Q: I live in the Maryland suburbs, and I’d like to plan a day trip with my mother, who uses a manual wheelchair. She likes art galleries, historic attractions and archaeology. I’d prefer a destination that is within a two-hour drive. I’d just like to get out of town for the day, spend some time [...]

My best friend Erin and I went to the Eastern State Penitentiary in Philly. We stayed in Cherry Hill, N.J. and drove into Philly for the 10:30pm walk through of the haunted house! What a great haunted house! The article was written beautifully. I was easily persuaded to go and glad I went! Erin and [...]

Prepare to be entranced, thrilled and feel like a kid again as you enter the Dickens Village at Macy’s Center City in Philadelphia, Pa. This exhibit, in the spirit of Strawbridge’s “A Christmas Carol,” which has been a beloved Philadelphia holiday tradition for more than 20 years, opens on Nov. 23. This is the second [...]

Colonial Williamsburg is known for putting the magic into the Christmas season for families, children and couples. From the splendor of Grand Illumination to the elegant beauty of distinctive natural decorations, the unusual programming, delicious food, and festive music make Christmas in Colonial Williamsburg’s Historic Area unforgettable.
Holiday fun for children
In Colonial Williamsburg, children will discover [...]

If you haven’t been to Savage Mill lately or have never been there, now is the time to go. With the holidays coming up, you couldn’t find a better place to discover that perfect gift. Located off Route 1 in Savage, Md., the mill is within easy reach and is waiting to take you back [...]

Tired of the holiday shopping frenzy at the mall? Girlfriends, listen up! How does an overnight holiday shopping getaway in historic Old Town Fredericksburg, Va., sound? Holiday shopping takes on a whole new feel when combined with a stay at The Richard Johnston Inn.
The Richard Johnston Inn offers a number of special packages, including a [...]

If you are looking for somewhere to go for the holidays, other than patented tourist attractions, take a scenic drive through the Allegheny Mountains into Greenbrier County, W.Va. There you will find Lewisburg, a 221-year-old small town with many 18th-and 19th-century buildings, where the steeple clock still tolls the hour and the church bells ring [...]

The heat of summer first drew the crowds to Cape May, N.J., the nation’s oldest seaside resort that has been welcoming visitors since 1761, but it’s the Victorian houses that twinkle with lights and a six-week long Victorian Christmas celebration that bring visitors to Cape May in the winter.
Cape May, a peninsula located on the [...]

You probably learned in elementary school that the first Thanksgiving was celebrated in Plymouth, Mass., in 1621. A fact not as well known is that two years earlier, on Dec. 4, 1619, in Virginia, the first official Thanksgiving was proclaimed when Captain John Woodlief and 37 men arrived from England at what is now known [...]

Capture the joy and magic of the holidays with a mountain getaway to Jim Thorpe, Pa. Nestled between three breathtaking mountains high in the Poconos, with the Lehigh River running right through the center of town and train tracks beside it, the charming village of Jim Thorpe is like stepping inside a Currier & Ives [...]