Ever wish you’ll want to travel back in time and experience the journey of a bygone era? Well, until someone invents a time machine, you cannot. But there are a handful of places across America where you could live like a gentleman farmer, wrangle cattle and fake to be an original colonist. Listed here are the end 5 spots from another century.
5) Hotel del Coronado , San Diego, California: This luxury hotel has hosted 11 U.S. presidents and a slew of old Hollywood stars under its iconic red-shingled roof. “The Del” was inbuilt 1888 and is listed as a countrywide Historic Landmark hotel. The rare all-wooden hotel features stately verandas and top beach views; it even has its own ghost. Legend has it that a tender lady named Kate Morgan, who checked into the hotel in 1892 — and not looked at, haunts The Del’s elegant environs.
4) Skagway , Alaska: Return to the heady Gold Rush days in historic Skagway, Alaska. You’ll be able to take a tour of 15 buildings that were built in the course of the Gold Rush, hike the 33-mile long Chiltook Trail, ride the narrow-gauge railroad, or, after all , go gold panning.
3) The Homestead Hotel , Hot Springs, Virginia: Experience pre-Revolutionary life at this Hot Springs, Virginia resort and spa. This National Historic Landmark, in-built 1766, boasts falconry, archery and clay shooting. Otherwise you can “take the waters” on the same “healing” hot springs that Thomas Jefferson bathed in.
2) The Double E Working Ranch , New Mexico: If the cowboy life is more your style, head on over to New Mexico. This working horse and cattle ranch offers trail riding and cattle drives through old Apache country. Tenderfoots needn’t apply.
1) Colonial Williamsburg , Williamsburg, Virginia: For an “authentic” taste of colonial life in America, the perfect spot in America for traveling back in time is Colonial Williamsburg. The historic area features 301 acres that come with 88 original colonial buildings, fife & drum parades and tradespeople practicing crafts like blacksmithing, weaving and wig making.