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Tips, itineraries, and inspiration for road trips – including easy day trips, memorable getaways, and once-in-a-lifetime cross-country family adventures.

Battle of Gettysburg Changes Everything
Art Education | Road Trips

Battle of Gettysburg Changes Everything

BySandra Foyt July 8, 2013July 8, 2013

For three blistering hot and bloody days in 1863 at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania, the Civil War could have gone either way. Could General Meade hold the line, or would General Robert E. Lee prevail in bringing the war to the North? It was the Union Army’s dramatic repulsion of the Confederate’s Pickett’s…

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Lincoln Highway Begins In New York City
Art Education | Road Trips

Lincoln Highway Begins In New York City

BySandra Foyt June 26, 2013July 3, 2013

There is no Lincoln Highway marker in New York City. Even in 1913, Times Square was more of a ceremonial origination point rather than the beginning of an actual roadway. And yet it made sense then, as it does now, to begin in New York City. This is where so many of the people who…

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The Perfected Family Travel Packing List
Road Trips | Travel Tips

The Perfected Family Travel Packing List

BySandra Foyt June 24, 2013June 25, 2013

It gets easier to come up with a packing list for a summer-long cross-country road trip when you’ve done it a few times. I have a pretty good idea of what I will actually use, and what will clutter up the car. The first time I took the kids on my own across the USA,…

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Lincoln Highway – New York to San Francisco Or Bust
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Lincoln Highway – New York to San Francisco Or Bust

BySandra Foyt June 21, 2013June 26, 2013

It has been decided. Starting June 24th, thirteen-year-old Alex and I are setting out on a road trip along the Lincoln Highway. “America’s First Highway,” which runs from New York City to San Francisco, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2013. A century which saw a dramatic shift in the very idea of the American vacation…

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Have a Blast! at Rock of Ages Granite Quarry, Vermont
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Have a Blast! at Rock of Ages Granite Quarry, Vermont

ByEditor July 5, 2012July 5, 2012

Vermont is known as the Green Mountain State, but what lies under those mountains? At the Rock of Ages quarry, just outside of Barre, you can get a chance to see. Back in 1885 a man named George B. Milne opened a granite manufacturing business. Ten years later, he and quarry owners James Boutwell and…

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Quintessential Vermont: Burger Night at Bread and Butter Farm
Culinary Arts | Road Trips

Quintessential Vermont: Burger Night at Bread and Butter Farm

ByEditor June 5, 2012October 22, 2012

Heading up near Burlington? Make sure to take a side trip for a Friday or Monday Burger Night at Bread and Butter Farms in Shelburne! The owners of Bread and Butter Farm hold fast to the idea that healthy grows from the soil up. The grass the beef is fed on is whole grain, as are…

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Finding Fun Among the Ruins: Fort Crown Point, NY
Art Education | Road Trips

Finding Fun Among the Ruins: Fort Crown Point, NY

ByEditor June 4, 2012June 4, 2012

Hills of grass rippling with the breeze surrounding a centuries old stone stronghold guarding an international waterway. England? Scotland? Wales? No. Not Ireland, not France, not Spain. Fort Crown Point in New York. Fort Crown Point, 14 miles north of Ticonderoga, has been a militarily strategic point ever since the British and French first started…

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Bridgeport Port Jefferson Ferry Sweetens Family Road Trip
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Bridgeport Port Jefferson Ferry Sweetens Family Road Trip

ByEditor June 3, 2012December 17, 2012

Make the Most of a Family Road Trip: Take the Bridgeport – Port Jefferson Ferry. Even routine family road trips can become an adventure with a little planning. We took the Bridgeport – Port Jefferson Ferry across the Long Island Sound on a recent weekend visit to see family on Long Island and got a…

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Tips To Stretch Your Dollar On Road Trips

ByEditor May 26, 2012May 26, 2012

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Up Close and Personal with the Fish at New England Aquarium
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Up Close and Personal with the Fish at New England Aquarium

ByEditor May 9, 2012May 9, 2012

Once home to the world’s largest aquarium tank, New England Aquarium still has plenty to boast about. There is a shark and ray touch tank, a tidal pool exhibit for touching and handling various sea creatures, an outdoor seal exhibit, and of course, an abundant supply of marine life! The first thing to see on…

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