Summer Recommendations: Unique US Travel Destinations and Websites

Summer Travel Recommendations

• 💡 Christine Rosen recommends Little Hunter Beach on Mount Desert Island, Maine, for families, highlighting its tide pools and rocky exploration opportunities.
• ⛰️ She also suggests exploring "ghost trails" in Acadia National Park for those seeking off-the-beaten-path adventures.
• 🇨🇭 John Podetz recounts a challenging hiking experience in Switzerland in 1998, noting the lack of guardrails and the natural, unmanicured trails compared to American national parks.
• 🎭 Abe Greenwald suggests the Museum of Broadway in Times Square, praising its chronological storytelling and mix of memorabilia, while cautioning against the Academy Museum in LA due to perceived political curation.
• 🏛️ Seth Mandel recommends The Cloisters in Fort Tryon Park, New York City, a medieval art museum built from European architectural elements, and the surrounding park as a serene escape.
• 🚗 Matt Ketti shares his experience with "The Tail of the Dragon" (Route 129), an 11-mile stretch with 318 curves in North Carolina/Tennessee, popular with motorcyclists.
• 🖼️ He also endorses The Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts, for its impressive collection of 19th and 20th-century art, including Renoirs and American art.

Online Recommendations

• 💻 Matt Ketti recommends Recommendo.com, a Substack curated by Kevin Kelly, for weekly recommendations on sites, products, and apps.
• 📰 ArtsandLettersDaily.com is highlighted for its curated links on intellectual and literary matters, though its current state is debated.
• 📰 PirateWires.com is recommended for its daily email with glib and humorous takes on news stories from a tech billionaire.
• 🧠 Tyler Cowen's MarginalRevolution.com is praised for its broad intellectual scope and the author's habit of "liberating" books in public spaces.
• 📰 Instapundit.com by Glenn Reynolds is mentioned as a source for news curated from a MAGA perspective.