LongWeekends Magazine

15/01/2025

Enjoy a "sweet taste of the mountains" at the WV Chocolate, Wine & Shine Festival in Morgantown, West Virginia. The event, which takes place Feb. 15, is filled with chocolatier showcases and several opportunities to sample decadent desserts. 🍫

📸: courtesy of WV Chocolate, Wine & Shine Festival website

14/01/2025

Take a road trip to Gibsons Bar & Steakhouse, a former jazz club in Chicago, Illinois, elevating the steakhouse experience with prime beef, shareable desserts and cocktails. 🥩

Once a jazz club, this restaurant elevates the steakhouse experience with prime beef, great cocktails and shareable desserts. 

13/01/2025

Peruse University of Notre Dame’s impressive art collection at the Raclin Murphy Museum of Art in Notre Dame, Indiana. The destination spans thousands of works dating to 1875. 🖼

Explore Notre Dame University’s impressive art collection, which spans thousands of works and includes an outdoor sculpture garden.

09/01/2025

Enjoy a restful retreat at Pomona Salt Cave and Spa in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. The halotherapy-focused spot nestled in the mountains makes for a renewing and refreshing experience, with treatments ranging from aroma therapy to reflexology. 💆🏼

Enjoy a restful retreat at this halotherapy-focused spot nestled in the mountains of West Virginia.

08/01/2025

Bundle up for Ohio's Vermilion Ice-A-Fair, an annual lakeshore happening that features carving demonstrations, trolley rides and a frozen playground. Stick around for the finale, in which a chimney of ice is lit on fire and melts from within. Join on the fun Feb. 1, beginning at 11 a.m. ❄️

📸: Main Street Vermilion website

07/01/2025

From a museum that celebrates the first American sports car (National Corvette Museum) to one that delves into the ingenuity of Henry Ford, these four destinations celebrate car culture. ⛽️

From a museum that celebrates the first American sports car to one that delves into the ingenuity of Henry Ford, these four destinations celebrate car culture.

17/12/2024

Celebrate our national bird at the Alton Eagle Ice Festival Jan. 4. The event includes an eagle-watching shuttle tour, a meet-and-greet photo session and education from experts. Plus: dig into s’mores, sample food truck fare and watch live ice-carving. 🦅

📸: Enjoy Illinois website

16/12/2024

From a small community where every day feels like Christmas (Santa Claus, Indiana) to a light installation that has wowed families since 1985 (Oglebay Resort's Festival of Lights), here are six spots that are sure to make spirits bright. 🎄

From a small community where every day feels like Christmas to a light installation that has wowed families since 1985, here are six spots that are sure to make spirits bright. 

05/12/2024

Enjoy a wealth of outdoor adventures at Crystal Mountain in Thompsonville, Michigan. Visitors can enjoy skiing, showshoeing and fat-tire biking. ❄️

Enjoy a wealth of outdoor adventures at this resort in Thompsonville, Michigan. Fall and winter offer plenty of opportunities to get outside. 

04/12/2024

Discover the craft of producing a unique winter drink at the Niagara Ice Wine Festival, held in Ontario, Canada, Jan. 10-26. Mark your calendars for the opportunity to sample regional wines, view ice sculptures and watch a cocktail competition. 🍷

📸: Visit Niagara Canada website

02/12/2024

Embrace outdoor fun and adventure at Snowshoe Mountain Resort in Snowshoe, West Virginia. The destination, whose opening day is Dec. 5, offers horseback riding, snowmobiling, hiking and snow tubing. 🎿

Enjoy the outdoors year-round at this resort where fun and adventure includes horseback riding, snowmobiling, hiking and snow tubing. 

26/11/2024

From a historic home base boasting German-style architecture to a vintage-inspired former disco ball factory, book a stay at this trio of landmark hotels dotting the Bluegrass State. 🏨

From a historic home base boasting German-style architecture to a vintage-inspired former disco ball factory, book a stay at this trio of landmark hotels dotting the Bluegrass State.

13/11/2024

Take a 3-mile driving tour to see over a million dazzling lights at the Southern Lights Holiday Festival Nov. 29 to Dec. 31 at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington. After the drive, experience the stunning Holiday Village, featuring photos with Santa, Animal Land and model trains. 🎅🏼

📸: Kentucky Horse Park Foundation website

12/11/2024

From a living-history site that shares the lives of the state's early settlers to an attraction housing artifacts from our nation's 16th president, here are ways to explore the Prairie State's past. 🧺

From a living-history site that shares the lives of the state’s early settlers to an attraction housing artifacts from our nation’s 16th president, here are ways to explore the Prairie State’s past.

06/11/2024

Celebrate the holiday season in America’s Christmas Hometown of Santa Claus, Indiana. This small community tucked into the hills becomes an even merrier destination come Thanksgiving weekend. Enjoy a parade, chestnut roasting, a live reindeer exhibit and holiday home decor shopping. 🎁

Celebrate the holiday season in this town where every day feels like Christmas and the Jolly Old Elf is found around every turn. 

05/11/2024

Flock to the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium Dec. 7 to Feb. 23 to see Penguins on Parade. Every weekend, the charming birds will begin a trek, from the aquarium to their outdoor habitat, around 11:30 a.m. and waddle along a parade route for 20 minutes. This experience is included in regular zoo admission. 🐧

📸: Visit Pittsburgh website

04/11/2024

Immerse yourself in the world of a classic holiday film at the It's A Wonderful Life Museum in Seneca Falls, New York. The destination inspired parts of the fictional town of Bedford Falls in the movie. 📽

Immerse yourself in the world of this classic holiday film in the community that inspired parts of the fictional town of Bedford Falls in the movie. 

30/10/2024

See Chicago's The Magnificent Mile decked out for the holidays at the Magnificent Mile Lights Festival on Nov. 23. Enjoy an illuminated parade of over 40 floats led by grand marshals Mickey and Minnie Mouse. 🎄

📸: Magnificent Mile website