tour is very family-friendly, and your child will never forget seeing the ornate state rooms and hearing the bagpipes at the changing of the guard. Read my new review of this impressive castle, and plan your trip today! Link in bio. #thehistorymom #familytravel #historytravel #windsorcastle #windsor Have you started planning your summer vacation yet? Travel agents are saying this is the busiest summer they’ve seen in a long time! Flights are getting canceled already, hotels are fully booked, it’s getting a little crazy! Are you part of an IRL book club? I’ve been in the same one for over ten years now (!!!!!) and really enjoy looking back on some of the excellent books we’ve read. Of course, I always enjoy our historical fiction selections the best. We love going to air and space museums on our travels. It’s a fun way for kids to learn about history, and the museums usually have a lot of hands-on activities. One of the best we’ve visited is the Delta Flight Museum near the Atlanta airport. My kids spent hours exploring the exhibits and planes, including a double-decker 747! Read my new review today (link in bio), and plan to take your family while in Atlanta or even on a long layover. #thehistorymom #familytravel #historytravel #delta747experience #deltaflightmuseum May is a great time to stock up on books for your summer vacation. Check out my most anticipated books coming out this month, and let me know which ones you’re planning to read by the pool or beach! Learn more about them in my blog post from earlier this year (link in bio). #historymomreads #newreleases #bookstagram Did you know that I always include a favorite literary quote in my newsletter each month? May’s quote is from my favorite book series, the Anne of Green Gables series. Any quote by LM Montgomery is top of my list. What’s your favorite literary quote?

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