Aside from just riding around and looking at the scenery, we've actually have a few destinations which are of historical interest. Among them have been ...
The sculpture commemorating the 1908 Springfield, IL race riot resulting in the founding of the NAACP
(http://www.lib.niu.edu/1996/iht329622.html)
New Harmony, IN - a planned utopian community (http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/kade/newharmony/home.html)
The Biltmore Estate outside of Asheville, NC - George Vanderbilt's extravaganza
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltmore_Estate)
Monticello, VA - the home of Thomas Jefferson
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monticello)
Appomattox, VA - Location of the signing of the confederate surrender in the civil war
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appomattox_Court_House_National_Historical_Park)
Jamestown, VA - Site of the first permanent settlement in 1607
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamestown,_Virginia)
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