The cemetery is the main US military cemetery today where soldiers who have served honourably in the US army can be buried if they do follow some pre…

During my trip I have been searching for the old American history from the founding fathers to the Civil War history. Hence I figured my la…

After I spend all my time yesterday on and around the National Mall I decided to try to go and see a bit of the other part of town. I…

After heading Washington yesterday I want to go to a smaller capital this morning - hence I take the short drive to get to the capital of …

No other president got a memorial as well located as Lincoln - at the end og the National Mall you will see his giant memorial looking down along the…

In the centre of Washington DC on top of a small hill is the US Capitol building. It is the home to the House of Representatives and the US Senate. I…

I got a bit of a strange relationship with capitals around the world. In Europe I have never been to a country without going to the cap…

Thomas Jefferson was the first US secretary of state, the second vice president and the third president. Not to mention the former governor of Virgin…

The Smithsonian institution is a great old institution originally funded by an English man who had never been to the USA. Today the National Mall in …

The Library of Congress is the biggest library in the world and you can just walk in the door and have a look in possibly the most beautiful building…

Few buildings in the world is of more historic importance than Independence Hall in Philadelphia - and no building in North America can boost of such…

Philadelphia may not be the oldest city in the USA. It is not the biggest anymore it actually went through a long decline during a large …

This day Lee has planned his final assault on the union line. This attack is supposed to give the confederates the victory of the battle.…

The founder of Pennsylvania William Penn was a very progressive man for his time. He had been given the area covering present day Pennsyl…

The battle began when the Lee's big confederate army of Northern Virginia met some of the troops from Meade's Union army of the Potom…

After the battle most of the troops who got killed were buried at the cemetery of Gettysburg. This is also the sight of one of the most fam…

I start the day driving towards Gettysburg. But shortly after I have left this morning something strange happens. I drive down the inter…

The battlefield of Gettysburg is the sight of the biggest battle ever to take place north of the Rio Grande and it is probably the most well known of…

Gettysburg - you don’t need to know much about American history before this name sound familiar. Most Europeans have heard of t…

Day two of the battle took place south of town. Hence if you follow the route of the battle field you will be driving down south of the…

Back in the mid 90s I was discovering the internet for the very first time - mainly thanks to the brilliant invention of the Netscape N…

This morning the weather has turned bad for the first time on my trip. Instead of the usual warm sunshine it is actually pretty cold and ra…

My general planning of my trip seems pretty much ok until the moment it comes to the implementation of the plan - if always seem to take ju…

Just outside the small town of Charlottesville Virginia you will find one of only three buildings made by Europeans in the USA which has made it to t…

I first heard about a tiny town in North Carolina called Asheville this summer when I met an American from NC and he said the only really …

I head out of Asheville to go up in the mountains on the Blue Ridge Parkway. The road is originally built as a depression area work pro…

The day is pretty much coming to a close and I have more or less decided not to make any more stops today. But then all of a sudden plans d…

I head away from the waterfall towards the higher mountains. I want to go to see the Great Smokey Mountains National Park on the border…

After a few days of old cities it is time to go for a bit of nature. Hence I start the morning by heading for a waterfall. Just at the border between…

On the border between North Carolina and Tennessee you will find some of the greatest natural scenery in the eastern part of the USA. High in the mou…

Columbia was not the original capital of South Carolina - it used to be Charleston. But the people who lived in the mountains to the west of the st…

I am finally here one of my main aims with my trip. The legendary city of Charleston. Ok maybe Charleston is not the sole home of the true south - gi…

I am heading to Charleston today - but I am not really ready to be driving all day and then get to Charleston just before sunset - hence I need to fi…

If you are looking for the home of the creation of Pepsi you need to look at a strange place. In the small town of New Bern you will find the home of…

I am still not really ready to drive all the way to Charleston so I make one more stop a bit down the road in Wilmington. During the revolution thi…

After the hustle and bustle of Williamsburg I go for the small town of Yorktown missing out on the oldest place in this area. Jamestown is the oldest…

Williamsburg is one of the oldest cities anywhere in USA. Only a few places got a longer history in the old Spanish parts of USA. Much of the old tow…

My visit at Mount Vernon had taken a lot more time than expected hence my original plan of going down to Williamsburg and have a look around there du…

The old home of George Washington is just a short car or bike ride away from the central parts of Washington DC. Hence the place makes an easy day tr…

In the history of the creation of the USA a few men stand out as more important than the rest. The names like Washington and Jefferson are a couple…

I am heading to the States for the last time ever. Ok I said the exact same thing the last three times I went but now it is really the very last time…