Travel
Hop on a train (or a bike or trolley) and explore the ‘world’s largest outdoor art gallery’ with Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program.
We like to travel in style, don’t you? Here’s our collection of 50 sublime places to eat, stay and play in the mid-Atlantic. Time to pack your bags...
For a quick winter escape, consider one of these island getaways. All offer beautiful beaches, tropical rhythms and (most importantly) easy flights from BWI Airport.
Here are five travel titles we’re looking forward to checking out in the coming year.
If you’re looking for trip ideas to New Guinea—or even New Jersey— then check out a travel show.
The Christmas display at Southern Maryland’s Flat Iron Farm is an over-the-top extravaganza—and an annual holiday must-see.
An exhibit at the National Archives and a pop-up restaurant nearby offer the chance to explore America’s culinary past, bite by bite.
Bunking at a Lancaster County farm means hanging out with animals, helping with chores and eating big country breakfasts. But, as our writer wonders, what happened to the pig?
With vintage amusements— and good food to boot— Knoebels Amusement Park delivers old-fashioned fun.
Our annual roundup of new shops and restaurants at the beach.
Berlin’s GlenRiddle Golf Club offers beauty, history and— for this experienced duffer— a major challenge.
Our hungry correspondent takes a culinary tour of Charleston and finds Food TV stars at every stop.
A long-standing croquet rivalry is at the heart of Annapolis’ biggest garden party.
A software executive and his wife bring hospitality the natural way to the Raleigh-Durham area.
The writer brings the family along to enjoy the Christmas season and explore the Gaylord National Hotel at National Harbor.
The grandest of grande dame resorts, The Greenbrier, gets a makeover fit for a queen.
A whimsical and romantic inn located in a former schoolhouse serves as the perfect home base for exploring Virginia’s Northern Neck.
Style takes you to four off-the-beaten-path points on the compass for this autumn’s leaf-peeping season.
Traveling this summer? There’s no reason to leave Fido or Fluffy back home. Book a room at one of these pet-friendly East Coast hotels.
Most people know Bath County, Va., as the home of the renowned resort, The Homestead. But if you’re in search of a true country getaway, there are other wonderful— and less-traveled— places to explore.
Love is in the air... and everywhere around a charming inn owned by romance queen Nora Roberts.
Idyllic gardens, scrumptious meals, fun wine tastings and comfy indulgence make these off-the-beaten-path, intimate inns the perfect destination to visit with your significant other.
Perched at the confluence of the Cape Fear River and the Atlantic Ocean, Bald Head Island offers stunning natural beauty and all the upscale comforts you could want just a ferry ride— and a world— away from the mainland.
For 20 years, Sparks resident and ‘green’ builder Polly Bart dreamed of seeing faraway places, pursuing her passion for spirituality, women’s issues and sustainable living, and having a grand adventure. After turning 65 last year, she made her dream come true.
Retiree Phil Cooper survives a stint aboard a luxury cruise liner as a ‘gentleman host.’
Senior editor Sarah Gilbert Fox visits a pair of classic Big Apple hotels— one old, one new.
Start the year in a peaceful state by slowing down and getting in touch with your inner spirit. Here are four suggestions for how to do just that.
With its unparalleled luxury and location, you can live like a Raj at the Taj.
With the opening of the new Kimpton Hotel Monaco, Baltimore joins the ranks of San Francisco, New York City and Miami as a hip destination for savvy travelers.
Cooking school at this Brandywine Valley country inn is a fantasy camp for foodies interested in a truly locatarian experience.
Looking for a weekend escape that features hands-on cooking intstruction and gourmet meals? Style put together a list of inns in the mid-Atlantic offering classes this month, and throughout the winter.
Theresa and Thomas Henkelmann's Homestead Inn located in Greenwich, CT., is a must-visit European getaway in America, with five star gourmet food.
It's another great year for Oktoberfests in the mid-Atlantic. So break out your pewter lidded steins, pop on your lederhosen or dirndl and raise a glass. But don't drink so much that you become a bierleichen (beer corpse).
A week at the beach may be the ideal vacation for some, but for those with less time— or less interest in the crowds and sun— a day or two in D.C. can prove to be just as satisfying.
Spring cleaning on the calendar this month? Bah. Why wrestle with dust bunnies in your own humble digs when you can be a guest for the day at a glorious nearby estate?
Our writer travels 90 miles to the north to sample the stuff that makes Philadelphia truly a beer lover's mecca. During Philly's Beer Week, you can do the same.
The longtime beach resort-cum-East Coast gambling mecca undergoes its latest transformation— into a high-end pampering and luxury destination.
At Pembroke Springs Retreat in rural Virginia, soak up Japanese culture by taking a dip in a traditional onsen.
God dag! If you have Scandinavian DNA— or if you just like fun, cultural vacations— this New York City trip is perfect for you.
Just a few hours south awaits a winter wonderland full of Colonial charm, beauty— and spa treatments— that have withstood the test of time.
With the season’s chill on, we’ve found a new Chesapeake thrill that you can have even while bundled up. Take a wine tour and taste your way into some gorgeous autumn warmth.
Asheville, N.C., has been called the ‘happiest city in America.’ Our writer traveled to North Carolina to find out what makes the locals so darn sunny.
Ever dreamed of spending an evening in a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?At Duncan House, in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands, you can.
A trip on the Orient Express promises travel in the style of an early 20th-century aristocrat. Not to mention a chance to walk in the footsteps of Inspector Hercule Poirot.
With its glass-roofed swimming pools, nine restaurants, two-level spa and a length twice the Washington Monument, the Queen Mary 2 is unlike any other ship on the sea.
On a walking safari in South Africa’s Greater Kruger National Park, you’ll witness the daily drama of life in the bush.
The sky’s the limit Skier or hiker, spa-lover or biker, at the Poconos’ Skytop Lodge, there’s something for everyone.
For small-town Christmas traditions— and surprisingly urbane shops and restaurants— head to Frederick.
After being shuttered for more than 20 years, a grand Pennsylvania resort begins life anew.
Part theater, part scavenger hunt, and a whole lot of fun, Accomplice: New York and five other unique walking tours give visitors a new way to discover the Big Apple.
If you’ve booked accommodations for Cal Ripken’s induction into the Hall of Fame, consider yourself lucky. If you haven’t, consider visiting lovely Cooperstown when thousands of Orioles fans aren’t crowding the streets.
Summer after summer, Baltimore families return to the tiny island to walk the beach, sail, swim and connect with their past.
Why pay big bucks to stay in a cookie-cutter hotel room when you can live like the locals-for free?
At these five Eastern Shore guesthouses, dinner plays the starring role in a romantic weekend for two.
A 114-acre estate in the Virginia Highlands offers live music, fine dining, original art and a healthy dose of genteel hospitality.
Feeling like your sex life with your partner has become ho-hum? 'Sex School' at the beautiful Miraval Spa and Resort in Arizona might be just what the doctor ordered.
From displays of ancient condoms to high-tech love toys, New York's Museum of Sex takes its stimulating subject matter very seriously.
'Rocky Balboa' opens in theaters this month. Here's a Rocky tour of Philadelphia to get you in shape for round six.
A former Manhattan fashion maven maps a tour of her favorite shopping haunts.
Our writer goes in search of midtown Manhattan theaters that offer quality productions at a quarter the price of Broadway. By Susan Laubach
Once home to two presidents, numerous Civil War skirmishes and what some say was the first Thanksgiving, these eight James River plantations are open to the public. At three, you can even spend the night.
Why fight the crowds at the beach this summer when you can retreat to an intimate 18th-century inn in the lush Virginia hills?
The charms of Mount Gretna, Pa., are legion, but its famous ice cream sundae is what keeps this writer coming back.
A cruise down the Danube lets travelers experience Eastern Europe from the comforts of a posh riverboat.
Visiting Iceland in winter isn’t as crazy as it sounds— just stick to the swimming pools.
The Inn at Palmetto Bluff marries South Carolina’s down-home natural beauty with fine accommodations, a riverside golf course and all the pampering guests can handle.
With a new wave of sophisticated restaurants, art galleries and upscale shops, tiny Onancock, Va., could be the Eastern Shore's next hot spot.
How do you rent a $10,000-a-month condominium in Florida for less than half the price? Writer Mary Ann Treger shares her bargain-hunting secrets.
Among rafting trip must-haves, 'string quartet' usually doesn't make the list. But as writer Christopher Corbett found out, a little Rachmaninoff among the rapids certainly doesn't hurt.
During a weekend getaway in the Delaware River Valley, two cousins zigzag up, down and across the mighty waterway to explore the towns on each shore.
New York’s Finger Lakes is one of those destinations that has it all: culture, spectacular natural beauty, history, fine restaurants and some of the best wineries on the East Coast.
These five bed & breakfasts offer relaxation, gourmet food and peerless views of the water.
These days, a trip to the spa means much more than a massage and facial. Writer Mary Ann Treger heads to Sedona's ultimate new age resort for reiki, votrex spiritual healing in a 'Crystal Grotto.'
In search of fun holiday shopping— in a vibrant downtown— our writer heads up I-95 to Philadelphia, 'The Next Great American City.'
For colorful ethnic neighborhoods, great restaurants, interesting museums— and prices far cheaper than Manhattan— head to Brooklyn, the 'Baltimore of New York.'
A fall getaway in western Massachusetts offers the best of both worlds, natural and cultural.
A golf fanatic plays a round at legendary Pebble Beach. But is it worth the $450 greens fee? A duffer's wife tells all.
It's a non-stop stream of parties, screenings and celebrity sightings, as Charm City film folks (plus a few who just want to have fun) descend on the tiny burg of Park City, Utah.
From Andy Warhol's wild creations to Primanti Bros.' gut-busting sandwiches to the gleaming opulence of grand dame hotels, there's plenty to discover in Pittsburgh, once dubbed 'hell with the lid off.'
From kayaking by moonlight to digging for ancient artifacts to ballooning above the Eastern Shore, the Chesapeake area offers a boatload of activities to get you outside this spring and summer.
Think Lancaster County, Pa., is just buggies and greasy, family-style buffets? Think again. Amish Country now boasts eclectic shopping, four-star accommodations and haute cuisine from some of the region's most talented chefs.
Maybe not yet, but a $180 million renovation has transformed blue-collar Snowshoe Ski Resort into a boutique destination with European flair.
Looking to get away from it all on your honeymoon? These dozen international travel ideas are for the couple that wants adventure, culture, pampering and sweet seclusion.
A couple's escape to Alexandria's Morrison House prompts plenty of pampering, polishing and an anniversary party.
If a 24-hour train ride from Washington to Chicago sounds like a crazy idea, how about going round trip in one long weekend? As our writer discovers, it's all about the romance of the rails.
From bull riding to driving vintage sports cars, we’ve got a six-pack of testosterone-charged, he-man activities just for him.
These five itineraries offer a taste of island life close to home.
The Hotel Hershey and its luxurious spa make a delicious holiday getaway for couples and families.
After a $12 million renovation, the “all-new” Tides Inn— and an up-and-coming Irvington, Va. — make a perfect fall escape.
