Bessie The Traveling Cow
@bessiethecow.bsky.social
I'm a stuffed cow that has been traveling the globe since 1999. I will share one new adventure every day. Follow along!
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Here's a few things to know about me: I've been to 17 countries, 33 states, the District of Columbia, and several U.S. territories. I post one new adventure every day - old ones can be found on my timeline. Please REPOST and LIKE to help others find me. No photoshop here - all pictures are real!
It's not even winter yet and I'm already dreaming of warmer days! This is from my 2023 visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan. This place is great if you like walking up steep sand hills! Seriously though, it's very beautiful and worth a visit if you've never been.
December 5, 2025 at 1:04 AM
It's not even winter yet and I'm already dreaming of warmer days! This is from my 2023 visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes in Michigan. This place is great if you like walking up steep sand hills! Seriously though, it's very beautiful and worth a visit if you've never been.
Does everyone have their holiday lights up yet? I found this nicely decorated dog house last year at Kings Island amusement park in Ohio! Woodstock is too cute!
December 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Does everyone have their holiday lights up yet? I found this nicely decorated dog house last year at Kings Island amusement park in Ohio! Woodstock is too cute!
Where are my Swifties at?? You don't have to be a Taylor Swift fan to appreciate that her Eras Tour was one of the most significant and ambitious concert tours in history. I was lucky enough to attend a show in Toronto last November - a truly magical experience!
December 3, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Where are my Swifties at?? You don't have to be a Taylor Swift fan to appreciate that her Eras Tour was one of the most significant and ambitious concert tours in history. I was lucky enough to attend a show in Toronto last November - a truly magical experience!
Welcome to the last month of the year! Did your part of the world get snow over the weekend? Mine got quite a bit! This photo is from the small town of Cadillac, in the northern part of Michigan. This is supposed to be an ice tree. I think it melted a little and just looks weird, but A for effort!
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Welcome to the last month of the year! Did your part of the world get snow over the weekend? Mine got quite a bit! This photo is from the small town of Cadillac, in the northern part of Michigan. This is supposed to be an ice tree. I think it melted a little and just looks weird, but A for effort!
This lovely picture is from 2005 when I visited the island of Barbados. I looked a lot younger 20 years ago, didn't I?? I would love to visit Barbados again, such a beautiful island.
December 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This lovely picture is from 2005 when I visited the island of Barbados. I looked a lot younger 20 years ago, didn't I?? I would love to visit Barbados again, such a beautiful island.
This is another one from my trip to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX a couple weeks ago. This picture is from inside the astronaut training center. Do you think they’d let me go to space??
November 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
This is another one from my trip to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, TX a couple weeks ago. This picture is from inside the astronaut training center. Do you think they’d let me go to space??
You know me, I love a good beach! This is from my 2018 visit to the island of Aruba. Can anyone hear the word "Aruba" and NOT think of the Beach Boys song?
November 29, 2025 at 1:46 AM
You know me, I love a good beach! This is from my 2018 visit to the island of Aruba. Can anyone hear the word "Aruba" and NOT think of the Beach Boys song?
Happy Thanksgiving! Earlier this year, I made a stop at the Berkeley Plantation along the James River. They lay claim to the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1619. Historians note that in the early days, the celebration of Thanksgiving was a religious experience, not a festival of food. Bummer.
November 28, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Happy Thanksgiving! Earlier this year, I made a stop at the Berkeley Plantation along the James River. They lay claim to the site of the first Thanksgiving in 1619. Historians note that in the early days, the celebration of Thanksgiving was a religious experience, not a festival of food. Bummer.
'Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house...everyone is baking or getting ready for tomorrow, right? Here in the Midwest it's freezing cold and snowing like crazy. If you are traveling, be safe! Me? I turn my mind to warmer things, such as Death Valley National Park!
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
'Twas the night before Thanksgiving and all through the house...everyone is baking or getting ready for tomorrow, right? Here in the Midwest it's freezing cold and snowing like crazy. If you are traveling, be safe! Me? I turn my mind to warmer things, such as Death Valley National Park!
This is from my visit to Little Havana in Miami, Florida in 2023. I didn't know that chickens smoke cigars. Maybe in Cuba they do? Everyone smokes cigars in Cuba so probably the chickens do too.
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
This is from my visit to Little Havana in Miami, Florida in 2023. I didn't know that chickens smoke cigars. Maybe in Cuba they do? Everyone smokes cigars in Cuba so probably the chickens do too.
This is King's Square, in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. The park was named after King George III. America fought a war of independence from this guy, but here in St. John, they named this park in his honor. The nerve of some people! I was here in 2017.
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 AM
This is King's Square, in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. The park was named after King George III. America fought a war of independence from this guy, but here in St. John, they named this park in his honor. The nerve of some people! I was here in 2017.
This is a famous landmark just outside Detroit, MI. The Uniroyal Giant Tire was created by the United States Rubber Company for the 1964 New York World's Fair, where it functioned as a Ferris wheel. Since 1966 it has been a static display alongside Interstate 94 in Allen Park, MI. I saw it in 2023.
November 24, 2025 at 12:19 AM
This is a famous landmark just outside Detroit, MI. The Uniroyal Giant Tire was created by the United States Rubber Company for the 1964 New York World's Fair, where it functioned as a Ferris wheel. Since 1966 it has been a static display alongside Interstate 94 in Allen Park, MI. I saw it in 2023.
This is from my visit to Milwaukee, WI last March. The official name of this place is the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory. There are 2000 species housed in three giant domes. Based on the architecture, would it shock you to learn this place was constructed in the 1960's? No, probably not.
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This is from my visit to Milwaukee, WI last March. The official name of this place is the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory. There are 2000 species housed in three giant domes. Based on the architecture, would it shock you to learn this place was constructed in the 1960's? No, probably not.
After all that humid tropical air last week, I really need the desert to dry me out! Unfortunately, I am not there - this photo from Phoenix, Arizona is from 2024. Nevertheless, I am thinking dry thoughts!
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 AM
After all that humid tropical air last week, I really need the desert to dry me out! Unfortunately, I am not there - this photo from Phoenix, Arizona is from 2024. Nevertheless, I am thinking dry thoughts!
In 2015 I visited the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve in Northern California. During the 1870s the area was set aside as a natural park to preserve 805 acres of coast redwoods. It was taken over by the state in 1934. The place is beautiful and peaceful and you should visit if you can!
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 AM
In 2015 I visited the Armstrong Redwoods State Natural Reserve in Northern California. During the 1870s the area was set aside as a natural park to preserve 805 acres of coast redwoods. It was taken over by the state in 1934. The place is beautiful and peaceful and you should visit if you can!
Hanging out under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France in 2019. I went to the top but I was too afraid to open my eyes!
November 20, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Hanging out under the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France in 2019. I went to the top but I was too afraid to open my eyes!
I must have received my permission slip because I was finally able to visit Hogsmeade! This was actually from 2014 when I visited Universal Studios in Orlando. I love all the fake snow on the rooftops. Oh, and butterbeer. I loved the butterbeer too.
November 19, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I must have received my permission slip because I was finally able to visit Hogsmeade! This was actually from 2014 when I visited Universal Studios in Orlando. I love all the fake snow on the rooftops. Oh, and butterbeer. I loved the butterbeer too.
Looking out over the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee in 2001.
November 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Looking out over the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee in 2001.
I am home safe and sound from my vacation to Texas and a Caribbean cruise. Thank you to all who followed along. If you missed my adventures, simply scroll back through my timeline and check it out. I post one fresh adventure every day. Nov 13 was my 1 year anniversary on here without missing a day!
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I am home safe and sound from my vacation to Texas and a Caribbean cruise. Thank you to all who followed along. If you missed my adventures, simply scroll back through my timeline and check it out. I post one fresh adventure every day. Nov 13 was my 1 year anniversary on here without missing a day!
Hello from Texas (again)! I got off my cruise this morning and spent some time at the Johnson Space Center before heading to the airport. This a mockup of the space shuttle on top of the actual 747 that used to ferry them around the country when the shuttle program was active.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Hello from Texas (again)! I got off my cruise this morning and spent some time at the Johnson Space Center before heading to the airport. This a mockup of the space shuttle on top of the actual 747 that used to ferry them around the country when the shuttle program was active.
The final day of my cruise! I may be a traveling cow, but I’m ready to get home and put my hooves up for a bit. I got to hang out this morning with some other fake animals on board.
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
The final day of my cruise! I may be a traveling cow, but I’m ready to get home and put my hooves up for a bit. I got to hang out this morning with some other fake animals on board.
Hola from Cozumel, Mexico! I’m on the back of this donkey and I’ve had so much tequila I don’t know if it’s a real donkey or not. Just kidding, no tequila for me, and it’s definitely a real donkey! Tomorrow we chill out at sea and Saturday back home, if my flight isn’t on the chopping block.
November 13, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hola from Cozumel, Mexico! I’m on the back of this donkey and I’ve had so much tequila I don’t know if it’s a real donkey or not. Just kidding, no tequila for me, and it’s definitely a real donkey! Tomorrow we chill out at sea and Saturday back home, if my flight isn’t on the chopping block.
The second stop of my cruise is the island of Roatan which is part of Honduras. I’m at the Carambola Chocolate Factory and yes it’s delicious! A very rainy day here so I tried to find some indoor activities and what’s better than sampling Chocolate?
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The second stop of my cruise is the island of Roatan which is part of Honduras. I’m at the Carambola Chocolate Factory and yes it’s delicious! A very rainy day here so I tried to find some indoor activities and what’s better than sampling Chocolate?
First stop on my cruise! Today I visited Chacchoben Mayan Ruins in Mexico. I was very patient to get this picture with no people in it!
November 11, 2025 at 11:46 PM
First stop on my cruise! Today I visited Chacchoben Mayan Ruins in Mexico. I was very patient to get this picture with no people in it!
I’m on a ship sailing towards Mexico at the moment but here’s another picture I took on Saturday in Houston, Texas. This is on top of The Mount at the Hermann Park Conservancy.
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I’m on a ship sailing towards Mexico at the moment but here’s another picture I took on Saturday in Houston, Texas. This is on top of The Mount at the Hermann Park Conservancy.