When I was a kid, vacations in our house were a big production. With eight kids in our ...

Scattered among the expansive prairies, wide valleys and mountaintops of America are thousands of rural towns and communities. ...

The rugged desert landscape of southeastern Utah is like no other place on earth.

Next year is the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail, and it’s the perfect time to plan ...

Tucked in the San Juan Mountains just 35 miles north of the New Mexico border, Pagosa Springs, Colorado, ...

In the corner of my closet, my suitcase gathers dust, waiting for the days when we can travel ...

The big green gator in front of me sways with surprising agility. At 7 feet tall and 2 ...

It’s dark and the path is rocky. I stumble, but catch myself, intent on the destination. It’s 5 ...

Sitting on my bed, I watch Germany float by. From my guestroom on the ms River Splendor, a ...

From the air, I see only green fields. Rows of vineyards run like neat braids over sandy hills ...

Kneeling next to him, I see the creature is almost three feet tall, and his eyes seem to ...

In Saskatchewan, locals joke about living in a place that is “hard to spell, but easy to draw.” ...

Stockholm in the summer is something special. During the long hours of the last days of August, sunlight ...

The green English countryside rushes past me as our train travels northwest from London. From my window seat, ...

Cheyenne feeds more than 30,000 hungry guests at three free pancake breakfasts during Cheyenne Frontier Days.

It’s hard to grasp just how big this lake is, but there are more than 14,000 islands in ...

BUDAPEST—I’m deep underground and moving slowly. It’s dark here in Szemlo-hegyi Cave, part of an extensive cave system ...

Anna Maria Island, a tiny barrier island on Florida’s Gulf Coast, is an excellent place to enjoy the ...

Hawaii’s Big Island offers a diverse experience for travelers.

Erwin Perzy specialized in designing and repairing medical tools. When doctors asked him for a better light in ...

Vienna is the only city capital with a significant wine growing area within the city limits.

Best of all, the beds on the Avalon Envision face the window, so you can lie in bed ...

But here, I’ve learned that winter isn’t something to fear, but something to be embraced—and the Québécois do ...

For me, horseback riding in Steamboat Springs is a given. This is prime ranching country and has been ...

Get off the highway and you’ll discover a unique culture filled with experiences that you can only get ...

Fortunately, jet lag doesn’t have to affect your vacation. Here are a few simple ways to help you ...

Looking back, I see the mistakes I made on my first trip to Europe. Two college friends and ...