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Orange County VA: Orange, Gordonsville VA Charms

WHY GO: Orange County VA encompasses the towns of Orange, Gordonsville, and Somerset in Central Virginia. With its hazy hills and dales, farms, and intimate towns, Orange County is so stunning, you’ll want to visit for its beauty alone. But this oft-overlooked region has what the Getaway Mavens love: historical …

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23+ Stellar Things To Do In Shenandoah County VA

WHY GO: Just 90 minutes from Washington DC, Virginia’s Shenandoah County VA is seeing a surge of long and short-term visitors seeking wide-open spaces and outdoor recreation in the majestic Blue Ridge Mountains. For obvious social distancing reasons, hiking and other outdoor excursions have inevitably become preferred local getaway activities. …

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Explore Carlisle and Cumberland Valley PA

*Be sure to check with each attraction about Covid-era hours and closures. These change by the day.  WHY GO: The largest town in Cumberland Valley PA, in Pennsylvania’s south-central region, is Carlisle, home to Dickinson College. But the County also includes Boiling Springs on the Appalachian Trail. When we first …

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On the Trail of Alexander Hamilton: Northeast USA

On the Trail Of Alexander Hamilton Road Trip Alexander Hamilton, the Founding Father celebrated in Lin Manuel-Miranda’s rap-musical, was considered the architect of America’s Federal Banking system and a fierce advocate of a strong centralized United States (as opposed to a Confederation of States). Of the 85 Federalist Papers – …

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Bedford and Katonah NY: Celebrity Hideout Since 1795

WHY GO: When bold-faced names wanted to sneak away from the “Big City” – back when our country was first formed – they came to the wilds of what is now Bedford and Katonah NY. They still do, though the “wilds” have been tamed a bit. But there’s an outdoor …

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Tour Homes of Famous Authors In Northeast USA

Calling all literary types. You can tour the homes of famous authors – the abodes of some of the most iconic writers in America. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Moby Dick, Huckleberry Finn, The House of Seven Gables, and Ethan Frome all had one thing in common. They were written …

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Springfield MA: From Dr. Seuss to Basketball With Great Beer and BBQ

WHY GO: When Dr. Theodor Seuss Geisel wrote, “Oh, the places you’ll go, there is fun to be done, there are points to be scored, there are games to be won,” he may have just been spinning lyrics about his own hometown, Springfield MA. Of course, you can score points …

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Essex, CT: An American Eagle Town

WHY GO: Why is Essex, CT one of the most popular yachting towns in the Northeast USA? Because it’s located on the flat out stunning Connecticut River, deemed one of 15 wetlands “of international importance,” where Bald Eagles have returned in droves.   The Connecticut River and Essex in particular was, if …

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Lubec and Eastport ME, Campobello Island, CA

WHY GO: This Getaway, to Lubec and Eastport ME, and FDR’s summer cottage on Campobello Island, brings you to the easternmost land in the United States, with a short foray into Canada. Yes, it’s all the way up here. Or Down Here – to coin a “Downeast” phrase: a good …

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Boothbay Harbor ME: The Other Maine Harbor

WHY GO: Boothbay Harbor, Maine was the first “off-Route-1 town” that became popular with tourists on the Maine Coast. Centered in Mid Coast Maine, Boothbay is quicker to get to than Bar Harbor and Acadia National Park to the northeast. Yes, tourists converge here in the summertime, but plan a …

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