If any state can claim to have just as much water to enjoy as land, it’s Florida. Visiting the state without enjoying its waters—from rivers to springs to swamps to the sparkling Atlantic Ocean—would be missing the point entirely. Here, we take a look into a few of the main ways to enjoy Florida by…
Dancing Spirit Ranch: ‘The Peace of Wild Things’
The Montana mountain air was cool and fresh, and as I breathed it in, something inside of me awakened: evasive like magic or childhood. I pulled on my rain boots and walked quickly to keep up with my daughters, who had already raced off of the porch and through the mud to the purple sky…
Finding Wild Times in Israel
It’s a strange and thrilling moment. “Hold on tight and, if you’re nervous, don’t look down,” my guide tells me as I settle into the harness and prepare to drop. We’ve reached the edge of this cliff on mountain bikes, spotting Nubian ibex and other curious desert creatures as we rolled through the Negev, a…
Revisiting History at Kings Mountain National Military Park
Up a windy road lined with trees in Blacksburg, South Carolina, stands Kings Mountain National Military Park. My children, ages 2 and 4, had begged us to stay at the nearby (and equally beautiful) Kings Mountain State Park, which had, among other amenities, an impressive playground. Luckily, my husband is as enthusiastic a lover of…
A Superior Scenic Byway
Undeveloped beaches like sculpture gardens with pale sand, colored pebbles, and tangles of weathered driftwood. Cold and moody waters that can appear turquoise, deep blue, slate gray, or even muddy red. They change without notice: waves cresting white and angling like a blade into shore, then smoothing to glass and mirroring billowy white clouds, until…
Relive the Past at Museums, Diners, Drive-ins, and More
Louis Kaplan is channeling his childhood. As a youngster he collected baseball cards, which he stored in boxes and treasured as souvenirs of America’s favorite pastime. Decades later he’s reliving that time while visiting the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York. Opportunities to recapture memories from the past aren’t limited…
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