From Woodstock, VT to Concord, MA: the birth of (one idea of) a nation

As a heatwave pummels the eastern US, here’s a fresh view of our impressions of visiting some charming cities and small(ish) towns from the South to New England.

Unlike in the West, most of the South and Northeast are geographically closer and have a higher population density. In about the same geographical space comprising California or Texas, one can travel across most of the US South and Northeast, visiting the remains of what constituted the Thirteen Colonies, including the old wounds that keep influencing l…