WHY GO: Come sit a spell, listen to home-grown bluegrass, learn about “The Big Bang of Country Music,” watch some future Hollywood or Nashville star on a small-town stage, and then stay in boutique hotels, new and old. State Street divides the twin cities of Bristol TN and Bristol VA, …
WHY GO: Troy NY, formerly ratty, now considerably hip, has been undergoing a slow renaissance for a couple of decades. Troy is the “Official Home of Uncle Sam,” as the War of 1812 beef purveyor, Sam Wilson, lived here. But it’s also known as “The Collar City,” for the detachable …
New York is full of towns and destinations you wouldn’t ordinarily think of as “Romantic.” But combing through the following 35 ideas for romantic getaways in NY just might open your eyes to new places to explore together. From snug B&B’s to urban hotels, revitalized cities, and quiet lakeside resorts, …
WHY GO: Hudson Yards – the latest development to join New York City landmarks like the Empire State Building or Rockefeller Center – is in the spotlight right now. What was until just recently a West Side wasteland is now a playground for the rich – and the curious tourist. …
Why Go? Some claim that Times Square represents New York: The City That Never Sleeps. But this Getaway Maven believes that the Southeast corner of Central Park – land of The Plaza Hotel, The Pierre Hotel, horse and carriages, Wollman Skating Rink and the Central Park Zoo – embodies New …
WHY GO: Newport RI has a flair for the dramatic. The town is both paean to the America’s Cup Yacht Race and the conspicuous consumer lifestyle of the Gilded Age, with lots of shopping thrown in. As the “Sailing Capital of the World,” Newport hosted the America’s Cup from 1930 …
WHY GO: So, you think you’ve seen all there is to see in Plymouth MA. You’ve taken photos of “The Rock” and most likely have engaged with some of the original Pilgrims at Plimoth Plantation. But did you make it up to the National Monument to the Forefathers? To the …
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 that many NY to Boston travelers miss. Most assume that the dingy industrial harbors of …
WHY GO: Schenectady NY, nicknamed “The Electric City,” remains a General Electric Company Town. Founded by Thomas Edison in 1892, GE still dominates this upstate NY city. But Schenectady is also home to Union College, and is an Amtrak stop, with a historic live Theater in an appealing downtown. And …
WHY GO: Beavers. OK, now that I have your attention: Albany NY history begins with a slick little creature, whose pelts were coveted in the 1600’s by the fashion plates of Europe, and were found in abundance in this Hudson River region. So, traders came to the new Dutch settlement, …