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Schooner Valley Stables is the only barn in the area that offers a “running ride.” The spread covers 130 acres and borders Yellowwood State Forest.

Come fall, the property at Kelp’s Greenhouse and Pumpkin Patch becomes a russet-hued Bob Ross painting, with pumpkins and gourds arranged in tidy stacks according to shape, size, and color.

Pamela Keech lives upstairs from her Nashville antiques store, The Emerald Pencil, and rents out a sweetly appointed guest room in the Victorian Gothic cottage.

Need a weekend getaway? Time to rethink Detroit.

Kirklin’s Empire Pizzeria offers top-shelf ingredients with culinary-school cred.

Kohler Waters Spa guests pitter-pat around in slippers and robes all day, sipping cucumber water and champagne.

Looking for your next fix of “photon bombing”? Here’s where to go.

What the brood needs is a last blast of fun. Chicago landed on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best summer vacation spots, and Parents magazine called the city “one of the best to visit with your family.”

More than eye candy for engineering geeks, the museum offers fun sorties into history and pop culture.

A bacchanalia-on-boats bash takes place every weekend in downtown Chicago.

An unfiltered look at Central Indiana’s most livable small towns.

A cluster of rental tinies in Bloomington invites you to experience the trend without committing.

Entourages rush Lower Broadway ’til the wee hours in designer cowgirl boots and matching tiaras and sashes, hustling veiled brides-to-be in and out of honky-tonks. The walkable strip is boisterous yet safe—Vegas without the sleaze.

A weekend of events called ArtsFest leads up to the Broadway star’s June 26 performance.

These homeowners didn’t build a house on Geist to spend all their time indoors, and their serene spot on the water’s edge reflects that mentality.