WHY GO: Cape Charles VA, a pristine Chesapeake Bay beach town, was developed as a “planned community” by the railroad and ferry company in 1884, and now draws an increasingly upscale crowd. For motorists who … Read More
WHY GO: Onancock VA on the southern end of the Delmarva Peninsula, and the working man’s Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay have never been on any “hotspot” list. Life in these parts revolves around … Read More
WHY GO: Delaware’s Quaint Villages – Smyrna, Bowers Beach, Harrington, Dover, and Milford – are hardly, if ever, on an Instagram influencer’s GO List. And therein lie their quiet charms. Let the pretty people deal … Read More
WHY GO: Milford and Dover, DE represent the yin and yang of quirky travel. Milford is a picturesque artsy town on the rise. Dover, the Delaware State Capital, seat of Kent County, and site of … Read More
WHY GO: Though most people come to Wilmington DE to be immersed in all things DuPont, there’s resurgent interest in its Black History. Delaware, and Greater Wilmington in particular, was an important conduit for Freedom … Read More
Straight off you have to understand that in the early 2000’s, National Harbor MD did not exist. In effect, the Gaylord Hotel group pioneered the development of what was once an 1800’s plantation on 300 … Read More
Though about 2/3rds the size of Gaylord Opryland Hotel (in number of rooms), the 1,996 room Gaylord National Resort Convention Center in National Harbor MD, is the tallest of the Gaylord Hotels – with its … Read More
WHY GO: When Ayn Rand needed to gather material for The Fountainhead, when President William Taft sought a summer home, when Tom Thumb came a-courting, they all turned to Thimble Islands, a slip of Connecticut … Read More
WHY GO: Of the 2,700 commercial whaling ships that plied the world’s seas in the 19th and early 20th centuries, only one remains: the Charles W. Morgan, and it happens to reside at Mystic Seaport … Read More
WHY GO: PA Route 6 is longest stretch of the transcontinental Route 6 which runs through 14 northern tier states. US Route 6 travels 3,205 current (3,652 historic) miles across the USA. But, for now, … Read More