In 1946, Hershey Park in Hershey, Pa., boasted that it had built “the biggest roller coaster in the United States” when it opened “Comet.” Today, some 62 years and 11 roller coasters later, the park has debuted “Fahrenheit,” daring riders to experience “the steepest drop of any coaster in the country.” For people looking for [...]

Escape the cares of everyday life and find your peace at the Cylburn Arboretum, a 207-acre nature preserve and public garden located off Greenspring Avenue in Baltimore, Md. As you enter, you’ll sense that you have crossed over into a more peaceful world. Surrounded by trees and flowers, you will find it easy to let [...]

If you’re looking for the charm of a vintage Southern inn without traveling down the coast into the heart of Dixie, you don’t have to venture any farther than the Shenandoah Valley and the Luray, Va., area. There you will find the newly renovated Mimslyn Inn, standing atop a high knoll, beckoning urban visitors to [...]

Who isn’t glued to the news when tragic or historical events happen in the world? Who can forget where we were on the morning of Sept. 11? What about when the Berlin wall came down? Being a member of the news media, I’d always been impressed with the news exhibits in the Newseum when it [...]

There are many ways to “train up a child,” and the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is doing its share by bringing railroading and its heritage to life for kids or the kid in us. Most of today’s children see only subway or high-speed trains whizzing by their towns. For them, images of steam locomotives carrying [...]