New England Vacation Ideas#4:Wisp Mountain Resort, Maryland, has fun vacation activities all year round. During the winter you can hit the 20 runs for skiers and snowboarders as well as special areas for snowtubing. If you would rather ride on the snow you can head out in a snowmobile or take a sleigh ride. Summertime brings golf weather and Wisp Mountain Resort has an 18-hole course ready for action. They have a host of fun stuff for the whole family like a skatepark for skateboarders and bikers, guided ATV tours, mountain biking, paintball, whitewater kayaking and lots more. Their family adventure van tours will take you for a wildflower photography tour, a maple syrup tasting tour, a winery tour or a visit to the Woodlands Zoo.
New England Vacation Spots#5:Vermont is a wonderful vacation destination with incredible scenery. A great place to enjoy this state's beauty is at
Hubbard Park in Montpelier. The park is an excellent place for the family with picnic areas and large play areas. It has 185 acres with lots of pine, hemlock and oak trees, some swamp area and a nice little pond. The 54-foot high observation tower provides great views of Montpelier and Hubbard Park.
There are seven miles of trails through the park which are perfect for hiking during the summer and skiing during the winter. For a winter visit, there is also a good sledding hill. Montpelier is also the home of the Vermont State House and you can take a guided tour. This is a historical spot because this is one of the oldest and best preserved of all the state capitals. The T.W. Wood Art Gallery shows off the works of Thomas Waterman Wood as wells as many local artists.
New England Vacation Spots#6:Gettysburg National Military Park sits on 6,000 acres of land that was the site of the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. It was here that President Abraham Lincoln delivered the famous Gettysburg Address in 1863. Located in south-central Pennsylvania, a visit here is a tremendously moving and educational experience. The park contains 26 miles of scenic roads lined with some 400 cannons as well as over 1,400 monuments and plaques. You can take guided tours or strike out on your own. The electric map is a dynamic exhibit that provides a unique and fascinating walk through the 3 days of the battle. The Cyclorama is a massive oil painting that presents a stunning 360 degree depiction of the battle. It was done in 1884 and is one of the last cylorama paintings in existence.
