Insatiably Curious, Incurably Restless
Welcome to the travel blog of Curious Craig. A lighted hearted look at the people and places that make America great.
Oklahoma (from Okla Humma by the Chocktaw) becomes home to 5 “Civilized” Native American Nations in the 1830-40s as part of the Indian Removal Act. US Forces uproot the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Muscogee, and Seminole nations from the deep south. Forcing them to move to “Indian Territory” – land west of the Mississippi River. I, being in Southern Oklahoma – Chickasaw Country, seek to learn more about these indigenous people.
After visiting the Fort Worth Stockyards, I search out two other city districts; the zoo and botanical gardens.
I see numerous advertisements touting the Fort Worth Zoo as a top 5 national facility This seems like a pretty big claim, but then again I am in Texas. The billboards highlighting the African Savanna are just enough enticement to garner a visit. […]
Fort Worth has several destination districts: Cultural, Southside, Sundance, and Zoo. I’m most intrigued by the perceived grittier Stockyard district. The Stockyards National Historic District features Fort Worth’s western heritage, including daily cattle drives, museums, shops, year-round rodeo, and Billy Bobs Texas – the world’s largest honky-tonk. […]
The mantra “Keep Austin Weird” can be seen throughout The Bat City. It is on billboards, business marquees, bumper stickers, and T-shirts. A city that not only flies its freak flag but embraces it tightly. While only here for 48 hours, I see a number of men (my assumption) walking various streets wearing evening gowns, rompers and a pantsuit that would make Hillary envious. Except for maybe some tribal villages outside of Africa, Austin has to lead the planet in nose rings per capita. Weird, perhaps, but expressing oneself is certainly common, encouraged and celebrated here. […]
San Antonio’s Mission Trail highlights the city’s 5 Spanish Missions. These missions were established in the 1700s by the Spanish crown with coordination of the Catholic church. The mission was to convert Native Americans to Christianity. Through mission life, the indigenous people were taught the ideas of Spanish citizenship which included conversion to Catholicism. […]
I arrive in Galveston for the annual FeatherFest from I-45. My eye is immediately drawn to the pyramids across Offatts Bayou. It wasn’t until later that learn these are part of Moody Gardens, named after William Lewis Moody Jr. Moody was an American financier and entrepreneur from Galveston, who founded a private bank, an insurance company, and one of the largest charitable foundations in the United States. […]