Jeanine and I set out on the final leg of our road trip after enjoying breakfast with Alissa. Our first stop was the Emma Willard School, a prestigious, independent university-preparatory day and boarding school for girls (grades 9–12 and postgraduate), founded in 1814. As the first women’s higher education institution in the United States, it remains a premier trailblazer in girls’ education. The campass has a certain Hogwarts feel to it.

Williams College’s 450-acre campus in Williamstown, Massachusetts, features over 125 buildings seamlessly blending historic and modern architecture. Pictured below, from left to right, are Hopkins Hall, Thompson Memorial Chapel and Griffen Hall

Natural Bridge State Park is home to the only natural white marble arch in North America. According to geologists, the park’s namesake natural bridge, made of 550-million-year-old marble bedrock, was carved into its iconic arch by the forces of glacial meltwater over 13,000 years ago. Today, the bridge spans the Hudson Brook as it twists and tumbles through a steep 60-foot gorge.