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7,300 area guestrooms. Located only 18 miles from Philadelphia and all of its cul- tural and entertainment attractions, Valley Forge would be a great option for a military or family reunion. RHODE ISLAND Follow Newport’s Gilded Age Trail for a glimpse at famously opulent summer residences like Belcourt Castle, The Breakers, Chateau-sur-Mer, The Elms and Rosecliff. For some spectacular natural scenery you can stroll along Cliff Walk, 3.5-mile pathway overlooking the Atlantic. Other local points of interest include the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the National Museum of American Illustration and the White Horse Tavern, which is the oldest operating saloon in the United States. Burlington, Vermont Photo Credit: Denis Jr. Tangney shoeing in the winter to hiking, mountain biking and kayaking in the summer. The list of places to see include Mount Mansfield, Smugglers Notch, the Vermont Ski Museum and the Boyden ValleyWinery. WASHINGTON, DC The nation’s capital has a host of well-known Black Rhode Island Convention Center Photo Credit: Rhode Island CVB One of the hidden treasures of Providence, Rhode Island’s capital and largest city, is the small museum at the Rhode Island Black Heritage Society. The museum is one of many sites listed on the Providence Arts & Cultural Trail. These guides also lead visitors to attractions like the Providence Black Repertory Company, the Meeting House of the First Baptist Church in America and the Culinary Archives & Museum at Johnson & Wales University. VERMONT With its scenic location on the banks of Lake Champlain, Burlington offers a host of recreational and cultural attractions. The city is home to the ECHO Lake Aquarium & Science Center, the EthanAllen Homestead Museum & Historic Site and the Robert Hull Fleming Museum at the University of Vermont, which specializes in art and anthropology. Other area attractions include the Shelburne Museum and the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburg, where you can learn about the history of the Underground Railroad in Vermont. Vermont’s top tourist attraction is the Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream plant in Stowe. But no one comes to this year- round mountain resort just for the dessert: There’s a full menu of activities, from skiing, snowboarding and snow 48 cultural and historical attractions, as well as a few that might be surprising discoveries for many visitors. An African-American heritage tour of the city might include Howard University; the Smithsonian’s Anacostia CommunityMuseum;Cedar Hill, Frederick Douglass’ 21- room Victorian Mansion set on a nine-acre estate in Anacostia; and the Willard InterContinental Hotel, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. penned his “I Have a Dream” speech. One of the city’s most important histori- cally Black neighborhoods is the U Street Corridor. Once a renowned entertainment hub nicknamed “Black Broadway,” the area is home to the African-American Mural of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and family on wall in DC Civil War Memorial, the Lincoln Theatre and the Thurgood Marshall Center for Justice and Heritage, which houses the first African-American YMCA. Black Meetings & Tourism November/December 2010: www.blackmeetingsandtourism.com