Things to Do
Keen on Keene
Walking down Main Street in Keene, New Hampshire almost gives you the impression of being on a movie set. It looks like hometown America par excellence. Its Victorian architecture, decades-old storefront facades, classic white clapboard church and friendly feel harken back to simpler times. It’s so darn authentic that there’s a hint of nostalgia hanging…
Read MoreIsle of Palms Farmers Market
The market will feature fresh produce, food vendors, live music and more! Join us every third Thursday from June through October from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at 24 28th Avenue. Parking is available on site. Photo courtesy of https://www.iop.net/iop-farmers-market Event Website Author Katie Finch
Read MoreInstagram-able Places near Lake George, NY
Stand at the south end of what is known to be “The Queen of American Lakes” and take a picture of this gorgeous body of water outstretched before you. It’s easy to find the iconic shot of this thirty-two-mile-long, spring and stream-fed lake, flanked by the long, loaf-y Adirondack Mountains. Just stand east of the…
Read MoreInstagramable Woodstock and Quechee
If it wasn’t for the fact that this part of Vermont is so authentic, you’d swear you were on a movie set. Most of the Green Mountain state outranks many of the other states of the union in terms of overall beauty but in this part of Vermont, the bar is raised even higher. Make…
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As the closest mainland port to Martha’s Vineyard on Cape Cod, there’s lots of ferry activity from both Falmouth and Woods Hole. Hop on a boat at either of these locales and start recording lots of memorable sights and sounds of all the comings and goings at the ports and in the harbor and sound.…
Read MoreInstagram-able Block Island
You can never have too many pictures of lighthouses, especially when they’re so historic that they’re listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Built out of brown granite in 1867 and situated on the northernmost tip of the island, Block Island North Light offers a sturdy New England presence from both land and sea.…
Read MoreIconic Brevard
Iconic Brevard Small-town America. That’s so much of what we love when touring, that’s so much of what we love here at Discovery Map. Most of our destinations, in fact, feature picture-postcard small towns that could make for perfect stage sets for movies such as It’s a Wonderful Life or TV shows like Mayberry R.F.D.…
Read MoreHistory and Attractions of Southern Maine
Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells, ME command attention for their natural and manmade beauty. Here you find some of the first incorporated towns of Maine–if not the whole country– where architecture from as far back as the early 1700s catches your eye at most every turn. First inhabited by Native Americans and later incorporated as Cape…
Read MoreHit the Streets of Durango
Back in the day, every mining town of Colorado built a landmark hotel. That’s how they flaunted their riches and lodged the visiting bankers and financiers looking to invest in the mines. Fortunately many of those hotels remain today and Durango’s “grande dame,” the Strater Hotel, ranks as one of the most elegant. Go here…
Read MoreHistory Highlights of Mt. Desert Island
Huge piles of seashells found throughout the island indicate that Native Americans inhabited Mt. Desert Island throughout the ages. The first recorded reports of Maine Indians living here, however, date back to the early 1700s, about a hundred years after the first European explorers arrived in the area. Known as Wabanaki Indians, these peoples lived…
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