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The Adirondacks Getaway Weekend Getaway
The Adirondack Park is the largest forest preserve in the United States, larger than Glacier, Olympic, Yosemite, and Yellowstone parks ...
Lake Placid, NY - Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States
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California North Coast: From San Francisco to Redwood National Park Scenic Drive
Driving the California coast’s Route 1 is a beautiful experience, especially if taken at a leisurely pace. Bear in mind that while ...
Mendocino, CA - Fodor's Great American Drives of the West
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Adventures in Love: An Outdoor Affair in Chicago Romantic Getaway
Being in love makes you feel as if you can do anything —so why not try it? Trust the one you love to be a boon companion, in adventure ...
Chicago, IL - Romantic Days and Nights in Chicago
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Amelia Island Romantic Getaway
The name alone summons songs of romance.Amelia, daughter of England’s King George II, gave her name to one of Florida’s least-known ...
Amelia City, FL - Romantic Weekends: Northern and Central Florida
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Lake Geneva: Luxury and the Lake Weekend Getaway
If you’re the kind of traveler who doesn’t like to shave on the weekend, you may perceive Lake Geneva to be too tony for your tastes. ...
Lake Geneva, WI - Quick Escapes: Chicago
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Ventura County Campgrounds Camping
Founded in 1782 as Mission San Buenaventura, the city of Ventura has evolved into a community of bookstores, coffee shops, and art ...
Ventura, CA - Camping Southern California
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Lake Erie Islands: Island Idyll Weekend Getaway
It doesn’t take long to reach the Lake Erie Islands—just a short ferryboat ride from Port Clinton or Sandusky—but you’ll swear you’ve ...
Port Clinton, OH - Quick Escapes: Detroit
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Door Country: Cape Cod of the Midwest Weekend Getaway
You can easily spend a month in Door County, the finger of land that juts out from Wisconsin into Lake Michigan and Green Bay, so ...
Sturgeon Bay, WI - Quick Escapes: Chicago
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Deep Creek Lake Romantic Getaway
You have decided to take a romantic weekend holiday. Where will you go? Perhaps you have been trying to choose between one of the ...
McHenry, MD - Romantic Weekends: Virginia, Maryland & Washington, DC
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Long Island Getaway Weekend Getaway
Long Island offers a microcosm of a much larger region, with distinct areas, ranging from the mansions of the “Gold Coast,” old whaling ...
Cold Spring Harbor, NY - Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States
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California Travel Guide by Fodor's Weekend Getaway
This travel guide is a chapter on California excerpted from the book "Fodor's USA." It covers the entire state of California region ...
Sacramento, CA - Fodor's USA
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Cuddling in Connecticut Romantic Getaway
Amazing as it may seem, less than three hours from the teeming streets of Manhattan lies one of the most beautiful parts of New England. ...
New Preston, CT - Romantic Days and Nights in New York City
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San Diego Area Campgrounds Camping
On Presidio Hill in the city of San Diego stands the Mission San Diego de Alcala, the birthplace of the city and of California. A ...
San Diego, CA - Camping Southern California
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Carmel and Pebble Beach Weekend Getaway
Imagine a village so quaint it has no parking meters along its narrow, shaded streets and no neon signs advertising its many chic ...
Pebble Beach, CA - Driving the Pacific Coast: California
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Anderson Ferry, OH, & Belleview, Rabbit Hash, Big Bone Lick, & Warsaw, KY, & Vevay, IN Weekend Getaway
If you’re in a hurry to get out of town, here’s your ticket. Just about fifteen minutes west of downtown Cincinnati is Anderson Ferry—the ...
Vevay, IN - Day Trips from Cincinnati
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A Village by the Sea: Carlsbad Romantic Getaway
Full of the Quaint spots that make for an idyllic romantic retreat, Carlsbad offers a quiet escape from the more heavily trafficked ...
Carlsbad, CA - Romantic Days and Nights in San Diego
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Montauk and the Hamptons: Long Island Beaches Weekend Getaway
Sun-bleached beaches. Platters piled high with spanking fresh lobster. Seabreeze-swept verandas. These are just some of the images ...
Montauk, NY - Quick Escapes: New York City
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Kerr House Spa: Oasis in Ohio Weekend Getaway
It’s hard to believe that a spa with the high quality of the Kerr House could lie just over an hour from Detroit. It has no desert ...
Grand Rapids, OH - Quick Escapes: Detroit
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Oklahoma's Kiamichi Country: Ouachita National Forest, Beavers Bend State Park, Broken Bow Lake, Talimena Scenic Drive Weekend Getaway
The lush, southeastern corner of Oklahoma is nothing short of stunning. The Ouachita (pronounced WASH-ee-taw) Mountains, which rise ...
Broken Bow, OK - Quick Escapes: Dallas/Fort Worth
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Icefields Parkway: Lake Louise to Jasper, Alberta Scenic Drive
The Icefields Parkway, stretching 230 kilometers (138 miles) between Lake Louise and Jasper through the heart of two world-famous ...
Lake Louise, AB - Scenic Driving British Columbia
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Mamoth Cave National Park Family Vacation
Mammoth Cave is the kind of place you’re likely to visit time and again, yet do something new and different each time. The cave—the ...
Mammoth Cave, KY - Fun With the Family Kentucky
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Bald Head Island Romantic Getaway
Have you been saving your pennies for a romantic tropical vacation – in the Bahamas or Hawaii perhaps? Well, paradise is closer than ...
Southport, NC - Romantic Weekends: The Carolinas & The Georgia Coast
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park Scenic Drive
This park is close to major population centers, but its lush greenery and pleasantly rounded peaks create a soothing aura of tranquillity. ...
Gatlinburg, TN - Great American Wilderness: Touring America's National Parks
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New Jersey Getaway Weekend Getaway
Although some people think of New Jersey in terms of the megalopolis viewed from the New Jersey Turnpike, there is another, quiet ...
Cape May, NJ - Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States
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Starved Rock State Park: Take a Hike Weekend Getaway
Starved Rock, one of the state’s most popular attractions, now includes a complex that could compete with some of the best luxury ...
Utica, IL - Quick Escapes: Chicago
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Alexander Springs Campground Camping
Alexander Springs is clearly worth preserving, an oasis in the forest, one of the outstanding physical features of central Florida. ...
Umatilla, FL - The Best In Tent Camping: Florida
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Chicago, Illinois Weekend Getaway
Chicago has everything for city lovers: culture, commerce, historic buildings, public transportation, ethnic neighborhoods, chic boutiques, ...
Chicago, IL - Fodor's Great American Vacations
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Bimini, Bahamas: The Complete Escape Weekend Getaway
Though you often hear the Bimini Islands called simply “Bimini,” they are really a group of several islands and cays stretching for ...
Alice Town, BF - Quick Escapes: Florida
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New York City Getaway Weekend Getaway
For an overview of the city, visitors can choose a bus tour, helicopter ride, cruise ship, or a skyscraper observation deck. We managed ...
New York, NY - Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States
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Beach Blanket Romance: Malibu Romantic Getaway
Who wouldn't love to morph into a privileged Malibu beach dweller for a day or two? Well, here’s your chance. Pack a bathing suit, ...
Malibu, CA - Romantic Days and Nights in Los Angeles
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Amore! Chicago Romance Italian-Style Romantic Getaway
Here's a question for you and your beloved to ponder: If we were planning a trip to the land of romance, where would we be going? ...
Chicago, IL - Romantic Days and Nights in Chicago
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Santa Barbara County Campgrounds Camping
Many people consider Santa Barbara the most livable city in the United States. The blue ocean, sparkling beaches, green mountain backdrop, ...
Santa Barbara, CA - Camping Southern California
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Sonoma-Mendocino Coast Scenic Drive: Marin City to US 101 Scenic Drive
This 209-mile-long drive borders the Pacific coast north of San Francisco. The highway passes historic sites, redwood forests, abrupt ...
Gualala, CA - Scenic Driving California
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Harpers Ferry Area, West Virginia Family Vacation
On the night of October 16, 1859, John Brown led his band of twenty-one men on an abolitionist-inspired raid of Harpers Ferry. Hoping ...
Harpers Ferry, WV - Great Family Vacations: South
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Crossing the Red River: Lake Texoma and Lake Murray, Turner Falls, and the Arbuckle Mountains Weekend Getaway
Leaving concrete, expressways, and prairie behind, escapists looking for some watery adventures can find them on the Red River. Driving ...
Pottsboro, TX - Quick Escapes: Dallas/Fort Worth
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Hilton Head, South Carolina Family Vacation
The well-heeled, well-connected, and just plain choosy have been traveling to Hilton Head for years. Why? This island off the southern ...
Hilton Head Island, SC - Great Family Vacations: South
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Austin Romantic Getaway
A college town grown up, Austin mixes city pleasures with outdoor recreation in a casual atmosphere that makes it a popular getaway ...
Austin, TX - Romantic Weekends: Texas
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A Grand Island City: Galveston Weekend Getaway
In its heyday, during the mid-nineteenth century, Galveston was called the Wall Street of the Southwest. Cotton was king, and this ...
Galveston, TX - Quick Escapes: Dallas/Fort Worth
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Bayfield and Madeline Island: Sailboats and Superior Scenery Weekend Getaway
It’s no surprise that Bayfield, Wisconsin, was named the “Best Little Town in the Midwest” by the Chicago Tribune. Bayfield is about ...
Bayfield, WI - Quick Escapes: Minneapolis/St. Paul
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Finger Lakes Region Getaway Weekend Getaway
The Finger Lakes region is one of wine and water—vineyards and eleven long, slender, and deep lakes left by departing glaciers. Waterfalls ...
Syracuse, NY - Daytrips and Getaway Weekends in the Mid-Atlantic States
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Sandusky and the Lake Erie Islands, OH Family Vacation
Often dubbed “Ohio’s summer playground,” Sandusky and the Lake Erie Islands offer lots of family finds. Sandusky has miles of lake ...
Sandusky, OH - Great Family Vacations: Midwest & Rocky Mountain Region
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Big Basin Redwoods State Park Campgrounds Camping
This park is the granddaddy of all the incredible California state parks. Big Basin has wonderful camping as well as tent cabins with ...
Boulder Creek, CA - The Best In Tent Camping: Northern California
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Redwood Highway Scenic Drive: Eureka to Crescent City Scenic Drive
This seventy-eight-mile section of U.S. Highway 101 parallels the rugged Pacific coast, passing redwood groves and a rugged wave-carved ...
Trinidad, CA - Scenic Driving California
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Payson Area Campgrounds Camping
Payson is in the center of the mountain country made famous by western writer Zane Grey, who often wrote from a small cabin close ...
Payson, AZ - Camping Arizona
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Covered Bridge Scenic Byway Scenic Drive
A 44-mile highway that winds through scenic hills and past numerous covered bridges. Covered Bridge Scenic Byway winds through the ...
Woodsfield, OH - National Forest Scenic Byways East & South
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Angeles Crest Scenic Byway: La Canada to Mountain Top Junction Scenic Drive
A sixty-six-mile-long highway that climbs from La Canada to the lofty, forested crest of the San Gabriel Mountains north of Los Angeles. ...
La Canada, CA - Scenic Driving California
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Spokane and Northeastern Washington Campgrounds Camping
The part of Washington east of Wenatchee is getting popular both for desert camping and lake sports between Wenatchee and Spokane ...
Spokane, WA - Camping Washington
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Lake George, New York Family Vacation
The Lake George, New York, area offers families a rare combination —hundreds of thousands of acres of woodlands, ponds, and lakes ...
Lake George, NY - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Sacramento and Western Sierra Foothills Campgrounds Camping
Tourists traveling to the Sacramento and Western Sierra Foothills Area from the north via the Golden Chain Highway are welcomed to ...
Sacramento, CA - Camping Northern California
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Bahamas Romantic Getaway
Technically, the Bahamas lie outside the boundaries of the Caribbean. But, except for a few days when the islands are cooled by winter’s ...
Nassau, BF - Romantic Escapes in the Caribbean
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A Tropical Paradise: Little St. Simons Island Romantic Getaway
The scenario has been contrived thousands of times: A couple is stranded on a deserted island. Except for the fiddler crabs burrowing ...
Brunswick, GA - Romantic Days and Nights in Savannah
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Colorado Springs Romantic Getaway
What the sunshine is to Arizona, New Mexico and southern California, the clear mountain air is to southern Colorado. The state has ...
Colorado Springs, CO - Romantic Weekends: America's Southwest
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Traverse City Area, Michigan Family Vacation
Along with being the “Cherry Capital of the World,” the Traverse City, Michigan, area is known as a “Great Lakes Paradise.” This city ...
Traverse City, MI - Great Family Vacations: Midwest & Rocky Mountain Region
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Catskill and Shawangunk Mountains, NY Family Vacation
Mention the word Catskills, and many people still envision the large hotels in Sullivan County where families from New York City once ...
Saugerties, NY - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Annapolis Romantic Getaway
There is a quaint, enchanting city on the banks of the Severn River and the Chesapeake Bay that was, for a short time, the capital ...
Annapolis, MD - Romantic Weekends: Virginia, Maryland & Washington, DC
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Connecticut Coast Scenic Drive Scenic Drive
A 71-mile scenic route along southeastern Connecticut’s historic coastline. This scenic route traverses 71 miles of southeastern Connecticut’s ...
Westbrook, CT - Scenic Driving New England
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Washington, D.C. Family Vacation
In Washington, D.C., prepare to have fun and to feel proud, as our nation’s capital is a city that belongs to all Americans. Even ...
Washington, DC - Great Family Vacations: Northeast
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Canyons and Rivers: Medina to Garner State Park Scenic Drive
A 46-mile paved drive from Medina to Garner State Park through some of the most rugged parts of the Texas Hill Country. This drive ...
Medina, TX - Scenic Driving Texas
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Big Bay Point Lighthouse Bed & Breakfast Romantic Getaway
A casual, secluded retreat awaits guests at the Big Bay Lighthouse Bed and Breakfast on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The lighthouse ...
Big Bay, MI - Staying at a Lighthouse: America's Romantic and Historic Lighthouse Inns
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Baltimore Romantic Getaway
Over the past two decades, many major cities have undertaken major revitalization efforts, with varying degrees of success. Few have ...
Baltimore, MD - Romantic Weekends: Virginia, Maryland & Washington, DC
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Los Angeles to San Diego: Quintessential Southern California Along the Pacific Coast Highway Scenic Drive
This drive exemplifies classic California: you’ll pass quaint beachfront settlements, roadside cafés, and surf shops, and may find ...
Los Angeles, CA - Fodor's Great American Drives of the West
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Florida Keys Beaches Beach Vacation
The Florida Keys are not where people generally go with beaches in mind, though they do boast at least one of the finer strands in ...
Key Largo, FL - Exploring Florida's Atlantic Coast Beaches
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A Vine Romance: Taste the Grape in Temecula Romantic Getaway
Temecula's Sunny Valley is the closest thing Southern California has to Northern California’s Napa Valley or even the Santa Ynez Valley ...
Temecula, CA - Romantic Days and Nights in San Diego
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Cottage in the Woods: Whidbey Island Romantic Getaway
With its verdant rolling pastureland, charming small towns, glistening sandy beaches, and historic parks and landmarks, Whidbey Island ...
Clinton, WA - Romantic Days and Nights in Seattle
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Lancaster Valley Amish Country Tour: From Morgantown to Lancaster Scenic Drive
This 73.5-mile drive traces a serpentine path through the Lancaster Amish Country, avoiding for the most part the highly promoted ...
Morgantown, PA - Scenic Driving Pennsylvania
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Chincoteague and Assateague Islands, VA Family Vacation
Although Misty, the pint-size pony, may have made the Chincoteague/ Assateague area famous, there’s a lot more than wild ponies here. ...
Chincoteague, VA - Great Family Vacations: South
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