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Travel Itinerary: 3 Days in Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Maine

May 15, 2024April 12, 2025by milesforplacesLeave a Comment

Acadia National Park had been on the bucket list for quite a while. Acadia National Park encompasses a large area of Mount Desert Island off the coast of Maine. This beautiful setting is known for its stunning vistas, scenic hikes, and ocean views from Cadillac Mountain. This is also the first place in the U.S. where you can see the sunrise between October and early March. If you’re visiting in the peak of summer, you can swim at Sand Beach when the water temperature is more tolerable. We drove from Albany, NY, and it took us about 7 hours to get there. Acadia National Park is about a 4.5-hour drive from Boston and an 8-hour drive from New York City. If you’re not close enough to drive, you can fly into Bangor International Airport, about 50 miles from Bar Harbor. We used Bar Harbor as our base camp and gateway into Acadia National Park.

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Travel Itinerary: Three Days in Cape Cod

September 5, 2023April 12, 2025by milesforplaces2 Comments

Updated 7/10/2024

Cape Cod is one of those timeless destinations with the charm of past decades. Most of the hotels on the Cape are independently owned mom-and-pop operations, and you won’t find many chain hotels. If you ask locals where to find the best lobster roll and seafood on the Cape, each person will likely give you a different answer as loyalties run deep. Whether you’re staying in Sandwich (the first town on the Cape), Provincetown (the last town on the Cape), or any other town in between, a beautiful beach and fantastic seafood are right around the corner.

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Travel Itinerary: Road Trip from Chicago to Badlands, Glacier, Yellowstone, and Grand Teton with Two Kids Under Two

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Update February 2025: The National Park Service has required timed-entry reservations to drive the scenic Going-to-the-Sun road in Glacier National Park over the last four years due to increased visitor traffic. This is still in effect as of 2025 if you want to enter the park between 9am and 3pm. Tickets become available four months in advance on a rolling basis, and the reservation costs two dollars. This is in addition to the National Park fee. Vehicle reservations will become available on February 13th, 2025, at 8pm MST. Next-day vehicle reservations will be available at 7 pm MST for next-day entry starting on June 12, 2025, on a daily rolling basis. Visit this page for updated information on Glacier National Park, including reservation information.

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