Travel
Willing to Wander: Nature and History are Up to Bat in Cooperstown
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Visitors viewing the World Series winners display at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, will learn that the Philadelphia Phillies have taken the prize twice, in 1980 and 2008.
Willing to Wander: Talbot County: 400 Years of History on the Chesapeake
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As I steered my car into Oxford, Maryland (population about 600), I began to relax. My breathing slowed, my body eased.
Willing to Wander: The South’s Small-Town Small City
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When I first heard mention of Greenville, South Carolina, I had to look at a map to learn exactly where it is. Little did I know that it has received rave reviews from the likes of The New York Times, Condé Nast Traveler, and Travel + Leisure.
Willing to Wander: Cruising Along the Intracoastal Waterway
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One day, during a recent journey through several southeastern states, I knocked on an unmarked wood door, uttered a password, and was admitted into the throwback of a Prohibition-era speakeasy.
Willing to Wander: Overrated Destinations
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Countless people dream of visiting New York City’s Times Square, and many do. That’s one reason why the neighborhood is included on lists of “Most overrated places in the United States.”
Willing to Wander: Tracking Truffles
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Nadine was excited. She scampered along a haphazard route, pausing now and then to sniff at the ground. Occasionally she began to dig in the dirt, her breath quickening and eyes widening.
Willing to Wander: Cruising the History of the Lower Mississippi
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Our room was spacious and comfortable. The food was delicious. The list of activities in our temporary home-away-from-home covered a diversity of interests.
Willing to Wander: Dodge Winter at the World’s Best Beaches
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A stretch of golden sand lies against a backdrop of colorful Art Deco architecture. Further north, people stroll, jog, and pedal bicycles along a boardwalk that parallels an oceanfront beach and passes amusement parks, fast-food eateries, and gambling casinos.
Willing to Wander: The Small Va. City with Big American History
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Entering the town of Winchester, Virginia, is like taking a time-travel trip. My recent visit echoed that of Shawnee and other Native tribes that lived for thousands of years in what today is Frederick County and, more recently, by European explorers who came as early as 1606.