4 Best States for Summer Road Trips
Looking to plan a summer road trip? The personal-finance site WalletHub recently ranked all 50 states on their suitability for road trips…
22 Patriotic Sites in Virginia
It’s hard to imagine a better travel destination for American-history lovers than Virginia. The personal-finance site WalletHub recently ranked all 50 states…
How to Plan a Staycation
Are the challenges of travel tempting you to stay home? If travel troubles have you thinking twice about packing bags, a staycation might…
Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, Massachusetts
A spinning wheel sits idle. Baskets hold jumbled wool and the cards used to untangle it. Ash coats the floor of the…
Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts
The Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts preserves and interprets more than 600 years of coastal New England‘s history. Founded in…
Things to Do Alone in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., is a fabulous city to explore on your own. I should know. I came to college not knowing a soul…
4 Most Gambling-Friendly States in America
Looking for a good place for a casino trip? The personal-finance site Wallet Hub recently ranked all 50 states on their “Gambling-Friendliness”,…
Day Trips from Williamsburg, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia, is a history lover’s paradise. I visit the Commonwealth’s second capital several times a year. Nestled in the Tidewater region,…
Where to Stay outside Washington, D.C.
White marble monuments softly glow. Museums teem with fascinating objects. Neoclassical buildings house the moments that shape the future of a nation….
When to Visit Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg offers pleasant weather, lots of fun and fascinating events, and small crowds of visitors travelling back in time to Virginia‘s…
8 Hotels near the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.
Looking for a good hotel near the Smithsonian‘s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.? Like most Smithsonian venues, the National…
11 Hotels near the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.
The 11-ton African Bush Elephant rears its trunk in the beaux-arts building’s magnificent three-story Rotunda. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History…