Each evening in Key West, hundreds of people gather on the waterfront in the city’s historic Old Town to send off the day during Sunset Celebration.

Photo courtesy Casa Marina Casa Marina Resort 1500 Reynolds St. Key West, FL 33040 305-296-3535 www.casamarinaresort.com What’s new: Five years ago, $85 million was spent to completely gut and renovate the hotel; two years ago, it became part of the Waldorf Astoria...

Blount County is a scenic gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its 850 miles of hiking trails.

Eau Claire is home to entrepreneurs as well as 10,000 exuberant college students.

Here are some road trips worth taking within an hour of Eau Claire.

Courtesy Visit Eau Claire Visit Eau Claire 888-523-3866 
or 715-831-2345 www.visiteauclaire.com info@visiteauclaire.com What’s new: Eau Claire hopes to capitalize on it downtown riverfront, where the upgraded Phoenix Park has already proved that people like to be near...

If the size of your meeting group is 30 to 50, the Craddock Terry Hotel and Event Center in Lynchburg, Va., could be a perfect fit.

Poplar Forest, 10 miles west of  Lynchburg, looks like Thomas Jefferson’s well-known home, Monticello, in miniature.

Courtesy Craddock Terry Hotel Craddock Terry Hotel and Event Center 1312 Commerce St. Lynchburg, VA 24504 434-455-1500 www.craddockterryhotel.com What’s new: The hotel opened in 2007 as the first stage of Lynchburg’s riverfront development, which envisions a path and...

No matter the weather, skiers hurtle down a synthetic snow surface on a 5,000-foot-high mountain at Liberty University.