As I prepared for an escape to Washington, D.C., my weekend was shaping up to be a study in contrasts. That seemed appropriate, since the […]

Overall vibe: More Nantucket than North Wildwood, Spring Lake is called the “Irish Riviera”—a Shore town that boasts one of the cleanest Jersey beaches, and […]

“Look over there—that guy must be a professor!” It’s happy hour on a rainy Friday in January, and my husband and I have been in […]

Overall vibe: Generations of DuPont largesse, from workers’ residences transformed into an upscale inn to a ­corporate-bankrolled ­museum, bring culture to this bucolic patch of […]

Overall vibe: Understated cool, with a hint of industrialism. What to do/see: Shop, shop, shop, and when you’re not shopping, eat and drink. The Meatpacking […]

The first thing my eyes set upon when I enter the suite at the Hotel Hershey is the bed: It is king-sized and magnificent, draped […]

Yes, we love claw-foot tubs, four-poster beds and four-course dinners. But equally important to any weekend-splurge-at-an-inn is getting the rhythm of your stay right. Pack […]

By the end of this month, assuming all of the stars align properly, Suchita (that’s my wife) and I will have made settlement on our […]

Why: Just over a year old, the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino is already making South Florida feel like Vegas, boasting the state’s largest […]

Why: It’s the Caribbean island everyone-you-know hasn’t been to—yet. The largest of the Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao has turquoise waters and a rich heritage that are […]

Why: Barely a two-hour flight, and you’re walking on petal-pink sand beaches or taking in the other manicured charms of this upscale but friendly island. […]

“I want an old-fashioned winter weekend in New York,” I tell my husband as we check into the Regency on Park Avenue, one of my […]

There’s nothing subtle about Prince — he is, after all, an artist who changed his name to a symbol. So it’s no surprise that his […]

American Heritage The Smith-Cadbury Mansion (top left) was the centerpiece of a large farm in the 1700s; owner Richard Smith hosted General Lafayette during the […]

How you feel about Flow will depend on your receptivity to its conceit: Main Liner Kephart (A Slant of Sun; Still Love in Strange Places) […]