Ed Cohen's List: America's Road Less Traveled

American poet Emily Dickinson lies buried behind a protective iron fence in a small cemetery just a short distance from the Amherst, Mass. home in which she lived for most of her 55 years. A recluse for most of her life, her abundant cache of poems—over 1

Actress Carol Channing was guest of honor at the annual Doo-Dah Parade in Ocean City, NJ. The parade celebrates that time of the year when our paycheck no longer goes to the Internal Revenue Bureau. Joining Channing for the Boardwalk event were comic look

Website celebrates the off-the-beaten path, out-of-the-ordinary sites and sights you find in every corner of the United States. These are the roadside attractions—some historical, some scenic, some just bizarre—that you won’t find in your Frommer’s tour g