This may seem obvious, but I'm sure each of us has had our plans ruined because we didn't check schedules ahead of time. This has happened to us on a couple of different occasions. For example, in the early days of the internet, we didn't really think about checking out conditions and hours on line. Once, when we were in Colorado, we drove all the way up to Estes Park before learning that Rocky Mountain National Park was still closed because of road conditions. Then we went to the Denver Mint hoping to go on a tour. We waited in line until one of the workers came out and cut off the line with the group just in front of us. If we had signed up for a tour ahead of time, or checked the hours and found out that the cutoff time for tours was before closing time, we would have gotten in. Instead, we added another chapter to our misadventure trip that year.
Another time, when we were in New York, we had planned on visiting the Jewish Children's Museum on a Friday. Unfortunately, we realized too late that it was closed all day on Friday and Saturday, so we missed out on seeing it.
Some places, like Rubel Castle are only open for tours a couple of times a month. Others require reservations ahead of time. So, make sure you do your homework and check the websites ahead of time for pertinent information. Even then, it is often worth the effort to call ahead of time to find out if reservations are recommended even when they aren't required. Last summer, when we went to Texas, we planned on stopping in Corpus Christi to take a boat tour on the Dolphin Connection. Having learned our lesson, we called ahead of time and found out that they didn't do tours on Saturday (even though it didn't say anything about that on their website). Since that was the only day we had planned on being there, we had to change our schedule. By calling ahead, we were able to change our plans before we were locked in to our hotel reservation.
Plan ahead, and good luck!
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