Napatree Point Conservation Area
Rhode Island
For a leisurely beach walk, the half-mile stroll to the westernmost tip of Watch Hill is unbeatable. With the Atlantic on one side and the yacht-studded…
Must-see attractions in Eastern USA
Star-Spangled Banner Flag House & 1812 Museum
Baltimore
This historic home, built in 1793, is where Mary Pickersgill sewed the gigantic flag that inspired America's national anthem. Costumed interpreters and…
Philadelphia
Pay attention and you'll soon see that Claes Oldenburg's oversized Corten steel sculpture is substantially more stylised than a run-of-the-mill peg you…
Cape Cod
Extending one gorgeous mile along Nantucket Sound, this is the south side's mecca for swimmers, windsurfers and kiteboarders. It's a good bet for finding…
Washington, DC
Studio Gallery shows contemporary works by more than 35 emerging DC-area artists. Paintings, sculpture, mixed media and video are represented. The…
Ohio
This overlook, which offers a sweeping view of the Cuyahoga, is probably the most photographed place in the park, with an unobstructed vista looking west…
Staircases & Mountaintops: Ascending Beyond the Dream
Philadelphia
Covering one side of the Martin Luther King Jr Recreation Center is this wonderful mural of the Civil Rights leader. The image is based on a photograph by…
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
Alabama
Located at the entrance to the Auburn University campus, this museum is notable for its exterior alone, a 40,000-sq-ft stone-clad facade that is…
New Jersey
Take a self-guided tour of the most decorated battleship in the US. Nicknamed the 'Black Dragon,' the battleship's guns were able to shoot 23 miles. On…
The Adirondacks
This remarkable gathering of art was amassed by local newspaper heiress Charlotte Pryun Hyde. In her rambling Florentine renaissance mansion in Glens…
Massachusetts
Dating from 1677, this was the home of Captain John Whipple, a military officer and entrepreneur. Now maintained by the Ipswich Museum, it contains period…
Gold Coast
With 3 miles of beachfront, 6 miles of hiking and cross-country skiing trails, and climbable dunes that rise 260ft in the air, visitors are all over this…
Connecticut
Legends live on in Mashamoquet Brook State Park. Here, local hero Israel Putnum, who led the troops at Bunker Hill in Boston, is said to have crawled into…
South Beach
An art-deco temple? Not exactly, but the smooth, bubbly dome and sleek, almost aerodynamic profile of this Conservative synagogue, established in 1938,…
Miami
Coral Gables–designer George Merrick planned a series of elaborate entry gates to the city, but the real-estate bust meant that projects went unfinished…
Maryland
If you really want to engage in tacky seaside fun to the fullest possible extent, hit up Trimpers Rides, one of the oldest of old-school amusement parks…
Pennsylvania
This outdoor facility, which includes the HO Smith Botanic Gardens, is probably the most peaceful spot for a breath of fresh air in greater State College…
Gold Coast
Learn about dunes! A 0.7-mile (one way) boardwalk trail takes you from the parking lot to the Lake Michigan shore. Prepare for loads of stairs up and down…
Alabama
Part of Gulf State Park, this beach, located just west of the Florida border, is usually a little more quiet than other local stretches of sand. It's…
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum
Ohio
It’s worth popping in to the 2nd-floor galleries to check out the exhibitions on cartoon art. They change a few times per year, but you might see a show…
New Orleans
The Chua Bo De temple is about 7 miles outside of the city near the English Turn golf course. It's a typically Vietnamese Buddhist structure, filled with…
New Haven
This pretty seaside park a few minutes' drive from Tweed New Haven Airport features the handsome 1840s Five Mile Point Lighthouse, listed on the National…
Cleveland
This provocative gallery partners with the Cleveland Museum of Art to showcase avant-garde paintings, photography and new media inside a repurposed…
Pennsylvania
This eye-catching building houses 11 galleries and a contemporary sculpture garden, making for a fun, free diversionary day trip into the arts. The main…
Philadelphia
This creative arts project operates out of the old bank building on the small triangle of land at the intersection of Lancaster Ave, Powelton Ave and 38th…
Maryland
A small satellite of the National Park System that consists of nature trails, boardwalks over freshwater wetlands, views of the Potomac River, and the…
Everglades National Park
Rte 9336 cuts through the soft heart of the park, past long fields of marsh prairie, white, skeletal forests of bald cypress and dark clumps of mahogany…
Pennsylvania
The woods that blanket the Schuylkill Highlands constitute the largest contiguous forest between Washington, DC, and New York City. Within the 7730…
The Adirondacks
There are enough antique cars on display at this massive museum on the grounds of the Saratoga Spa State Park to excite even the most casual automobile…
Connecticut
This notable 24-acre, solar-powered, sustainable vineyard grows French and American varieties, such as cabernet sauvignon, Riesling, merlot, Cayuga and St…
Rhode Island
At the southernmost tip of the island you'll come to Beavertail State Park, where you can enjoy one of the best vistas – and sunsets – in the Ocean State…
Chicago
Located at the Lincoln Park Zoo's southern end, the farm features a full range of barnyard animals and offers frequent demonstrations of cow milking,…
Alabama
If you're looking for a more natural beach experience in Gulf Shores, consider Gulf State Park. There are 2 miles of beach here, as well as a nature…
New York, New Jersey & Pennsylvania
An especially rugged section of the water gap where the Appalachian Trail passes through, dotted by 14 rock-basin lakes. Campsites are available. The area…
Louisiana
The physical space that this museum inhabits – the clean, geometric lines of the Shaw Center – is as impressive as the on-site galleries, which include a…
Nantucket
There's not a lot to see at Nantucket's western outpost, but this beach, at the end of its namesake bike path, is the island's ace place to watch sunsets…
Coastal North Carolina
Emerald Isle's 12 miles of pristine beach has soft, golden sands and the green-blue waters the area is named after. The car park at the Eastern Regional…
Philadelphia
All things to do with wood – from lathe-turned bowls and marquetry to nature photography and timber sculptures – are on display here. Their bright gallery…
Philadelphia
One way to get a bird's-eye view of the city, especially pretty after dark, is to ride the ear-popping elevator up to this 883ft-high observation deck on…
Massachusetts
This small museum is a gem – particularly for its paintings by Gloucester native Fitz Henry Lane. Exhibits also showcase the region's granite-quarrying…
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