For 13 years, the Getaway Mavens have been hard at work, collecting and organizing the best romantic destinations in Northeast USA (Virginia to Maine). We’ve racked up over 600 destinations, and are still finding more. Not to overwhelm you, we offer the following 110 + surprisingly romantic weekend getaways near …
The landscape of Cambridge MD in Dorchester County hasn’t changed much since the birth of Harriet Tubman, sometime around 1820. As her birthplace, it made sense to establish the Harriet Tubman Visitor’s Center here. In fact, there are so many things to do in Cambridge MD and surrounding Dorchester County …
WHY GO: Are there enough things to do in Montclair NJ to round out a two or three day romantic getaway? After all, Montclair, about 12 miles to Manhattan as the crow flies, has been a commuter town since the late 1800’s when trains ferried residents from six neighborhood stations …
WHY GO: Amherst MA and its environs hums with writers, poets, illustrators, and one astounding book sanctuary. The “Belle of Amherst,” poet Emily Dickinson, is most associated with this small college town in Western Mass. (“The Other Side of Massachusetts”). But she’s not the only author or illustrator who once …
WHY GO: There are so many things to do in Hampton VA, it almost defies belief. It certainly defies gravity (you’ll see why later). With 400 years of approachable, invigorating, epic history here, it makes this average American wonder how this Hampton Roads town escaped more national attention all these …
All About Harbor Light Inn Marblehead MA Even the name promotes a feeling of tranquility and comfort: Harbor Light Inn – Marblehead MA. A light in the storm. A safe harbor. There is no better – or other – place to stay in Marblehead’s historic district. Speaking even more romantically, …
If you wish to commune with the ghosts of literary wits from the “roaring” 20’s, there’s no better place than at the recently renovated Algonquin Hotel Times Square, Autograph Collection, in midtown Manhattan. First opened in 1902, The Algonquin is the oldest continuously operating hotel in New York City. With …
Do you ever wonder how you can take advantage of all the great things to do at the Lake Naomi Club in the Pocono Mountains of Northeastern Pennsylvania? Well, one way is to own a house there. What? You don’t have a lake house? Well, there’s another way. And, it’s …
WHY GO: The light. The clam shacks. The breathtaking salt marshes. All that is authentic Cape Cod MA is concentrated along this magnificent stretch of old US Route 6A in Barnstable County from Dennis to Eastham, where you can indulge in great art followed by exquisite meals and then spend …
Cars are not allowed on most of Fire Island, where Mel Brooks, Tina Fey, and John Lennon summered, and Maurice Sendak wrote: “Where the Wild Things Are.” Thirty-one miles long and just 1,300 ft. wide, this barrier island, 26 miles of which consists of the Fire Island National Seashore, helps …