November 4, 2025
Cultivating and studying plants goes back more than 11,700 years in human history to the last Ice Age. From this perspective, Rutgers Gardens is just a blip on the screen – a mere 110 years of testing and research. This is also true of other Horticultural standouts along Route 1, including: Montgomery Botanical Center (Coral […]
November 3, 2025
A short turn off Route 1 in Ogunquit brings you to one of Maine’s most charming seaside scenes: the Ogunquit Beach Footbridge. This wooden span crosses a calm tidal river and opens to wide stretches of soft sand and gentle surf. On summer afternoons, the breeze smells of salt and sunscreen, and gulls glide overhead […]
November 3, 2025
Just north of Belfast and directly off U.S. Route 1, Moose Point State Park is one of those coastal gems that’s easy to miss, but unforgettable once you find it. With sweeping views of Penobscot Bay, tidal pools teeming with life, and walking paths lined with spruce and wildflowers, it’s the perfect spot to stretch […]
November 1, 2025
There’s a particular kind of nostalgia that lives at Old Orchard Beach. Maybe it’s the scent of fried dough and salt air, or the distant clang of a game inside Palace Playland. Whatever it is, this seven-mile stretch of sand has been drawing travelers off Route 1 for generations. The Old Orchard Beach Pier juts […]
November 1, 2025
If you drive north along Route 1 through Camden, it’s impossible to miss the green slope rising just behind the harbor. That’s Camden Hills State Park, and at the top of it sits Mount Battie, one of the most breathtaking overlooks on the entire coastal highway. The summit road winds through spruce and birch before […]
October 31, 2025
The M&M’s product was invented by Forrest E. Mars Sr., who partnered with Bruce Murrie (the son of the Hershey Chocolate Company president) to ensure a steady supply of chocolate during World War II rationing for conserve resources for the US military, hence the “M&M” name for Mars & Murrie. It started production in 1941, […]
October 30, 2025
No matter how many days that you party at Fantasy Fest, there’s a good chance that you will wake up one morning with a hangover. Whether you are nursing your glitter covered self in sunglasses, or just want to skip the morning after regret and dive into bloody mary’s or screwdrivers, it’s all just crazy […]
October 30, 2025
Tap into your Halloween spirit and creep out of your crib, in the most fantastic body art you have ever seen. Ten days of elaborate costumes, parades and 65 parties. What are you to wear? You can dress up or undress and get painted by some of the experts on the island. Body painting costs […]
October 30, 2025
When it comes to Halloween, Fantasy Fest is the place to be. We spent the calm before the storm with our friends Richard Hatch and his Blue Heaven pirate crew, along with Blake Olsen with his remarkable camera work. This year’s theme was Bedtime Stories and Magical Monsters, where participants dressed up as […]
October 30, 2025
While Route 1 doesn’t travel through New Orleans for Mardi Gras, if you really want to party hard, you can head way down south all the way to the end of Florida to a legendary celebration called Fantasy Fest. For 45 years, over ten days at the end of October, the island shows up […]
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