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Did you know that U.S. outbound travel increased by 170% over a 20-year period? According to the National Travel & Tourism Office, in 1996, there were 26,825,900 U.S. outbound trips abroad (people traveling from the U.S. to a foreign country). In 2016, there were 72,559,988 such trips! Do you think Americans everywhere are feeling a little wanderlust—the desire to see new places, experience new cultures, and just "Get out of Dodge"? An almost 3X increase in outbound travel over the past two decades would say yes! As the holidays draw near, there's a good chance you have a family member...

Big Bend National Park is all about The Big. First off, it’s in Texas, in the southwest corner where Big open skies and Big broad lands spread out across Big expanses of desert, mountains, and river basin. There are Big extremes: temperatures that range from over 100̊ F down to below zero and 6,000 feet of elevation change, both of which combine to support Big life: more than 1,200 species of plants, and over 4,200 species of animals inhabit, grow within, or migrate through the park's boundaries. An escape to Big Bend in the wintertime usually means average highs in the 60s and average lows in (pleasant) mid-30s—given the northern and mid-latitudes of the United States appear to...

Looking for a gift for that special someone this holiday season? Have someone in your life who would rather be outdoors than in? Someone who is at one with nature and who, coincidentally, is also rather difficult to shop for? Instead of scrolling endlessly through Amazon (who has the time?), or wandering aimlessly along the aisles of your local big box store (insert zombie emjoji here!), take five minutes to take a look at five unique gift ideas for the National Parks enthusiast in your life. 1)  National Parks Puzzles Anderson Design Group teamed up with True South Puzzle Co....

We were very sad to hear that our favorite local BBQ joint Hog Heaven will be closing forever on November 27, 2019. Spirit of Nashville was created to celebrate the history and charm of Music City... to showcase and honor the iconic people and establishments that make Nashville unique. One of our first posters in the original Spirit of Nashville collection featured Hog Heaven—a tiny little BBQ shack 2 blocks from Anderson Design Group. We started our company in 1993 and moved to our current neighborhood shortly after that. From the beginning, we were drawn to the aroma of hickory smoked ribs and the...