An "Iconic" Family Adventure

Travelling the country, one iconic hotel at a time!

Come with our family as we visit an iconic hotel in every state!

We are travelling around the U.S. exploring all that our great country has to offer and teaching our kids flexibility, a love of learning and a passion for travel. Our stories include helpful travel tips and locations fun for the whole family!

LATEST STORIES

  • Off to Charm City

    So, with added extra days to Memorial Day because winter was so mild, we needed to figure out what to do with the kids. Choices for hotel were either Vermont or Maryland, but nightly rates made our choice for us; and choosing to leave Sunday and return Tuesday made driving easier traffic-wise. The Lord Baltimore Read more

  • It’s race weekend!

    After training for 4 months the time finally came…Race day…Those 13.1 miles are in my rear view now but glad I met the challenge. We drove to D.C. to stay at our next iconic hotel, Intercontinental The Willard, which was only a few blocks from the starting line (super convenient). Cars and parking, we learned, Read more

  • That Christmas feeling

    I got an email just a week or 2 before booking iconic hotel #4…There was a sale I felt we couldn’t pass up! On Christmas Day we headed to Bedford Springs, PA and wow! What a sight…Pulling up to the Omni Bedford Springs the lights and the tree outside were just perfect. We walked in Read more

  • Delaware for summer fun

    Our iconic hotel #3 was the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, DE. A few hours drive from home, it was a pretty easy go. The hotel was downtown, lots of business buildings around, but once stepping foot in the hotel you could see and feel the history of it. From the ceilings to the stairs, it Read more

  • Back to one of my favorite places!

    I make sure I try my best to get up to Lake George, NY every year. It doesn’t always happen, but I do try my best. The kids love the lake, the Minnehaha (the steamboat), mini-golf and more…We enjoy the history, i.e., the French and Indian War, the Revolutionary War, etc. and the mansions on Read more

  • And we are off!

    Our first trip using our iconic hotels list! We were excited to begin the new year with the kids (ages 4 and 3) exploring a new place. I made sure to cash in credit card points for a gas card and off we went! Long drives with kids can be difficult so of course we Read more