2015, the Year You'll Rediscover Your Own Backyard
by Team Fathom
Mark your calendar for next year's Chincoteague Island Pony Swim. Photo: Lori Hamilton Engle / Flickr
You spent 2014 skipping across the globe: Trekking up Mount Kilimanjaro, learning Muay Thai in Thailand, navigating the streets of an old Polish town. That's great and all, but you're missing out on some amazing finds on home turf. Skip the twelve-hour flights and enormous carbon footprints, opting instead to revisit classic gems and emerging hot spots around the United States.
Artisan Charm
Where: Hudson, New York
Hudson's rise from neglected industrial town to cool suburban alternative is perceived like a Horatio Alger myth.
Read it: The Best of City and Country Rolled into One Little Weekend in Hudson, NY
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Cozy Adobes
Where: Palacio de Marquesa in Taos, New Mexico
Between the hippie-heavy aura readings, celebrity sightings, and turquoise necklace splurges, you'll need a place to rest your head.
Read it: The Coziest Adobe in Taos
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7 Magic Pit Stops of Taos
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Conversation on the Half Shell
Where: Eventide Oyster Co. in Portland, Maine
We swap stories, show off travel snaps, trade foodie tips, and hear tales of abandoned islands off the Maine coast. Another glass of wine? Sure, why not.
Read it: The Best Crudo and Conversation in Maine
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Consider the [Maine] Lobster
Little Black Book: Coastal Maine
A Quick Hit List for Kennebunk
West Coast Magic
Where: West Oakland, California
Coffee roasteries, modern soul food, funky used bookstores, and markets as far as the eye can see.
Read it: How Locals Spend a Sunday: Looking Afar and Wide in West Oakland
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On the Road Trip: San Francisco to Monterey
5 Mission Burritos to Search and Destroy
Little Black Book: Wildsam Field Guide in San Francisco
Motor City Art
Where: Detroit, Michigan
Parts of Detroit are in rough shape, undeniably, but there's another story here. Saturday at Eastern Market. The historic candy-colored Victorian houses in Corktown. The zoo at Belle Isle.
Read it: Hometown Debrief: Designtripper's Detroit
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The World's Most Romantic Hotels: The Midwestern United States
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Big Art and Bigger BBQ
Where: Kansas City, Missouri
The city has fine art, architecture, and music. It has more than 200 fountains, second only to Rome. It's worth it for the barbecue alone.
Read it: A Few Days in Kansas City
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How Locals Spend a Sunday in St. Louis
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Swimming Ponies
Where: Chincoteague Island, Virginia
No resorts. No trendy restaurants. Just pristine beaches, local seafood, and swimming ponies. We can't get enough of those ponies.
Read it: Wild Horses Couldn't Drag You Away from Chincoteague Island
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College Edition: Blacksburg, Virginia
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