Just a few minutes’ drive from Route 1 in Rye, New Hampshire, Odiorne Point State Park, which officially opened to the public as a state park in 1961, is a coastal treasure that blends natural beauty, family-friendly recreation, and fascinating military history. If you’re traveling the northern stretch of Route 1 and looking for a […]
The Bronx Zoo is the largest metropolitan zoo in the United States and is among the largest in the world. When it opened in 1899, the zoo only had 22 exhibits and 843 animals. Originally called the Bronx Zoological Gardens, the zoo boasts 265 acres of parkland within Bronx Park, through which the Bronx River […]
If you’re looking for a new way to experience Route 1, ditch the car and grab your bike (or walking shoes). The East Coast Greenway is a 3,000-mile walking and biking route that connects Calais, Maine, to Key West, Florida, closely hugging U.S. Route 1 for much of its length. It’s one of the most […]
The Rainey Memorial Gates were designed by sculptor Paul Manship from 1926 when Route 1 was organized to 1934, when the 28 ton bronze gates were installed at the entrance to the Bronx zoo. Manship was a major force in the Art Deco movement. He is well known for his large public commissions, including the iconic Prometheus in Rockefeller Center and the […]
The Palm Beach area of Florida got its name from the thousands of coconut palm trees that grew in the area. Now how the trees got here is another story. It all began on January 9th 1878, with the 175 ton square-rigged, Spanish brigantine (two-masted sailing vessel) the Providencia, bound from Trinidad, to Havana Cuba, […]
This is the real life tale of Florida’s legendary Barefoot Mailman. The time was the 1880s, when Miami was a little more than a mangrove swamp, still a wild country with Florida cougars and black bears roaming freely along the beaches and inlets infested with alligators. Dangerous beachcombers threatened respectable folk and whole communities would […]
Just off Route 1, tucked beneath the Casco Bay Bridge, lies a peaceful 1.5-acre patch of green called Thomas Knight Park. It’s the kind of place you might miss if you’re not looking—but it’s worth the detour. Once the landing spot for the old Million Dollar Bridge, this park now offers a front-row seat to […]
CBGB was a high energy hole in the wall bar with the capacity for only 350. There was a loud brutal sound coming from screaming amplifiers and it reeked of beer and urine. It was an out of the mainstream proving ground for unknown bands, where no cover bands were allowed. Sounds were fast-paced and […]
140 years ago when the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York City from France, Albert Keen opened Keens English Chophouse in the middle of Manhattan, where it was frequented by thespians, writers and composers, many of whom worked nearby. Keens was a gentleman only establishment until the early 1900s, when the English actress Lily […]
Once Upon a Time, the humble turtle was on menus throughout the world, but sea turtles are protected now and their history at the Turtle Kralls Museum is worth more than a glance. Once an international hub for processing and canning turtle products, this historic site tells the story of Key West’s Turtle industry. In […]
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