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Shayna Seymour and Erika Tarantal discover two New England destinations with plenty of character. In Lenox, Mass., Shayna explore the Berkshires' arts, culinary and hospitality scene, and steps inside Venfort Hall, a Gilded Age mansion with a fasc...

Start your engines for a celebration of car culture. We join classic car enthusiasts at one of New England's biggest cruise nights, explore Massachusetts' surprising role in the birth of the American automobile, and visit a collector whose garage ...

What foods make you say, "No, thanks"? Chronicle launches a battle of the taste buds as our team reveals their own food "icks" (hint: olives, raw onions, tuna melts). Shayna Seymour tackles her raw banana aversion by baking banana bread.

Discover the beauty, history and unexpected stories of Lake George, New York. Nicole Estaphan explores the Adirondacks by rail bike, cruises the lake aboard a historic steamboat, and explores beneath the surface with an underwater archaeologist.