The Clinton House Museum is a different twist in terms of house museums.

Cooperstown, N.Y., is well known as the home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Developers kept some of the old and added lots of new in their award-winning remake of Davenport’s historic downtown hotel.

By Alise Obrien Photography Hotel Blackhawk 200 East Third St. Davenport, IA 52801 888-525-4455 
or 563-322-5000 563-322-5010 fax www.hotelblackhawk.com What’s new: The 1915 hotel, closed in 2006,  reopened in late 2010 after  nearly $40 million in renovations. It is...

The Roanoke Star has been a beacon, shining down on Roanoke since the local merchants association erected it in 1949.

Roanoke's Black Dog Salvage is a 40,000-square-foot yellow warehouse packed with antiques and architectural finds, all for sale.

Courtesy Virginia Tourism Corporation Roanoke Valley CVB 101 Shenandoah Avenue NE Roanoke, VA 24016 540-342-6025 www.visitroanokeva.com Kudos: Roanoke was among Money magazine’s top three “Best Places to Retire in the United States.” In 2010, Roanoke was voted No. 2...

Courtesy Hotel Roanoke On the 40-minute drive from Roanoke, Va., to Smith Mountain Lake, take a break for lunch or cool treats at Homestead Creamery. Ice cream is made on-site; flavored milks come in glass bottles. Arrange to have the creamery's mobile unit come to a...

Courtesy Hamilton County CVB Where is Carmel? A city of 80,000, Carmel sits 17 miles north of Indianapolis. The suburb is 120 miles from Cincinnati; 130 miles from Louisville, Ky.; 200 miles from Chicago; and 255 miles from St. Louis. How do we get there? Four major...

To leave a Memphis convention without toes tired from tapping and fingers stained from barbecue sauce would be downright sad.