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Travel Projects

I consider a “travel project” to be a series of trips on a certain theme. (Think of each of these as a “travel checklist.”) On this page, I’ll list the ones that I’m currently working on and the ones that I’ve completed.

Completed Travel Projects

  • See all of the manned Apollo and Skylab Capsules (16/16 Capsules Visited. Apollo 1 is not on display, due to the nature of what happened, so the door is included in lieu of the capsule.)

Current Travel Projects

See the most notable Civil War landmarks & locations:

Go to all of the locations mentioned in The Beach Boys song, “Kokomo” (6/11):

  • Aruba ✔
  • Jamaica ✔
  • Bermuda
  • The Bahamas ✔
  • Key Largo ✔
    • Montego Bay ✔
  • The Florida Keys ✔
  • Martinique
  • Montserrat
  • Port Au Prince (Haiti – I might not do this one because it really isn’t safe…)
  • Kokomo (Indiana)

Fly on all of the main Southwest Airlines Special Livery Planes (i.e. – simple nose cone decals don’t count, multiple check marks represent multiple flights on that livery):

  • Arizona One
  • California One
  • Colorado One ✔✔
  • Florida One ✔✔✔
  • Freedom One (US Flag) ✔
  • Illinois One
  • Imua One (Hawaii)
  • Lone Star One (Texas Flag)
  • Louisiana One ✔
  • Maryland One ✔✔
  • Missouri One ✔
  • Nevada One ✔
  • New Mexico One
  • Tennessee One ✔✔
  • Triple Crown One ✔✔

Visit all bourbon distilleries listed on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail passport (and Buffalo Trace).

Visit the most notable tiki bars / shops / locations.

Fill my National Parks Passport with stamps from all 421 (and counting) National Park units, specifically focusing on the 63 US National Parks themselves.

Go to all of the Disney theme parks in the world.

  • Disneyland Resort (2/2)
  • Tokyo Disney Resort (0/2)
  • Walt Disney World (6/6)
  • Disneyland Paris (2/2)
  • Hong Kong Disneyland Resort (0/1)
  • Shanghai Disney Resort (0/1)

Visit each country that has a pavilion in the World Showcase at Epcot (6/11):

  • Mexico ✔
  • Norway
  • China
  • Germany
  • Italy ✔
  • United States ✔
  • Japan
  • Morocco
  • France ✔
  • United Kingdom ✔
  • Canada ✔

Future Travel Projects (Under Consideration)

  • See all remaining Concorde aircraft (18 Locations) – Not currently possible, due to the one in Barbados closing.
  • See all remaining SR-71 / A-12 / YF-12 Blackbirds (30 Locations)
  • See all Mercury capsules.
  • See all Gemini capsules.

I’m always looking for ideas–leave any suggestions in the comments below!

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