It’s that spooky time of year and each state has its own grand celebrations. The South has some of the oldest, and of course haunted, cities in the country. Expect plenty of tours of haunted cemeteries and homes, as well as parades of the funky and freaky. There are events for both families and adults […]
Starting with their first festival in May 2013, the Humphrey Bogart Film Festival celebrates the prolific actor’s career and its impact on the Florida Keys. It brings together film fans and stars who spend the next few days watching movies from both Bogart and his contemporaries. Stephen Humphrey Bogart, the only son of Bogart Sr. […]
The Florida Keys are an island chain in the southernmost part of the United States. Each island has its own distinct personality, but the most popular for visitors are Key Largo, Islamorada, Marathon and Key West. It takes around 2.5 hours to drive from the top of the islands to the bottom, via Henry Flagler’s […]
Many American presidents have selected a place that becomes important to them outside of Washington DC, where they can relax and feel like an everyday citizen. For Franklin Delano Roosevelt, it was Warm Springs, Georgia, but for Harry Truman, it was Key West, Florida. Credit: Roger Wallstadt It was built in 1890 as housing for […]
Key West is an island that has been home to famous politicians, celebrities and writers over the years, but none has left more of a lasting legacy on the area than Ernest Hemingway, who made his home here in the 1930s. Hemingway found the house abandoned during a visit and fell in love with the […]
