WHY GO: The story of Harriet Tubman, “The Moses of Her People,” starts on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and ends in Auburn NY. Those who are interested in this amazing woman’s final chapter will want to visit her homestead and her gravesite. Want more HT? Auburn is the last …
WHY GO: Many small American towns may boast that they bleed Red, White and Blue, but the little coastal town of Bristol RI really does. At least on its main street, where the center line isn’t white or double yellow, but striped in the colors of the American Flag. In …
As the region that saw the first European settlers, the Northeast US holds many of the most fascinating historical sites in America. Colonial era, Revolutionary War, Civil War, Victorian and Gilded Age: much of what shaped our country happened on the Eastern Seaboard. Choose one or more of the following …
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: Billed as “America’s Town, America’s Story,” Historic Deerfield MA in Western Massachusetts is a treasure trove of early American history. If you are into stories of harrowing French-Indian attacks, the Revolutionary War, small (actually, miniscule) town life on the fringes of civilization, architecture, American History, fashion through the …
WHY GO: Whose official motto remains “Duty, Honor, County”? Hint – it’s the same institution that upholds its unofficial motto: “Sink Navy.” That’s right. It’s our country’s preeminent military academy, West Point. And yes, you can tour this Revolutionary War stronghold and actually stay in relative luxury on base. This …
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 with the crowds and posturing in overblown flashy destinations. Visitors to these small Kent County …
WHY GO: Milford and Dover, Delaware 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 Dover Air Force Base, provides a historic and military perspective. Twenty miles from each other, …
WHY GO: The defining characteristic of Wellsboro PA is nostalgia. Everything – from the tidy gas-lamp lined boulevard, to the neon-marquee cinema, old-timey Trolley and Covered Wagon Tours, a historic hotel, and a shop that dabbles in non-electronic games and toys – puts one in mind of the 1940’s. Or …