Monday, March 06, 2006

TRAVEL: 10 'undiscovered' places

Here are ten 'undiscovered' getaway spots in the U.S. (each in a different state) that I personally recommend:

10. San Juan Islands / Port Townsend, WA
9 Jefferson, Texas -- East Texas B&B haven.
8. Frostburg, Maryland -- Welcome to Appalachia (go in February, during a snow)
7. Port Gibson, Mississippi -- neat Antebellum ruins (but stay in Natchez).
6. Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA -- take the drive north from Salem during the Fall.
5. Ogunquit, Maine -- artist's community
4. Cannon Beach, Oregon -- awesome rocks; great bistro (named "Bistro")
3. Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CANADA (worth the drive over from Buffalo!)
2. Lehigh Valley, PA [Bethlehem-Easton]
1. Shepherdstown, WVA -- go for the playwright festival in July; stay and eat at the Bavarian Inn or the Yellow Brick Bank.

And three places I hope to add to the list one day:
Spillville, Iowa (Dvorak came all the way from Czechoslovakia to visit this place)
Staunton, VA (pronounced 'Stanton')
Block Island, RI