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Tyke hike: Top tips for hitting the trails with kids

My first hike with my 4-month-old son was a fiasco. He wailed so loud on our Connecticut adventure, the reverberations echoed to the Metro North train station 40 minutes away in Fairfield — for which we promptly departed, dare we miss the 6:15 p.m. express and endure this any longer.…

Scare tactics: How to have a ghoulish good time during New York’s spooky season

This Halloween season, make a fun-filled weekend activity or even an overnight trip out of these first-rate, spook-filled activities. Gangsters and Ghosts Tour Departing from the corner of Worth and Mulberry in the infamous Five Points neighborhood of Manhattan — known for crime, disease and debauchery in the 1800s —…

Nashville nosh:  Inside Music City’s swinging dining scene

The days of a sleepy Nashville are gone. What was once a quiet downtown corridor — a small strip of neon-splashed honky-tonks hosting incredible musicians who worked their whole lives to play an empty room lit by beer lights — has become a bustling business district. In this new Nashville,…

Bat signal:  How to hit a family holiday home run in legendary Louisville

Lou-uh-vull, Lou-ee-ville, Lou-vull — however you pronounce it, your family is overdue for a visit. Yes, this town is synonymous with heritage distilleries and betting on the ponies at Churchill Downs, but beneath the surface, Kentucky’s Derby City is packed with soberer pursuits. Below, a perfect long weekend in Louisville,…