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75 Unique Destinations
For Business & Pleasure,
With More on the Way

Engaging Getaways and Venues for:

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Meetings, Retreats, Weddings, Reunions

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Destination Spotlights

USA/Canada (Scroll down for other countries.)

USA

Mid-Atlantic

Rivertowns, NY
'Hipsturbia' along the Hudson

Ringwood, NJ
A Hideaway for Nature's Friends

Highland Lakes, NJ
After the Fiery Furnace

New Paltz, NY
Battle to Save the 'Gunks'

Montauk, NY
Cowboys & Tribes, Poachers & Spies

Lake Placid, NY
Historic Heights

Huntington, NY
In the Footsteps of Walt Whitman

Shelter Island, NY
Shelter from the Storm

Piermont, NY
The Footpath From Gotham

Pocantico Hills and Sleepy Hollow, NY
The Home of Ichabod Crane

Morristown, NJ
The Soldiers Camp

Roscoe and Hancock NY
Where the Rivers Flow Together

Mid-Atlantic

Goshen NY
The Home of Horse Racing in the US

Midwest

Elkhart Lake, WI
An Escape From the Race

Bismarck, ND
Colorful Past and Bright Future

Branson, MO
In the Heart of the Ozarks

Nebraska\'s \'Golden Triangle\'
Green Getaway

Lake Geneva, WI
Newport of the West

Mishawaka, IN
The Princess City

New England

Newtown, CT
A Literary Landscape

North Adams, MA
Greylock: A Mountain for Everyone

Old Saybrook, CT
Katharine Hepburn's Paradise

Litchfield, CT
The Land of Ethan Allen

Wellfleet, MA
The Quintessential New England Seascape

Edgartown, MA
Upholding Its Whaling Heritage

Northwest

Alaska
Out There and In It

South

Ocala, FL
A Wilderness of Riches

Roanoke, VA
Blue Ridge Metropolis

Chattanooga, TN
Quintessential U.S.A.

Fredericksburg, TX
Deep in the Heart of Texas Hill Country

Kiawah Island, SC
Lowcountry Love Affair

U.S. Virgin Islands
Nature and Nurture

Leesburg, VA
That Cursed Ball's Bluff

Upper Keys, FL
The Eighth Wonder of the World

West

Crested Butte, CO
'The Town That Wouldn't Die'

Boise, ID
A Greenbelt Treasure

Commerce City, CO
A Rocky Mountain Arsenal for Nature Lovers

Boulder County, CO
A Search for Gold & Hit Records

Laguna Beach, CA
Coastal Canyons of Yesteryear

Pacifica, CA
Shangri-la by the Sea

Santa Barbara, CA
The American Riviera

Ute Pass, Teller County, CO
The Pass of No Return

Canada

Ontario

Toronto Islands
Great Lake Wonderland

Italy

Tuscany

Fiesole
The Renaissance Ring

Veneto

Torcello
The Ghost Town of Venice

France

Burgundy

Beaune
Historic Vineyards and Views

Ile de France

Auvers-sur-Oise
Cradle of Impressionism

Normandy

Carolles
The Peaceful Side of Mont-St.-Michel

Costa Rica

Guanacaste

Monteverde
A Cloud Forest Layered With Irony

La Fortuna
A Destination Built by Fire

Playa Hermosa
Pura Vida

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