UNEXPECTED DESTINATIONS
NEW JERSEY
TWIN LIGHTS OF NAVESINK
Drop dead views of the Atlantic Ocean, Manhattan and Sandy Hook. These Civil War Era stone lighthouses have guided ships into the Narrows since 1862. Combine your trip here with a visit to Sandy Hook.
Twin Lights Historic Site, Lighthouse Road, Highlands, NJ, Tel: 732.872.1814
http://www.twin-lights.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sandy_hook
THE KATYN MEMORIAL
Perhaps the best view of Manhattan is found along the Jersey City waterfront at Exchange Place. As you approach the river, the stunning image of the Katyn Memorial draws you forward. The memorial honors the dead of the Katyn Forest Massacre. Thousands of Polish prisoners were killed in April and May 1940 during the Soviet invasion of eastern Poland. The bronze statue, 34 feet tall, is near a memorial to 9/11 with structural remnants from the Twin Towers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katy%C5%84_Memorial
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange_Place_(Jersey_City)
FINN’S POINT NATIONAL CEMETERY
A most unusual opportunity to visit a Confederate Cemetery in New Jersey awaits the visitor to Finn’s Point. It is located just a few miles south of the Delaware Memorial Bridges at the southern terminus of the Jersey Turnpike. Confederate prisoners interred at the cemetery total 2,436 all in unmarked graves. Also buried here are 13 German prisoners of war who died at Fort Dix during World War II and 135 Union soldiers who died while guarding rebel prisoners at Fort Delaware. Be sure to visit nearby Forts Mott and Delaware.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finn’s_Point_National_Cemetery
http://www.fortdelaware.org/Finns%20Point%20National%20Cemetery.htm
http://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/finnspoint.asp
http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/parks/fortmott.html
OSWEGO LAKE
This lake, in one of the most beautiful spots in New Jersey, is surrounded by miles of cranberry bogs, scrub pines and silence. Come here to experience true wilderness only an hour away from the metropolitan centers of Philly and NYC. The lake, part of Penn State Forest, is also a great place for canoe and kayak adventures. Bring a picnic lunch and your bathing suit! Read The Pine Barrens by John McPhee before you go.
http://www.stateparks.com/penn_burlington.html
BRENDAN T. BYRNE STATE FOREST FIRE TOWER
Located 1.5 miles east of the intersection of Routes 70 & 72 along Route 72 is this great vantage point. On a clear day climb the tower for a view over hundreds of square miles of the Pine Barrens including Chatsworth and Apple Pie Hill to the south and Fort Dix to the north. There are great hiking and biking trails to explore.
http://www.bikekinetix.com/t_nj/nj_state/brendan_byrne_sf.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Barrens_(New_Jersey)
http://www.pineypower.com/BTB/byrne.htm
PENNSYLVANIA
ROOF OF THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART
If you can snag a tour of the roof of the museum you are in for quite a treat. The roof tiles are all handmade and weigh over 100 pounds each. Here is the rare building that incorporates fine art materials in its construction, even in places not usually seen.
http://www.philamuseum.org/visit
DELAWARE
FORT DELAWARE
This Civil War prisoner of war camp (with Union and Confederate reenactors) is located in the middle of the Delaware River on Pea Pack Island. Boats leave during the summer from Delaware City and from Fort Mott in New Jersey. The Fort was built in 1849 to protect Wilmington and Philadelphia from naval attack up the river from the Atlantic. The island provides one of the largest wading bird nesting areas in the United States visible along a hiking trail with observation tower.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Delaware
NEW YORK
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR MEMORIAL
Located in the Finger Lakes Region (Waterloo) along the Cayuga-Seneca Canal (part of the Erie Canal System) is this memorial to the fallen of both the North and the South.
http://www.americancivilwarmemorial.com
RESTAURANTS
New York City
MOLYVOS (Greek)
871 Seventh Ave. (56th St.)
212.582.7500
ASIATE (Asian)
80 Columbus Circle (60th St.)
212.805.8800
HILL COUNTRY CHICKEN (Lunch)
1123 Broadway (25th St.)
212.257.6446
JUBILEE (French Bistro)
347 E. 54th St. (near 1st Ave.)
212.888.3569
VERITAS (New American)
43 E. 20th St.
212.353.3700
ESCA (fish)
402 W. 43rd St.
212.564.7272
AUREOLE (New American)
135 W. 42nd St.
212.319.1660
A VOCE (Italian)
41 Madison Ave.
212.545.8555
THE HARRISON (Continental)
355 Greenwich St.
212.274.9310
ELEVEN MADISON PARK (Continental)
11 Madison Ave.
212.889.0905
AI FIORI (Italian)
400 Fifth Avenue
212.613.8660
ALDEA (Portuguese)
31 West 17th Street
212.675.7223
GOTHAM BAR AND GRILL
12 East 12th Street
212.620.4020
New Brunswick, NJ
DUE MARI
78 Albany St.
732.296.1600
DESTINATION DOGS
101 Paterson St
732.993.1016
Lawrenceville, NJ
CHAMBERS WALK
2667 Main St.
609.896.5995
Bay Head, NJ
THERESA’S SOUTH
530 Main Ave.
732.892.1555
Philadelphia
TWENTY MANNING (New American)
20th & Manning
215.731.0900
VERNICK COFFEE BAR (Lunch)
Comcast Technology Center, 2nd Floor Lobby
1800 Arch Street
215.419.5052
OSTERIA
640 North Broad St.
215.763.0920
LE VIRTU
1927 East Passyunk Ave.
215.271.5626
AMADA (Spanish)
217-219 Chestnut Street (Between 2nd & 3rd)
215.625.2450
VEDGE
1221 Locust Street
215.320.7500
FORK
306 Market Street
215.625.9425
THE LOVE
130 South 18th Street
215.433.1555
GRAN CAFFE L’AQUILA (Lunch)
1716 Chestnut Street
215.568.5600
SCHLESINGER’S (Lunch)
1521 Locust Street
215.735.7305
Washington, DC
OBELISK (Italian)
2029 P St. NW (Dupont Circle)
202.872.1180
THE BOMBAY CLUB (Indian)
815 Connecticut Ave NW
202.659.3727
THE LAFAYETTE (Contemporary American)
Hay Adams Hotel
800 16th St NW
202.638.6600
ELLA’S (Wood Fired Pizza) for lunch
901 F St NW
202.638.3434
CLYDE’S (for LUNCH)
707 7th St., NW (Archives, National Gallery, Penn’s Quarter)
202.349.3700
CONVIVIAL
801 O St NW
202.525.2870
CENTROLINA
974 Palmer Alley
(202) 898-2426
SFOGLINA DOWNTOWN
1099 New York Ave NW
(202) 525-1402
Durham, NC
MAGNOLIA GRILL
1002 Ninth St.
919.286.3609
Greenville, SC
SOBY’S
207 South Main St.
864.232.7007
Charleston, SC
THE GROCERY
4 Cannon Street
843.302.8825
MILLERS ALL DAY (Breakfast & Lunch)
120 King St.
843.501.7342
LA TELLA PIZZERIA (Lunch)
133 Village Green Ln. (Kiawah Island)
843-768-1951
THE ORDINARY
544 KING ST.
843.414.7060
HIGH COTTON
199 East Bay St.
843.724.3815
HALLS CHOPHOUSE
434 King St.
843.727.0090
MAGNOLIAS
185 East Bay St.
843.577.7771
goat. sheep. cow (take out sandwiches)
106b Church St.
843.480.2526
HUSK
76 Queen Street
843.577.2500
PENINSULA GRILL
112 North Market Street
843.723.0700
CAVIAR & BANANAS (lunch)
51 George Street (second location in City Market Great Hall)
843.577.7757
SAFFRONS CAFE AND DELI (best pastries and baked goods in Charleston)
333 East Bay Street
843.722.5588
FIG
232 Meeting St
(843) 805-5900
Savannah, GA
b. MATTHEW’S
325 E. Bay Street
912.233.1319
Port Royal, VA
RIVER HAVEN (crab cakes)
136 Main St.
804.742.5113
Shepherdstown, WV
STONE SOUP BISTRO (New American)
112 W German St.
304.876.8477
THE PRESS ROOM (New American)
129 W German St.
304.876.8777
Petersburg, VA
THE BRICKHOUSE RUN
407–409 Cockade Alley
804.862.1815
Charlottesville, VA
FLEURIE RESTAURANT (French)
108 3rd Street NE
434.971.7800
Fredericksburg, VA
BISTRO BETHEM
309 William St.
540.371.9999
FOODE
900 Princess Anne St
540-479-1370
Geneva, NY (Finger Lakes Region)
THE RED DOVE
30 Castle Street
315.781.2020
FLX TABLE
22 Linden St
315-730-3083
KINDRED FARE
512 Hamilton St
315-787-0400
Seneca Falls, NY (Finger Lakes Region)
DIVINE KITCHEN & BAR
108 Fall Street
877.788.4010
Auburn, NY (Finger Lakes Region)
MORO’S TABLE
1 East Genesee Street
315.282.7772
HOTELS AND B&Bs
Charleston, SC
PLANTERS INN
112 North Market Street
843.722.2345
THE SANCTUARY HOTEL AT KIAWAH ISLAND
(843) 768-2121
Savannah, GA
HAMPTON INN – HISTORIC DISTRICT
201 E. Bay Street
912.231.9700
Waterloo NY (Finger Lakes Region)
GRIDLEY INN
36 West Main St.
315.539.5192
Skaneateles, NY
MIRBEAU INN & SPA
851 West Genesee St.
877.647.2328
Shepherdstown, WV
BAVARIAN INN
164 Shepherd Grade Rd.
304.876.2551