On any given day nature unwraps glorious gifts at Fort De Soto Park on Florida’s Central West Coast in Pinellas County. A giant manatee glides through the water close to where you’re swimming. A pelican soars above, then dive bombs the water to fill its gullet with fish for lunch. Dolphins frolic. Stingrays fly through…
In the middle of Pennsylvania farmland and Amish country is a factory emitting the sweet aroma of chocolate. The town of Hershey is known as Chocolatetown, USA. Right smack dab in the center of town is Hershey’s Chocolate World, a visitor center immersing you in all things chocolate, as in all things Hershey. Create Your…
Thirty miles north of Boston you’ll find it. A gorgeous spit of land called Cape Ann right on the Atlantic coast. It’s a scenic wonderland up and down Route 127A. Rockport is among a collection of cozy seaside villages ripe for exploring. I arrived early in the morning and found a metered parking spot a…
There’s no admission price, no Mickey Mouse, no waiting in lines. The attraction at this Florida theme park is real—as in skin, bones, and blood. Circle B Bar Reserve doesn’t roll-off the tongue cleanly like Disney, Universal, and Sea World. The Central Florida nature park has its own cast of characters, with an 8 million-year-old star:…
They report for duty in uniform — khaki shirt, name tag over the left breast shirt pocket, and a cap with an embroidered emblem that looks like lightning bolts. A patch on the left sleeve identifies who they are: National Park Service Volunteer. They’re surrounded by electronic relics— most still working— that take up space…
