Just above the Conowingo Dam in Rising Sun, MD is Dean’s Cement Yard Decore (sic). Dean’s offerings are visible from Conowingo Road (Route 1) to all who pass by. The three foot tall rabbit and the life-sized bear have a way of getting curious travelers to turn into the display yard. I had stopped on 2 previous trips, […]
The Boston Public Library was established in 1848, but its defining building in Copley Square opened to the public on February 1, 1895. Designed by Charles Follen McKim of the firm McKim, Mead & White, the building represented a shift in how public institutions were designed in the United States. McKim modeled the structure after […]
The First Church of Christ, Scientist was founded in 1879 by Mary Baker Eddy, but its first permanent home came fifteen years later. The original church building opened on December 30, 1894, designed by Franklin I. Welch. It was built to house a growing congregation and to establish a physical center for a movement that […]
The Massachusetts Historical Society was founded in 1791 by Reverend Jeremy Belknap and a small group of Boston men with a clear goal. They wanted to collect and preserve materials related to the history of the United States. At the time, the country was still new. The idea of systematically saving its records was not. […]
For over a 100 years New York’s Lower East Side was famous for its pickle district, with its numerous pickle markets and vendors. Today, the only store in New York City to get just pickles, is the Pickle Guys, which is an old school New Yorker’s dream, where they craft pickles using an authentic East […]
Don’t let the Florida roadside shack appearance fool you, Herbie’s is one of the oldest operating restaurants in the Florida Keys, established in the 1940s under the name of Maggie’s Chowder House. You are sure to find sun burnt vacationers and locals that often become your drinking buddies. The only thing old school about the […]
Just a short drive from U.S. Route 1, Goose Rocks Beach is one of southern Maine’s most peaceful stretches of coastline. Unlike some of the busier beaches in the region, Goose Rocks offers wide-open sand, gentle surf, and long views of the Atlantic that make it feel relaxed and unhurried. The beach runs for nearly […]
Just a short drive from U.S. Route 1, Walker’s Point Overlook is one of the most famous coastal viewpoints in southern Maine. From this scenic roadside stop along Ocean Avenue, visitors can look out across the Atlantic toward Walker’s Point Estate, the longtime summer home of the Bush family. The view is simple but striking. […]
Just a couple of miles from U.S. Route 1, the Seashore Trolley Museum is one of the most unique transportation museums in the country. Founded in 1939, it holds the title of the largest electric railway museum in the world, preserving hundreds of streetcars, trolleys, and transit vehicles from cities across the United States. What […]
When you are driving South on Route 1 to the Florida Keys, when you reach Marathon you’re still an hour away from Key West, and sometimes you are either hungry or you’re just ready to start to party. We found a one-stop party place like no other, Porky’s Bayside Restaurant and Marina which is […]
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