Guide: Historical Attractions & Museums caboose train. There are also holiday-themed events during Easter, July 4 and Halloween. The N.C. Transportation Museum is truly “the museum that moves you.” For more information, visit nctrans.org or phone (704) 636-2889.
Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes De Smet, South Dakota Bring groups into the real-life setting from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House books with a trip to the Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes. Wilder’s book By the Shores of Silver Lake stated, “The prairie is like an enormous meadow, stretching far away in every direction, to the very edge of the world.” This prairie is the site of the historic and original homes once built and inhabited by the Ingalls. By touring Laura Ingalls Wilder Historic Homes in De Smet, South Dakota, visitors become immersed in a world that is singular, but due to the success of Wilder’s writings, so familiar. Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote about her life as a young pioneer girl. Wilder saw through it all: riding in a covered wagon, the building of railroads and homesteading on the western frontier. For more than 60 years, Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society has worked diligently to preserve and share Wilder’s memories with visitors from around the world.
6 • Bus Tours Magazine / January, 2020