New York City: SAVE

Where to Go: Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pennsylvania.

Distance from New York City: 80 miles west.

Where to Stay: A dramatic dark-shingled manor house set among colorful gardens of begonias, zinnias, and vinca, 125-foot-tall spruces, and one of the largest walnut trees in the area, the Gatehouse Country Inn preserves its 100-year-old past in four guest rooms, each decorated with period furnishings and delicate pink and ivory flowered prints that echo the inn’s surroundings.

Price: Doubles from $170.

What to Do: Early-20^th-century pop musician and band-and choral-leader Fred Waring once owned this manor house—and much of the surrounding village—and the music scene still rocks here in the Poconos. Get your feet tapping to live jazz beats Thursday through Sunday evenings three miles away at the Deer Head Inn, where big names show up occasionally.

Insider Tip: Nature lovers can walk part of the 11-mile McDade Trail along the river. Or take a float trip with Chamberlain Canoes down the Delaware River and watch for nesting bald eagles.