Category: US Travel
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The Best Attraction in Baltimore? On Visiting Poe’s Grave
When visitors think of Baltimore the first thing that usually comes to mind is the Inner Harbor. The Aquarium, Science Center and the USS Constellation are among the city’s most popular sites. But these attractions are very family-centric and have only limited appeal for business trips, solo travelers or visiting sports fans. One site that…
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A Weekend Hiking Through History at Harpers Ferry NHP
Harpers Ferry, West Virginia is a unique place. The area between Gettysburg, Philadelphia, Richmond and the Shenandoah Valley is home to hundreds of historical sites. Even with much to see nearby, Harpers Ferry stands out for its history and its scenic beauty and recreation. Whether you only want to spend an hour or so on…
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The Best Sportsbooks in Las Vegas
For all the thousands of pages of content online covering Las Vegas, discussions of the city’s sportsbooks are quite thin. Only a few comparisons exist, and often contain ten or more sportsbooks. The 10th best sportsbook in town is not the “best’ and definitely not worth going out of your way for. For some visitors…
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How to Survive A Weekend in Nashville
So you got yourself a hotel room downtown (check rates) and you’re ready to blaze into town and hit the honky tonks for a weekend in Nashville. Bless your heart. While a lot of other sites are going to offer you a “perfect” 3 day itinerary or claim to have knowledge “from a local” I’m…
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The Jim Beam Distillery: A Complete Tour in Photos
Most folks who take a trip along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail are going to encounter the Jim Beam Distillery. With its central location just a half hour south of downtown Louisville, Beam is very easy to reach. The location just 2-3 minutes off I-65 and proximity to other attractions makes it a box that has…
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Finding The Best Rare Bourbons in Kentucky
Bourbon isn’t just distilled and aged in Kentucky. It’s commonly enjoyed there as well. The Bluegrass State leads the nation in straight whiskey consumption and it isn’t particularly close. Folks there drink so much bourbon that distilleries and distributors allocate retailers there with their best products. These include rare bourbons like single-barrels and Kentucky-only releases.…
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Churchill Downs: An Insider’s Guide to the Twin Spires
Once the most popular sport in the US, thoroughbred racing has become something of a niche pursuit in the 21st century. You can count on one hand the number of US racetracks that stand on their own as a tourist destination. Many of the country’s busiest tracks are in places like New York, LA, New…
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Is Buc-ee’s the Most Overrated Attraction in Roadside America?
Not so long ago we were all going happily about our lives, blissfully unaware that a certain chain of Texas gas stations was on a quest for global domination. It wasn’t even 10 years ago that the first Buc-ee’s outside of Texas opened its doors. Since 2016 the brand has developed 11 locations and counting…
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My Results on the Atlantic City Status Match Merry Go Round
About a month ago Frequent Miler wrote a very long, detailed and helpful post about how to get free cruise offers by matching casino statuses. You should go and read through it. Even if you aren’t holding a casino status it explains how to gain status by matching from hotel loyalty programs. On top of…
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How to Take a Train from PHL Airport to the Beach
I recently became aware that there are a number of benefits available by matching a high level casino status around Atlantic City. Free rooms at the beach and cruises are there for the taking. The only catch is you have to actually be in Atlantic City to take advantage of these promotions. If you’re looking…