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Get Out of Dodge

Five Road Trips Worth the Drive

The glass-half-empty view: summer’s over after this weekend. The glass-half-full view: days of stunning sweaters and autumn beers await. Which is why it’s our seasonal duty to tell you to hit the road and see what’s new out there. For example...

DISTANCE: A STONE’S THROW

Urban Cowboy in Brooklyn

You require: Just a small change of scenery and some R&R.
You’ll receive: Williamsburg’s only bed-and-breakfast. Yes, there are potbelly stoves. Yes, there’s Aztec-print furniture. And yes, there’s a cabin with an outdoor hot tub in the back. Scenery: changed.

DISTANCE: 48 MILES

The Grill at Bedford Post Inn

You require: Manhattan-grade deliciousness, but with optional silence.
You’ll receive: An alfresco spot at an inn near the woods. On the menu: White Label Burgers and giant lobster from Michael White. Really nailed that first requirement.

DISTANCE: 94 MILES

A New Beer Garden in Philly

You require: Beer, space and a civics lesson.
You’ll receive: 20,000 square feet of rare beers, fire pits and ping-pong right next to the place where they keep the Declaration of Independence. Which, by the way, does not have beer.

DISTANCE: 103 MILES

Hillside Schoolhouse in the Catskills

You require: Seclusion, but not too much seclusion.
You’ll receive: A freshly B&B-ified, century-old schoolhouse where you’ll have your own belfry. Breweries, a retro theater and some serious pork chops are just beyond the seclusion.

DISTANCE: 605 KILOMETRES

Bacon Nirvana in... Montreal

You require: Bacon, sexy French accents.
You’ll receive: A brand-new restaurant and bar where everything—the donuts, the sushi, the Jäger poutine, the vodka—involves pork’s greatest variant. It’s like they’ve been studying us.