I always love discovering a lesser-known hidden gem, and that's exactly what I found when dining at one of New Orleans’ beloved restaurants, Arnaud’s in the French Quarter.

Located on Long Island’s North Fork, Cutchogue is known for its scenic rural landscapes, vineyards, and historic charm. The Village Green itself is a peaceful, picturesque park surrounded by beautiful old buildings and homes.

Rosemary’s Farm or sometimes called the Conklin Estate was a Long Island Gold Coast estate on the hills overlooking Cold Spring Harbor. The estate was owned by Ronald Conklin, who operated realty firms, and his wife who was an opera singer and had her own private outdoor amphitheater.

The Hallockville Museum Farm was established to preserve the history of farming on Long Island’s North Fork. The museum encompasses twenty-eight acres and features nineteen historic buildings

The Society is committed to the preservation, restoration, and interpretation of Long Island’s heritage for the education and enjoyment of the public.

Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and was initially founded as the Collegiate School in 1701 to train ministers and political leaders.

Blithewold is a 33-acre seaside garden estate that once the Bristol, Rhode Island summer home of Augustus and Bessie Van Wickle.

Cape Cod, Massachusetts, is a picturesque peninsula that extends into the Atlantic Ocean, known for its quaint, charming towns, beautiful beaches, and classic New England vibe.

The International Civil Rights Center & Museum opened in 2010 in the iconic Greensboro F.W. Woolworth's landmark building where the Feb. 1, 1960 sit-ins occurred.

This is the longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, and it was the longest tunnel in the US at the time of its completion.

Established in 1897, the Roycroft Campus is the birthplace of the Arts & Crafts Movement in America.

If you ever rode Route 6A through Truro, you have seen Days’ Cottages, which started way back in the early 1900’s when a man named Joseph Days purchased land

The Berkshires in Massachusetts was once a prime spot for the Gilded Age wealthy from New York and Boston to get away from the city.

The 200-acres site portrays a portrait of country life in New England in the 1830’s with a collection of more than 40 historic buildings, including homes, meetinghouses, shops, mills and working farms.

In 1928, real estate scion Thomas Rowe opened the Don CeSar on St Pete Beach in the heyday of the Gatsby Era.

Henry Plant hired New York architect J. A. Wood to design the luxurious Tampa Bay Hotel in the style of a Moorish palace.

Eastern State was the world’s first true penitentiary. It was operational from 1829 to 1971 and is renowned for its innovative architecture and penal philosophy.

Hidden in plain site in the Glen Oaks section of Queens is one of the longest continually farmed sites in New York City.

Originally called Evergreen Cemetery, Bonaventure was established on 70 acres of the original Bonaventure Plantation, when the city’s graveyards were getting too full. The cemetery was design in Victorian style with grassy areas and curved pathways.

This fort was never captured by the Confederates, and it became a safe haven for escaped slaves seeking refuge which gave the fort its nickname ‘Freedom’s Fortress’.