Attention all LEGO® fans; tickets are now on sale for the 2024 LEGO Brick-or-Treat Monster Party at LEGO Discovery Center Washington, D.C., in Springfield, Virginia. As one of the most raved-about, family-friendly, must-do Halloween events in the greater DMV region, this year’s monster takeover will occur on Tuesday, October 1, and run through the end … Continue reading Brick-Or-Treat: Monster Party Returning Soon to the LEGO Discovery Center
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The Oldest Roller Coasters in the Mid-Atlantic
Today, August 16, happens to be National Roller Coaster Day. As the story goes, it was on this date back in 1898 that the first vertical loop roller coaster was patented by Edwin Prescott. On a more localized side note of interest, let it be known that the actual first patent for what was at … Continue reading The Oldest Roller Coasters in the Mid-Atlantic
Delving Into Dobbin House History
There is a house in Gettysburg that predates any other currently standing edifice today. It is the one structure that truly was established “four score and seven years” before the town’s infamous Battle of Gettysburg of Civil War renown. I am, of course, referring to none other than the Historic Alexander Dobbin House. Standing out … Continue reading Delving Into Dobbin House History
How the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Came About
The now-famed Cape May-Lewes Ferry is celebrating its 60th anniversary this Monday, July 1. Looking back, it’s hard to imagine that there was ever a time when this vital transportation service, which doubles as a major area attraction, did not exist. Yet prior to July 1, 1964, that was indeed the case. In this Flashback … Continue reading How the Cape May-Lewes Ferry Came About