Baltimore City may get a bad rap sometimes, but I’m here to assure you that Charm City does indeed live up to its nickname. So if you’ve ever been talked out of visiting by naysayers and wet blankets, defy them and go experience a day here for yourself. This Maryland city is packed with fun …
Atop a hill, at the highest point of Georgetown in Washington, DC, sits Dumbarton Oaks; A real-life secret garden that offers visitors the opportunity to get lost as they wander along brick paths through beautifully manicured green spaces surrounded by Victorian terraces. Owned by Harvard University, the property houses a library, museum, and acres of …
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If by the off chance you have actually heard of York, Pennsylvania, images of industry, snack foods, and the Articles of Confederation may come to mind. The New York Times has described York as a “south-central Pennsylvania manufacturing town, where the colonial architecture reflects its Revolutionary War past,” but to us it’s so much more. …
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Aleah and I both grew up in South Central PA and like most from the area, spent at least one week a year on the Eastern Shore of Delaware, Maryland, or Virginia. We lived a brief 25 minutes apart from each other, took the same route to and from, and yet had very different Delmarva …
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Situated at the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers between Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia, lies Harpers Ferry, a small Appalachian town that has no lack of history nor beauty. The Mountain State’s Easternmost town boasts a population of only 285, yet nearly half a million people visit each year. With epic trails to …
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