We’ve been to our state capitol building many times, but hadn’t recently revisited when a particular weekend found us drawn to it. We were glad to return.
Rather than viewing a destination as an item on a ‘bucket list’ to be conquered and then crossed off, never to return- we prefer to think of the many destinations we visit as cards to be added to our deck. This way, we can offer up enticing adventures to our little family. “Remember when we went to so-and-so! Wasn’t that awesome? We should go back.” Our kiddoes think in the same way, regularly asking us when we can go back to some of their favorites places.
And bonus! We don’t have to always have come up with a brand new destination to explore.
During our return to the Capitol, we found new delights! There were some things that we’d initially missed and a few that have been installed since our previous visits. For example, there is now a glass-enclosed viewing platform at the top of the dome which allows you to look many stories down on the activities below. It was pretty awesome.
So while we are always researching new places to add to our repertoire, we love having the ability to pull out an old card and revisit a place of previous fun.