We're officially in the middle of the holiday season now, which means it's time to cook some great cookies. It's hard to beat these wonderful cookie recipes submitted by professional bed and breakfast innkeepers. Try the sugar cookies, the raspberry thumbprints, the peppermint cookies, the Melting Moments, or the Christmas gingerbread. Your guests will be glad you did, even if their waistlines aren't!

• More Cookie Recipes
• More Recipes from Innkeepers

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, transports its visitors to a turning point in the American Civil War. History lovers flock to Gettysburg to experience what life was like during the American Civil War. If you're planning a visit, be sure to make reservations at a great Gettysburg bed and breakfast. This feature also includes information about great B&Bs in the beautiful countryside surrounding Gettysburg.

^{Photo courtesy of The Brickhouse Inn}

Bermuda is a temperate, subtropical jewel a short journey from the East Coast of the United States. The country is composed of seven principal islands where visitors don't need to look far for scenic trails, parks and beaches -- or for some great bed and breakfasts.

More Great Getaways:

• Caribbean Island Bed and Breakfasts
• Go Underground
• Go Underwater
• Climb a Tree

Bed and breakfasts in and around Pacific Grove, California, will open their doors for a holiday tour on Tuesday and Wednesday. The participating inns on Tuesday include Seven Gables Inn, The Martine Inn, Pacific Grove Inn, Gosby House, Centrella Bed and Breakfast, The Inn at 17 Mile Drive, Jabberwock Inn, and Asilomar's Phoebe Hearst Social Hall. On Wednesday, Green Gables Inn, Old St. Angela Inn, Old Monterey Inn, Centrella Bed and Breakfast, The Inn at 17 Mile Drive, Jabberwock and Asilomar's Phoebe Hearst Social Hall will be open. Tickets, good for both days, are $20 each, according to an article in the Monterey Herald, and are available at are available at the Pacific Grove Chamber of Commerce office.