Looking for something besides that usual drugstore box of chocolates for your valentine? Why not hit the road and visit one of these fine Texas chocolatiers and let your sweetheart pick out their own box of chocolates.

Getting into the habit of wearing the right kind of sunglasses can help protect your eyes from the suns damaging rays.

The Staten Island Ferry offers more than a free tour of New York City’s famous harbour. It also enables visitors to explore a wide array of attractions on the island borough, many of which are free or offer seniors’ discounts.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History has a new gallery and exhibit to display the Star-Spangled Banner. The flag recently underwent an extensive conservation treatment and is once again on display for the public to see.

The oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the United States, St. Augustine boasts a wide range of activities and points of interest that will appeal to visitors of any age. And special deals throughout the city make this a seniors-friendly destination.

Southwest Michigan has a vibrant locovore movement picking up steam. Local grassroots efforts are helping to re-invigorate the agricultural base by supporting local family farms and agri-tourism. Restaurants, cafes, and businesses design menus around what’s in season and grown locally.

Treat that special Valentine to a morning breakfast they'll remember for a long time. From the small Texas town of Chappell Hill, you’ll find the Southern Rose Ranch Bed and Breakfast. Here's their recipe for Strawberry Custard French Toast.

For a Midwest winter retreat that gives you plenty of opportunity to snowshoe amid a beautiful landscape but also immerses you in a wonderful Cape Cod like atmosphere, than you’ll want to keep in mind a winter getaway to Door County Wisconsin.

Viewers of ABC’s “Good Morning America” have voted Michigan’s Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore the “Most Beautiful Place in America,” edging out such better-known spots as the Grand Tetons, Sedona, Newport, Cape Cod, Aspen, Ashville and Hawaii’s Lanikai Beach.

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