First Thursday

Three places we’d go

The weekend is coming up and, given all the stressful news, we could use a weekend away.

Here are three places on our “We’d go there” list.

Fly to Vancouver International Airport for the cherry blossoms

Vancouver is always a treat, and landing at Vancouver International Airport (YVR) right about now comes with some bonus cherry blossom treats.

Visit Seattle for free museum admissions

In Seattle, museums around the city offer free admission on the first Thursday of each much.

The Museum of Flight is on the list, as is the Seattle Art Museum, the Burke Museum, The Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI) The National Nordic Museum and many others.

Tennessee seems cool

We visited Nashville for the first time last summer and vowed to return to Tennessee.

This list of spring and summer festivals throughout the state is filled with great events to build a trip around, including the Tennessee Tulip Festival in Eagleville this weekend, the Flower & Food Festival at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge from April 18 through June 8, and the World’s Biggest Fish Fry in Paris, TN from April 19 to 27 with a parade, carnival, demolitions debry, rodeo, catfish races and more.