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Train Trip (East Coast)
Our new vacay plan: to see the US via train travel. No hotels for us! Just a cozy sleeper car, we'll be stopping for a short while in some of the coolest places in the country! Yay Amtrak passes!!!
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The most famous address in the nation, this grand white mansion modeled on an Irish country house (the designer, James Hoban, was an Irishman) has been the home... more
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The Smithsonian Institution comprises 17 museums in Washington as well as two museums in New York, which, taken together, truly span the world and the ages. The... more
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Always a hit with kids, the National Zoo was founded in 1889 and absorbed into the Smithsonian Institution one year later. The leafy, 163-acre Frederick Law... more
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Most of Washington, D.C.'s must-see monuments are clustered on the western end of the National Mall, so it's possible to see them all in one day. Construction... more
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The only facility dedicated to the study of international espionage, this museum has a permanent collection of artifacts and spy gadgets (such as a pistol... more
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To have a true Boston—make that Baahston—night out, head to this glorified crab shack on the waterfront, near the Institute of Contemporary Art. The... more
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Winding around 16 historical sites, the 2.5-mile Freedom Trail is a good introduction to Boston history—and also to the city's sometimes-complicated... more
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More popular with locals than tourists, the DeCordova is off the beaten track by virtue of its location, about 16 miles west of Boston in the picturesque town... more
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Billing itself as "Boston's Left Bank," Cambridge is an academic center, a technological corridor, and a vibrant, multicultural city located just across the... more
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Even Yankees fans agree that there's something special about seeing a ball game at Fenway Park. First opened in 1912, it's one of the smallest stadiums in the... more
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The devastating events of September 11, 2001, are still painfully fresh memories to all New Yorkers. The 16-acre site that once held the World Trade Center is... more
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For many people, the quintessential New York City experience is going to the theater. Despite (justified) complaints that today's offerings have become too... more
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The director of this epic museum, Philippe de Montebello, once said that you can tour its highlights in an hour if you look selectively and walk very fast. Not... more
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The West Village extends from Houston to 14th streets and from the Hudson River to Broadway, where the East Village unofficially begins. Farmland in colonial... more
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New York City without the park is a dismal thought. Created by visionary landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the mid-1800s, the... more
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