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A "day tripper," close-to-home attractions are preferred. But a short drive or overnight hotel stay is pleasant. The occasional longer trip is ideal.
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Historical "Farine Five Roses" sign on a cold winter night

Montreal, Québec

Farine Five Roses Sign

Two thirds of this Montreal neon icon has survived to flash another day.

Renwick Chapel

Washington, D.C.

Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel

This small hilltop church weaves the urban history of Washington, D.C. with the national history of the United States.

This is NOT the flag pole in question

Washington, D.C.

Flag Office Elevator

The elevator that makes it possible to fly American flags in bulk over the U.S. Capitol

Dashes mark the old tunnel, solid lines are the newer ones

Washington, D.C.

Steam Tunnels Under Capitol Hill

100 years later, they're still down there.

A close-up of the saber tooth tiger.

Washington, D.C.

Glenwood Cemetery's Chainsaw Sculptures

The towering figures were created from the cemetery's fallen old-growth trees.

Lock at Hogs Back

Ottawa, Ontario

Hogs Back Lockstation

These locks on North America’s oldest canal are named after a porcine rock formation.

Lightner Museum

St. Augustine, Florida

Lightner Museum

A Gilded Age hotel turned eclectic museum of Tiffany glass and curiosities

Remnants of Rodriguez Arsian House

St. Augustine, Florida

Remnants of Rodriguez Arsian House

A vestige from St. Augustine's First Spanish Period, built from native coquina rock

St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument

St. Augustine, Florida

St. Augustine Foot Soldiers Monument

A bronze tribute to the everyday activists of St. Augustine's civil rights struggle

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park

Gainesville, Florida

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park

The last place in Florida where wild bison roam

Central Experimental Farm with the city of Ottawa in the background.

Ottawa, Ontario

Central Experimental Farm

A sprawling Victorian farm that has been surrounded by a capital city is one of Canada's greatest treasures.

The Tepee

Cherry Valley, New York

The Tepee

Take a trip back to the 1950s and the heyday of the road trip along Historic Route 20.

The Cardiff Giant

Cooperstown, New York

The Cardiff Giant

A gigantic 10-foot tall stone man.

LCT was best known for his work with stained glass.

Winter Park, Florida

The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art

An Orlando museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of work by Louis Comfort Tiffany.

The Museum of Everyday Life

Glover, Vermont

The Museum of Everyday Life

This "common-as-dirt" museum celebrates the glory of normalcy.

Bread and Puppet Show, August 2009.

Glover, Vermont

Bread and Puppet Museum and Theater

Cheap art and political theater in Vermont.

The Finger

Westford, Vermont

The Finger

Three wooden middle fingers raised in protest.

Gravelly Point Park

Arlington, Virginia

Gravelly Point Park

This lovely picnic spot featuring thunderous jet landings is an aircraft spotter’s dream.

Senate Corncob Capitals

Washington, D.C.

Senate Corncob Capitals

Corn-inthian columns with a uniquely American take on neoclassical architecture.

Sun-bleached oak trees line the beach.

Jacksonville, Florida

Boneyard Beach

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

Blue Bird on the Pier

St. Augustine, Florida

Bluebird of Happiness Statue

An oversized bluebird statue returns to its rightful place on Vilano Beach pier.

Lake Champlain Causeway

South Hero, Vermont

Lake Champlain Causeway

This rail trail culminates in a three-mile land bridge only accessible to cyclists and pedestrians.

The Great Gravity Clock

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Great Gravity Clock

Have a ball telling the time at this giant kinetic-energy clock.

The original plot of graves is abutted by a “new” section, which was added by the city in the mid-1940s.

Fernandina Beach, Florida

Bosque Bello Cemetery

Named from the Spanish for “beautiful woods,” this public cemetery is spread across 29 acres of moss-draped oaks.

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