Author: Malerie Yolen-Cohen

Author

Malerie Yolen-Cohen is the Author of the cross-country travel guide, Stay On Route 6; Your Guide to All 3562 Miles of Transcontinental Route 6. Her credits include Newsday, National Geographic Traveler, Ladies Home Journal, Yankee Magazine, Shape.com, Sierra Magazine, Porthole, Paddler, New England Boating, Huffington Post, and dozens of other publications. Malerie’s focus and specialty is Northeastern US, and she is constantly amazed by the caliber of restaurants and lodging in the unlikeliest places.

WHY GO: Bethesda MD, and North Bethesda’s Pike and Rose District, in Montgomery County are the closest it gets to Washington DC (just 8 miles away). But you... [Read more.](/content/bethesda-md-art-and-culture-minutes-from-dc/ "Read more."/index.html)

WHY GO: Montgomery County MD is fast becoming a draw for tourists, with a top-tier indoor-outdoor private art museum that is absolutely free to enter, a famous still-swinging... [Read more.](/content/montgomery-county-md-near-washington-dc/ "Read more."/index.html)

Reston VA in Fairfax County Virginia was, from its inception in 1964, a Planned Community – the granddaddy of all that followed. It sparked a movement in the suburbs... [Read more.](/content/visit-reston-va-tysons-corner-and-mosaic-in-fairfax-county-virginia/ "Read more."/index.html)

WHY GO: What are the most thrilling things to do in Fairfax County VA? Tough question – because the county, which includes Tysons, McLean, Fairfax, Lorton,... [Read more.](/content/fairfax-county-va-visit/ "Read more."/index.html)

WHY GO: The first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Edith Wharton, lived in the Berkshires MA, in a house she designed herself.  Arlo Guthrie’s... [Read more.](/content/berkshires-massachusetts-things-to-do/ "Read more."/index.html)

Inn at Oxbow Acres Milan NH: Review and What to Do Nearby Milan NH sits near the borders of Canada and Maine USA – way the heck up there. You have to make... [Read more.](/content/inn-at-oxbow-acres-milan-nh-review-and-what-to-do-nearby/ "Read more."/index.html)

WHY GO: With a population of only 651, you might assume that this tiny Chesapeake Bay town doesn’t have much going for it. But there are several romantic things... [Read more.](/content/oxford-md-getaway/ "Read more."/index.html)

WHY GO: One of the best things to do near Charlottesville VA is to book a behind the scenes tour of Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello (pronounced like the instrument,... [Read more.](/content/charlottesville-va-area-things-to-do/ "Read more."/index.html)

WHY GO: What are the best things to do in downtown Charlottesville VA? Home to the Thomas Jefferson designed University of Virginia, it’s also part of a region... [Read more.](/content/downtown-charlottesville-things-to-do/ "Read more."/index.html)

I almost hesitate to write about the tiny island colony of New Castle NH in New Hampshire’s Seacoast Region. It’s just a two-minute drive across a causeway... [Read more.](/content/new-castle-nh-new-hampshires-seacoast-things-to-do/ "Read more."/index.html)