Saved Trips
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Ambling By 19th-Century Townhouses in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia
History is everywhere in Old Town Alexandria, but it’s not preserved within the confines of a museum. Founded in 1789 on a wide expanse of the Potomac, the whole town is listed on the…
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Boarding a Train in Downtown Indianapolis, Indiana
Trains still pass through Historic Union Station in downtown Indianapolis, but the best-known cars are the ones that don’t go anywhere at all. Residing within Union Station, the Crowne Plaza Hotel offers the opportunity…
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Celebrating Celtic Culture on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Immerse yourself in the vibrant Celtic music culture of Canada's remote, bucolic Cape Breton Island with a trip to the Celtic Colours International Festival, held each October amid spectacular fall foliage. Fiddlers, step-dancers, singers…
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Chilling in the Cotswolds' Town of Malmesbury, England
As many English towns stake claims to be the oldest 'this-or-that' as aged punks claim to have been at the 100 Club to witness The Sex Pistols. No pinch of salt needs to be…
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Climbing Through Ancestral Pueblo Dwellings in Los Alamos, NM
Forget about looking at archaeological ruins from afar. At Bandelier National Monument, about an hour's drive northeast of Santa Fe, visitors can climb up recreated ladders and actually walk in and touch the homes…
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Dining at The Old Inn on the Green in New Marlborough, Massachusetts
Couples in need of a cozy, romantic destination dinner should go to The Old Inn on the Green’s restaurant in New Marlborough, Massachusetts. Not only is the restaurant in one of the most quaint,…
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Dozing Off at a Historic Inn in Annapolis, Maryland
Colonial charm meets cosmopolitan flair at the museum-like Annapolis Inn. Rooms feature exposed-brick fireplaces, claw-foot tubs and heavy four-poster beds. The lobby is graced with Austrian crystal chandeliers, antique furnishings, and gorgeous rugs. It's…
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Enjoying Lakefront Property in McHenry, Maryland
A small chalkboard greets visitors to the Lake Pointe Inn in McHenry, MD, announcing the fresh-squeezed OJ available that morning and the potential for a 6 p.m. (weather-permitting) pontoon ride on the water. The…
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Entering a Perennial Paradise in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
If plants with names like Creeping Fig, Kangaroo-paws, Chinese Hibiscus, Old Man Cactus, Adam’s-needle, Lady-slippers, and Hairy alumroot peek your interest, head out to plant lovers’ nirvana, the colossal Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square.…
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Exhaling on a Remote Tropical Mountaintop in St. Thomas, US VI
Daunting thuds erupt from your car as it galumphs up the steep roads of mountainous St. Thomas. Exhale. You’re now far above the bustle of the capital port city of Charlotte Amalie. (You may…
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Experiencing Days Gone By in Cades Cove, Tennessee
A leisurely 11-mile scenic drive through Cades Cove takes you back nearly 200 years to a time when early settlers lived and died by the land they called home. Restored 19th and 20th-century homes,…
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Experiencing Teddy Roosevelt's Southern Roots in Roswell, Georgia
Built in 1839, historic Bulloch Hall is the childhood residence of President Theodore Roosevelt’s mother, Mittie Bulloch. This stunning Greek Revival-style architecture is set amidst canopies of majestic trees that could tell stories of…
