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“Big Sur isn’t a place. It’s a state of mind.” However you choose to define Big Sur, the important thing is that you can get there from here. That’s because California’s iconic Highway One just reopened after having closed in May 2017 following a devastating flood. In honor of the occasion, we offer you this […]
Welcome to Solvang! Forget the windmills and half-timbered buildings Forget the perfect weather Also, forget the festivals and sidewalk dancing You can also forget the high-end shops and boutiques. Forget the dozens of wineries. Forget the museums, too. And you can forget the graceful Spanish mission and giant casino. Powdered sugar These attractions […]
Welcome to Lava Beds National Monument! If you enjoy volcanic geology or exploring lava caves, this is the place for you. It’s here in California – but barely. In fact, it’s just about as far as you can go from California’s major population centers without leaving the Golden State. To find a motel room or […]
Carhenge isn’t the end of the world . . . but you can see it from there. Our destination is a wildly offbeat sculpture just outside of Alliance, Nebraska – a highly unlikely spot for one of America’s most remarkable displays of folk art. There, 3 miles north of Alliance in flat farm country are 38 vintage […]
Welcome to Benefit Street – the most impressive neighborhood of colonial homes in America. You’ll find it in the heart of Providence – just off Intertstate 95 and a few blocks up the hill from the Rhode Island State House. This is a short post. In it I’ll tell you about a great opportunity to […]
If the San Juan Skyway with its golden aspens isn’t the scenic apex of the Rocky Mountains, it’ll do until something more majestic comes along. Picture this: Peaks soaring above 14,000 feet, the deepest blue skies you’ll see anywhere, aspens reflecting in crystal-clear lakes and wrapping their golden glory around entire ranges, and roads that […]
This week, Road Trips with Tom steams down the mighty Mississippi to everybody’s favorite river town – Hannibal, Missouri. We’ll join Huckleberry Finn, Becky Thatcher and Tom Sawyer, and learn how a rather ordinary river port became a legend that draws visitors from all over the Midwest. Actually, it’s not hard when one of your […]