15 Best Things to Do in Lier (Belgium)
The people of Lier are often called Schapekoppen (sheep heads), which is a 14th-century insult turned into a point of pride. The story goes that at the start of the …
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15 Best Things to Do in Huy (Belgium)
In the Early Modern Age if you were a visitor to Huy, a city on the rugged banks of the Meuse, you would be pointed to the city’s four wonders, …
15 Best Things to Do in Valparaiso (FL)
Fronting Choctawhatchee Bay and the bayous that feed it, Valparaiso is a city at the East Gate of Eglin Air Force Base. Dating back some 90 years, the base is …
15 Best Things to Do in Downtown Portland
While Portland may be Oregon’s biggest city both in population and square mileage, Downtown Portland is a compact urban nucleus of narrow streets and high-rise buildings separated from the rest …
15 Best Things to Do in Tequesta (FL)
Covering little more than two square miles, this small coastal city has some enchanting scenery. Tequesta features Atlantic shoreline, a piece of the Indian River Lagoon, and the lower reaches …
15 Best Things to Do in High Springs (FL)
An inspiring place in remote North Central Florida, High Springs was first settled almost two hundred years ago. The railroads accelerated development later in the century, and there are hints …
15 Best Things to Do in Lake Alfred (FL)
In a lake-strewn landscape in Polk County, Lake Alfred is a small but fast-growing city of 6,500. I’m telling the truth when I say that water is everywhere in Lake …
10 Best Things to Do in Oostkapelle (Netherlands)
The resort of Oostkapelle is on the peaceful northwest coast of Walcheren, once an island that became a peninsula with the construction of the Oosterscheldekering dam in 1986. Middelburg, the …
15 Best Things to Do in Kenneth City (FL)
Couched in a sprawling urban area in Pinellas County, this town of 5,000 shares a boundary with St. Petersburg. Kenneth City is purely residential, apart from a commercial area along …
15 Best Things to Do in Treasure Island (FL)
Set on a barrier island next to Boca Ciega Bay, Treasure Island is part of Pinellas County’s Gulf Beaches. The island has three unbroken miles of some of the loveliest …