Friday Five

[ringsandcoffee]

1) What's the furthest place you've traveled to in the last 12 months?
I drove to my mom's house in northern California in August, about 750 miles. From there I went to Lake Tahoe with my sister for a day, another 100ish miles.

2) What's the most interesting small town within driving distance?
Superior, Miami, and Globe, AZ

3) What's the coolest tourist attraction in your city?
Ummmmm the city I live in? No idea. Up in Scottsdale is Talisien West, which I finally went by trying to kill time before my vaccine appointment. Just drove up to it, didn't go in. Mystery Castle in Phoenix is quirky, but I don't think it's a tourist attraction.

4) What was your favorite road trip you took as a kid?
I love road trips! I went down Highway 1 on the California coast with my friend's family in elementary school, and we went to Hearst Castle.

5) How often do you feel like you've got to get away?
LOL I want to get away often. I go places...not very often. These days, even going to the grocery or other stores feels like a vacation.

Comments

[ragnarok-08.livejournal.com]

Here are my answers:

1) My sister Maddie and I went to Charlottesville 45 minutes away to see a movie (safely) in theaters.

2) Harrisonburg, Charlottesville, and Roanoke

3) There are several tourist attractions in my town, such as the American Shakespeare Center, the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, the Frontier Culture Museum, and the Mary Baldwin University

4) My dad, my mom, Maddie and I drove from Chicago to Virginia to stay at our aunt's house for Thanksgiving

5) I want to get away a lot too, and yes going to take care of errands does feel like a vacation to me as well.

[fauxklore]

FWIW, my favorite tourist attraction in Phoenix is the Musical Instrument Museum. I spent an entire day there.

The Desert Botanical Garden was also worth going to.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I've been to the MIM, and should go again. The Botanical Gardens are great when it's not too hot outside, as it is now.

I forget what there is around here to do and see.

[zvezda.livejournal.com]

I wish I had visited Globe more than once. We just drove there once, drove around a little, and came back. For me, the best driving distance places from Phoenix are Prescott and Jerome. I have the fondest memories of those. I really wish I had spent more time in Jerome! :)

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! I totally forgot Jerome and Prescott. I guess those are further away but still day trips. Jerome is great. It's been about 2 years, and I should go back.

[brittdreams.livejournal.com]

Arcosanti would be on my list of cool places that are a short drive from Phoenix.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I was going to go there once but plans fell through and I don’t remember why. I don’t head north on I-17 often enough to be reminded of it. I will add it to my list of places to see.

[brittdreams.livejournal.com]

It's really lovely plus it's outside so you can socially distance pretty easily.

[filielle (from livejournal.com)]

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