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The Global Explorer

Curated Vacation Ideas & Travel Itineraries

RV Adventures

Gettysburg (From Des Moines)

Day Destination / Activity
Day 1Drive to South Bend / Elkhart North KOA
Optional: Studebaker National Museum
Day 2Drive to Canton / East Sparta KOA Holiday
Day 3Have fun at Cedar Point - Amusement Park
Day 4Sightsee at NFL Hall of Fame or Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Day 5Drive to Gettysburg / Battlefield KOA Holiday
Day 6-9Gettysburg National Battlefield, Hershey PA, and Antietam
Day 10Drive to Cincinnati - Cedarbrook Campground
Day 11-12Great Wolf Lodge & Houdini's Room Escape
Day 13-14LaSalle / Peru KOA & Starved Rock State Park
Day 15Drive Home

Regional Explorations

The Hallowed Ground

Civil War Road Trips

Dedicated routes through American history.

Site Name Location State
Hunterstown BattlefieldGettysburgPA
Gettysburg National Military ParkGettysburgPA
Monocacy National BattlefieldFrederickMD
South Mountain State ParkMiddletownMD
Antietam National BattlefieldSharpsburgMD
Harpers Ferry Historical ParkHarpers FerryWV
Ball's Bluff Regional ParkLeesburgVA
Manassas National Battlefield ParkManassasVA
Brandy Station BattlefieldCulpeperVA
Chancellorsville Visitors CenterFredericksburgVA
Fredericksburg Visitors CenterFredericksburgVA

The High Seas

  • China & Japan
  • Mediterranean & Egypt
  • New Zealand & Australia
  • The Antarctic Run

Global Journeys

  • Norway Fjords
  • Rome: Two Week Grand Tour
  • Riviera Maya: Cancun

Grand Park Lodges

Lodge Name National Park Location
Many Glacier HotelGlacierMontana
The AhwahneeYosemiteCalifornia
Crater Lake LodgeCrater LakeOregon
Zion LodgeZionUtah
Old Faithful InnYellowstoneWyoming
Fairmont ChateauBanffCanada

Mountain Escapes

Resort Town State
Triple Creek RanchDarbyMontana
Four SeasonsJackson HoleWyoming
Sonnenalp ResortVailColorado
Blackberry FarmWallandTennessee
Trapp Family LodgeStoweVermont