Seeing America Archives - Sightseers' Delight

Literally, the buck stopped here

August 18, 2021 Todd DeFeo

One of the fascinating places to visit in Key West is the Truman Little White House.

Five reasons why Athens, Georgia is the perfect post-pandemic vacation spot

May 25, 2021 Howard Scott

States are loosening up pandemic restrictions just as the days are getting longer, and that means many of us are keen on adventuring after having been cooped up for so long. But, where do you go if you want a safe, out-of-the-way destination that’s also a lot of fun? There is no better place than my hometown, Athens, Georgia.

Can we at least agree on this?

April 29, 2021 Todd DeFeo

No political party has a monopoly on scenic vistas. There aren’t red state views and blue state views. There are views worth seeing.

Mingle with the chief executives at Rapid City’s ‘City of Presidents’

October 12, 2020 Todd DeFeo

The City of Presidents is one of the more unique public art installations anywhere in the world.

Take time to sail in Amelia Island

September 3, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Sometimes it’s possible to forget Amelia Island is, in fact, an island. But, a quick sail around the Amelia River and St. Marys Entrance is a reminder that it is not only an island, but it provides a relaxing getaway from the world’s craziness.

Ohio State Buckeyes first game remembered at Ohio Wesleyan

August 31, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Normally, the return of college football means a return to the Horseshoe for Ohio State fans. Not this year. Thanks, COVID-19.

Revisiting the ‘Smallest Church in America’

August 12, 2020 Todd DeFeo

A local grocer built the church in South Newport in 1949. The church, formally named Christ’s Chapel and located on a quiet patch of land along rural U.S. Highway 17, roughly an hour south of Savannah, is a popular stop for tourists.

Explore the history of firefighting at the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting

June 11, 2020 Todd DeFeo

When it comes to an appreciation of firefighting and the equipment firefighters use, the Hall of Flame Museum of Firefighting in Phoenix is an absolute must.

Don’t be fooled, Amelia Island has history and culture

May 25, 2020 Todd DeFeo

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — On first glance, it might seem possible to dismiss Amelia Island as another beachfront town. But dig a little deeper and you’ll find plenty of history and culture. Though it’s surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Intra-coastal waterway, Nassau Sound and the Cumberland Sound, one of the East’svdeepest inlets, Amelia Island hardly seems like an island. Credited as the “Birthplace of the Modern Shrimping Industry,” the island is 13 miles long

History of the Liberty Bell: A conglomeration of fact and folklore

May 18, 2020 Todd DeFeo

Of all the nation’s symbols, none may be as enduring as the Liberty Bell. But the bell, a Philadelphia institution for two-and-a-half centuries, is as much — if not more — fiction and folklore as it is a fact.