WHY GO: Concord MA was site of one of the most important events in American History, made famous in this poem. By the rude bridge that arched the flood/ their flag to April’s breeze unfurled/here once the embattled farmers stood/and fired the Shot Heard Round the World. – Ralph Waldo …
WHY GO: If you’ve got the funds for – or curiosity about – high end fashion designers, and don’t fancy a trip to France or Italy, you’ll be exceedingly satisfied with the shops, restaurants, and hotels that make up the Madison Avenue Business Improvement District. Spanning Madison Avenue from 57th …
Where exactly is Resorts World Catskills? And what makes this area of New York State so special? Catskills Appeal From the 1930’s on, hoteliers have capitalized on the beauty of the Catskill Mountains, opening up resorts that drew a mostly middle-class Jewish clientele from New York City (90 miles away). …
WHY GO: Budget Travel Magazine once deemed Saugerties NY one of the Ten Coolest Towns in America. However, I’ll also add that it’s one of the most down-to-earth, friendly, and community-minded, with not just one, but two independent bookstores. (As well as an indie movie theater and a slew of owner-run …
WHY GO: There are so many entertaining things to do in Salem MA, that we’ve divided them into two blog posts. This one, and another on fun things to do in Salem MA with no witches. The phrase “Witch Hunt” has been flung around pretty cavalierly lately, but here, in …
WHY GO: Did you think that all the best things to do in Salem MA were about witches? Make a beeline to the electrifying Peabody Essex Museum to discover that’s just not so. Here are all the fun things to do in Salem MA; with no witches in sight. Though …
WHY GO: The new Row Hotel @ Assembly Row in Somerville MA highlights the growing public interest in repurposed industrial areas. But that’s not all Somerville has going for it. Take a taste of Davis Square, learn the history of Assembly Row, and shop the outlets on this Getaway Mavens …
WHY GO: With MIT, Harvard and Google within blocks of each other, Cambridge MA encompasses the highest concentration of brainiacs in the country. Don’t you want to tap into that? Walk though Harvard Yard or the MIT Campus on a humid spring evening. You may just stumble across a world-renowned …
Most Hotels near Grand Central Terminal in New York City service large groups and crowds. But the following two hotels, The Bernic, and Hotel 48Lex, are smaller, more intimate. And yes, boutique. These are excellent places to stay in the city if taking the Boston to NYC train. The Bernic …
$5 dollars and a jug of rum was the price of naming rights when Grafton VT was renamed in 1791, the same year Vermont entered the Union. Samuel Spring was already selling spirits on the site where the Old Tavern now stands, but over time the enterprise added a hotel. A …