INDIANAPOLIS - I’m no speed demon … I’m not even a car fan. But I’ve been promised the “ride of my life” at the Indy Racing Experience, so I’m donning a race suit, helmet and gloves and climbing into a super-fast race car at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

TABERNASH, CO - The sign I see as I’m about to glide out on a cross-country trail puts me a little on edge: “Bears, moose and mountain lion in this area.”

COTTONWOOD SPRING, CA. - Ranger Smiley isn’t smiling when she warns us about the dangers of trying to go too far on what’s known as the Mastodon Loop Trail.

DALLAS – History will forever record that on February 6, 2011, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in brand spanking new Dallas Cowboys Stadium to win Super Bowl XLV. The game was a classic!

NAPA, CA. - I was afraid I’d be afraid. As someone who experiences vertigo, I don’t do well with heights.

SAN FRANCISCO - It was a day of wine and roses which began with me looking at the sun rise over the Bay Bridge and then watching it turn the Golden Gate Bridge a brilliant orange before dipping into the tranquil Pacific Ocean.

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA – Sedona … Sonoma? Why is it I always get those two like-sounding city names mixed up, I ask to the man pouring me a glass of wine at a trendy Scottsdale restaurant called FnB?

DALLAS - We walk up the winding staircase in the old DeGolyer mansion and push open a door at the top of the stairs.

LAS VEGAS - TraveLife’s June Kuniyoshi has been a regular visitor to “The Strip” for the past decade and shares her inside info on everything from cheap hotels and restaurants to $9-a-day rental cars. Here's June's Top 10 Vegas tips:

DALLAS - Stephanie Hutson wants to show me the treasures locked behind the cellar door at the bottom of the twisted staircase in the old Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek. But she’s forgotten the key.