On my fall trip to Savannah, GA and Charleston, SC, I rented a car and drove between the two cities, which gave me the freedom to make stops along the way. One stop I decided to make was to the town of Beaufort, SC, which lies almost halfway between the two. I parked the car... Continue Reading →
This past weekend when I was itching to get out of the house but didn't want to venture too far in the rain, I decided to visit a museum located right in my neighborhood that I had never visited before - the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH). The museum sits within the nation's... Continue Reading →
Sitting in Abe's on Lincoln in Savannah, a local told me that the brewery scene in Charleston was even better than Savannah (read about the Savannah beers I tried!), which excited me even more for the second half of my Low Country adventure. The brewery scene in Charleston is quite robust, with several breweries concentrated... Continue Reading →
Every year during Christmastime the quaint Victorian seaside resort town of Cape May, New Jersey becomes a scene straight out of a Dickens novel. The gingerbread cottages are decked with lights and garlands with candles in the windows. There is much to do and see in Cape May to get in the Christmas spirit. Here... Continue Reading →
Savannah might be known for its ghosts and history, but you can also get a good taste of the city by diving into the local craft beer scene. Here are some of the great brews I tried while visiting this amazing city. Moon River Brewing Company Moon River Brewing Company is a combination of two... Continue Reading →
The city of Charleston, situated on a peninsula bordered by the Ashley and Cooper Rivers and Charleston Harbor, was founded in 1670 as Charles Town for King Charles II of England. The city quickly grew in size and wealth, becoming the fifth largest city in North America at the time, largely because of its role... Continue Reading →
The city of Savannah sits on Georgia's coastline, separated from the state of South Carolina by the Savannah River. It is a city full of public squares lined with luxurious antebellum homes and trees dripping with Spanish moss. It is a quintessential image of the south. It's also known as being one of the most... Continue Reading →
Philadelphia was founded in 1682 and during the American Revolution became our nation's first capital. As you can imagine, any place with that much history has to have some ghost stories, and there is certainly no shortage of haunted locations in the City of Brotherly Love. If you're looking for the chance to catch some... Continue Reading →
In the heart of downtown Boston, just steps from the Freedom Trail and Boston Common, sits a 551-room historic hotel called the Omni Parker House that is known to be the oldest continually operating hotel in the country. It's also rumored to be Boston's most haunted hotel. The Parker House was built in 1855 by... Continue Reading →
In the summer months of July and August, the quaint seaside resort town of Cape May, New Jersey sees its peak tourism season, with the population growing as high as 40,000 from its year-round population of about 4,700. Unlike many of the other shore towns, Cape May has a lot going on throughout the rest... Continue Reading →
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