Newport, R.I., was popular with Gilded Age moguls who built seaside summer getaways there more than a century ago. And The Breakers, built by the Vanderbilt family, is the grandest of them all. With more than 70 rooms, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.
Named for the abandoned plan to ship peanut oil from the island, Peanut Island, a nearly 80-acre haven tucked just inside the Lake Worth (Palm Beach) Inlet in the Intracoastal Waterway, is only accessible by boat. Aside from boating and snorkeling, visitors can also swim, fish, camp or stroll a 1.25-mile scenic walking trail.
Spots where Elvis Presley reflected and Frank Sinatra reclined are among the hidden spaces, places and items found in Las Vegas theaters.
With its “Slo-Cal” slogan, the Central Coast stretch of iconic Highway 1 invites visitors to slow down and marvel at the grandeur around them.
Dozens of radically interactive and immersive games are featured at the Electric Playhouse, a 10,000-square-foot high-tech new attraction that opened in June at the Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas.
“‘The Bear’ does such an amazing job of highlighting Chicago’s diverse food scene,” said Hannah Gleeson, director of operations at Chicago Food & City Tours. The company began the 3-hour themed excursions in November after months of requests from guests. “And it’s so much more fun to do something like this than just walk up to Mr. Beef.”
Minneapolis Star Tribune travel editor gets an after-hours preview of the 145-foot-tall Rise of Icarus at Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park in Wisconsin Dells.
Harvest Hosts coordinates with businesses across the U.S., listing more than 5,000 sites as potential stopovers for RVs to park overnight. In exchange, campers pay Harvest Hosts an annual membership fee ranging from about $84 to $143 and also agree to patronize or support the sites they visit.
The locations on the list span the U.S. from the coasts of Maryland and Virginia to the coast of Washington state and offer plenty of things to see, do and photograph.