Lodging
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The Omni Grove Park Inn
Asheville, North Carolina Perched on the rolling slopes of Sunset Mountain overlooking Asheville, the Omni Grove Park Inn has stood for more than a century as one of the South’s most iconic resorts. Construction began in 1912 under the vision of Edwin Wiley Grove. Grove was a self-made millionaire who had built his fortune in…
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The Myrtles Plantation
St. Francisville, Louisiana The Myrtles Plantation, often called “one of the most haunted homes in America,” sits just outside St. Francisville, Louisiana. The house was built in 1796 by General David Bradford, a lawyer who fled Pennsylvania after his role in the Whiskey Rebellion. He named the property Laurel Grove and lived there quietly until his pardon allowed his family to join…
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Historic Anchorage Hotel
Anchorage, Alaska The Historic Anchorage Hotel sits in downtown Anchorage as one of the city’s oldest surviving hotel properties. The original wooden Anchorage Hotel was built in 1916. An annex—what you see today at 330 E Street—was added in 1936 as Anchorage grew from a tent city into Alaska’s commercial center. The Annex and its…
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The John Rutledge House Inn
Charleston, South Carolina The historic home at 116 Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina, is one of the city’s most remarkable landmarks. Built in 1763 by John Rutledge for his wife, Elizabeth Grimké, the house has witnessed centuries of American history, from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War. Today, it is preserved as the…
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The RMS Queen Mary
Long Beach, California The RMS Queen Mary was a marvel of modern engineering when she launched in 1936, and still fascinates visitors and historians to this day. The Queen Mary was built for the Cunard Line by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland. Sleek, powerful, and luxurious, she earned the prestigious Blue Riband multiple…