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Overview

Introduction

The easygoing suburb of Berkeley, California, sits across the bay from San Francisco. The city is home to the University of California at Berkeley, the incubator for the antiwar movement of the 1960s and a longtime bastion of counterculture. Berkeley is also the birthplace of the California gourmet food movement inadvertently catalyzed by Alice Waters and her famed restaurant, Chez Panisse.

San Francisco may tempt you across the bay, but Berkeley has its own draws and plenty to keep you occupied. Visit People's Park, where antiwar protesters once gathered and now home to the university's recreation area. Stroll the beautiful bayside campus and check out the iconic Sather Tower while you're there. As a college town, Berkeley offers flourishing arts and dining scenes, so indulge in one of the Gourmet Ghetto's many restaurants before catching a performance at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre.

Overview

Introduction

Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, is home to a spa where mineral springs containing sulfates, nitrates and carbonates flow forth at 74 F/23 C and 2,000 gal/7,600 L per minute.

George Washington was once a devotee of the spa, and he and his family established the town as "Bath," the country's first spa. Visitors can indulge in a full Roman bath, swelter in a steam chest and luxuriate under the firm hands of expert massage therapists. Make reservations at least two weeks in advance.

This town also flourishes with culture and art. Berkeley Springs is filled with shops that sell the works of more than 125 artists, including fine arts, wearable art, antiques, rare books and handmade paper.

There are more than 100 lodging choices in the area, and live local music is scheduled nearly year-round. Visit the vintage movie theater or wander through Berkeley Springs State Park, which is in the center of the village.

Berkeley Springs is 270 mi/435 km northeast of Charleston.