WHY GO: A Cold Spring NY day trip is as close as it gets to time travel into 19th Century America. The entire center of the village was placed on the National Register of Historic Places due to its more than 200 well-preserved structures. Most were built before the Civil …
WHY GO: Beacon NY grew up a mill town. Hunched at the foot of mountains and wedged between waterfalls and the navigable Hudson River, factories that harnessed those raging waters decimated the landscape. Industrial waste turned the Hudson into “a sewer,” according to Beacon’s most famous resident, the late Pete …
WHY GO: You can’t get more New England than the generally overlooked Southwest New Hampshire. In the stoic way of the monadnock region, there are no hyped-up ads urging you to visit, even though you’ll find Uncle Sam, Little Red Riding Hood, warm Maple Syrup, big scoops of ice cream, …
WHY GO: While Longwood Gardens is the most visited attraction in nearby Brandywine Valley, lesser known but just as worthy gems beckon visitors to Northern Chester County PA. There’s a a 35-acre “pleasure garden” favored by Martha Stewart and Brits; two tiny “Brigadoon”-like hamlets with world-renowned cred; the place where …
WHY GO: This choice corner of Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia has been termed “America’s Garden Capital.” With 31 world-class horticultural assets within a 30-mile radius, Brandywine Valley encompasses the greatest concentration of public gardens on the continent. The typical tourist comes to Pennsylvania’s Brandywine Valley – Southern Chester County PA …
WHY GO: If you’ve been to Washington DC before, you’ve probably visited the Monuments, the Capitol Building, the White House – and presumably the more popular Smithsonian Museums. But there are new and other lesser known institutions – like a wild cutting edge “tech” art attraction, the Museum of African …
WHY GO: New Canaan CT, an hour commute by train into Manhattan, was the quintessential John Cheever-esque suburb, pioneered first by farmers, and then by strivers, achievers, and, surprisingly, a futuristic, visionary type of architect. Though Philip Johnson, designer of The Glass House, is the most famous, he was just …
WHY GO: DUMBO Brooklyn is making a comeback as a city park and food haven. With a new museum, several Instagrammable stops, and emerging trendy restaurants, there’s lots to see and do, even if you only have time for a quick trip. Ever hear the phrase, “I have a bridge …
James NoMad, the flagship of the James Hotel brand, opened in the Flatiron District of NYC (29th and Madison) in August 2017. Originally built in 1904 as the Seville Hotel and then, in 1987, rebranded as the Carlton, the space was gut renovated in 2017. Developers kept its elegant Beaux …
WHY GO: Any authentic New Yorker knows that Times Square is “for tourists” and doesn’t represent the “real” New York. With Ruby Tuesday’s, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, Bubba Gump’s, Hard Rock, the Gap, Old Navy, Walgreens, Sephora (two of them!); Times Square in the center of Manhattan could be a …