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When you get the opportunity to get away, what’s your favorite destination? An isolated beach, such as Ocracoke, NC? Or where history lives – Gettysburg, maybe? Perhaps you’re energized by city attractions, such as New York’s Museum of Modern Art. Lots more ideas are just a click away.
Travel: Biltmore House
Suppose you visited a remote town, and you thought, “I like the view here. I think I’ll buy an acre or 125,000 and build myself...
Read MoreTravel: Lancaster
Lancaster has become a sort of hybrid community – part cultural and religious artifact, part Gatlinburg-like tourist...
Read MoreTravel: Blue Ridge Parkway
Now, this is what a stimulus project is supposed to be. Authorized by Congress during the Great Depression, much of the early work on the...
Read MoreTravel: Lanikai Beach, Oahu
Lanikai means “heavenly sea” in the Hawaiian language, and I think we can all agree it’s an appropriate name. Waikiki,...
Read MoreTravel: Alaska's Inside Passage
Everyone has a personal list of “1000 places to see before you die.” Frankly, a thousand is a lot of places. I’m not sure...
Read MoreTravel: Charleston
Charleston may be the most historically rich city in the South. It began its existence in the 17th Century as Charles Towne, the oldest...
Read MoreFood: Patsy's Pizza
The American pizza community is basically divided into three camps. First, those who like thin crust pizza (let’s call them the...
Read MoreTravel: Ocracoke Island
Except for the village, Ocracoke Island is owned completely by the National Park Service as part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore....
Read MoreTravel: St. John, USVI
The marketing theme for the U.S. Virgin Islands used to be “America’s Caribbean.” So while at first blush it may seem odd...
Read MoreAmericana: The Smithsonian
If you like BIG museums, you’ll love the Smithsonian Institution. It’s composed of 19 museums and nine research centers. Oh,...
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