Vince DiLoreto 
Called Florida’s First Magic Kingdom, it was built in the middle of the gilded age as a tourist destination long before the resorts that are here now. You might say it was within these walls that Florida tourism began. Built between 1888 and 1891, it was Florida’s first effort into the resort business.
Southern charm and hospitality, peaceful summer evenings, and its’ natural beauty make Hendersonville, North Carolina, and the surrounding area an ideal spot for adventure. Around milepost 389 on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the exit for US 25. Follow this route south as it winds through small towns to Hendersonville. Stay here as a base camp, or jumping-off point, for your adventures in western North Carolina.
Gruene Hall! Famous for all the right reasons. The town’s meeting place, high school graduations, and Saengerfests. You don’t know what a Saengerfest is? Me neither, but I found out it’s a German singing festival. And what it’s most known for, is a concert venue for some of Country music’s biggest stars. And where some other stars got their start.
Located in Cape Canaveral about halfway between Port Canaveral and the beach, sits the Florida Space Coasts’ only small-batch distillery. But it isn’t a story of generations of family members and centuries-old recipes handed down. No, it began with two brothers and a dream. A dream to make hand-crafted spirits using only the very best Florida-based ingredients. And using some of the most advanced equipment in the business.
If you look around Richmond, Virginia, or Washington, D.C. you will see the influence of Thomas Jefferson. You see it in the symmetry of the buildings. You see it in the columns. And you see it in much of early US architecture. Jefferson was a passionate student of architecture from the time he purchased his first book on the subject. Over the course of his lifetime, he amassed one of the largest libraries in America. Architecturally, he is probably best remembered for his two homes. Monticello, in Albemarle County, Virginia. And Poplar Forest, in Bedford County, Virginia.
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