The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is being celebrated this year -- and many Americans are celebrating by traveling. There are lots of places and ways to mark the great American birthday, from guided tours to road trips, from amazing fireworks displays to stays in big cities and small towns.

In this episode, Darley Newman, the creator and host of the PBS series "Travels with Darley" and author of "Revolutionary Road Trip: Hidden Stories from America's Founding Journey," and Travel Weekly features editor Emma Weissmann talk with host Rebecca Tobin about ways to get into the stories of Revolutionary history. The conversation includes the ways people can tap the 250 spirit: Revolutionary War towns, Americana, Route 66, whether travel advisors are getting involved with domestic travel planning and how they can harness interest in America’s history for future business. 

This episode was recorded April 29 and has been edited for length and clarity.

Episode sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Tourism Cares https://www.tourismcares.org

Related reports:

Special tours tap into Route 66 nostalgia: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Special-tours-Route-66-centennial

Tour operators and destinations begin preparations now for America's 250th birthday https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Tour-operators-DMOs-highlight-America-250th-birthday

Americans favor domestic travel amid global uncertainty https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Experts-say-more-Americans-plan-to-travel-closer-to-home

Travels with Darley: https://www.darley-newman.com/

Travels with Darley: U.S. travel by state https://www.darley-newman.com/united-states

 

The 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence is being celebrated this year -- and many Americans are celebrating by traveling. There are lots of places and ways to mark the great American birthday, from guided tours to road trips, from amazing fireworks displays to stays in big cities and small towns.
In this episode, Darley Newman, the creator and host of the PBS series "Travels with Darley" and author of "Revolutionary Road Trip: Hidden Stories from America's Founding Journey," and Travel Weekly features editor Emma Weissmann talk with host Rebecca Tobin about ways to get into the stories of Revolutionary history. The conversation includes the ways people can tap the 250 spirit: Revolutionary War towns, Americana, Route 66, whether travel advisors are getting involved with domestic travel planning and how they can harness interest in America&rsquo;s history for future business.&nbsp;
This episode was recorded April 29 and has been edited for length and clarity.
Episode sponsor:
This episode is sponsored by Tourism Cares <a href="https://www.tourismcares.org">https://www.tourismcares.org</a>
Related reports:
Special tours tap into Route 66 nostalgia: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Special-tours-Route-66-centennial">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Tour-Operators/Special-tours-Route-66-centennial</a>
Tour operators and destinations begin preparations now for America's 250th birthday <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Tour-operators-DMOs-highlight-America-250th-birthday">https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Tour-operators-DMOs-highlight-America-250th-birthday</a>
Americans favor domestic travel amid global uncertainty <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Experts-say-more-Americans-plan-to-travel-closer-to-home">https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Experts-say-more-Americans-plan-to-travel-closer-to-home</a>
Travels with Darley: <a href="https://www.darley-newman.com/">https://www.darley-newman.com/</a>
Travels with Darley: U.S. travel by state <a href="https://www.darley-newman.com/united-states">https://www.darley-newman.com/united-states</a>
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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.