Art is at the heart of downtown Lancaster
The goal of this two-day getaway was to discover the other Lancaster — the one that sits downtown within a compact 7 square miles...
Get the full story >>Hidden Los Angeles attractions worth a climb
Every tourist destination has its so-called hidden attractions: off-the-beaten-path sites that visitors have to put some effort into...
Get the full story >>Reno campus' towering holiday book tree (no reading involved)
One librarian, two helpers and 348 old books equals one huge holiday book tree. Usually those elements would add up to books stacked...
Get the full story >>Southern California: Lights, action, boat parades!
Holiday boat parades are dazzling, glitzy affairs that remind me of what the Rose Parade might look like if it were held at night and took...
Get the full story >>Top destinations for holiday lights
With Black Friday behind us, and Cyber Monday beckoning, the holidays are in full swing and what better way to get in the festive mood...
Get the full story >>Black Friday 2011: Save up to $500
Black Friday deals seem to be everywhere, including at hotels, resorts and travel companies. Instead of lining up at a big-box store, you...
Get the full story >>Sundance close-up
PARK CITY, Utah — The stars have gone home. Or, that's what they tell me.
Get the full story >>Airstream and Eddie Bauer have their designs set on comfort
Airstream has long enjoyed a following among moneyed campers whose idea of roughing it includes a refrigerator, TV and toilet. Now folks who...
Get the full story >>Disney to build multiple-attraction 'Avatar' land in Animal Kingdom theme park
The Walt Disney Co. will build a theme-park “land” based on the movie “Avatar” in Disney’s Animal Kingdom as...
Get the full story >>A literary stamp to these three houses
Visits to the homes of Edna St. Vincent Millay, Edith Wharton and Emily Dickinson reveal the women behind the words, where they lived, loved...
Get the full story >>No angry birds — return to Tiki Room
Call it an old-school retweeting: A tropical serenade is rising again at Magic Kingdom in the form of Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki...
Get the full story >>Working vacation: Building furniture in Maine
I am not a good lounger. I don't like to waste a vacation doing something that passes itself off as an activity just because it's a verb,...
Get the full story >>Is Ocean City's Seacrets too big for Baltimore?
With a sprawling fiefdom that includes a radio station, several restaurants, a hotel, five stages for live music, a swim-up bar and even...
Get the full story >>Concierge services range from romance to Rover
Concierges are the go-to staff at hotels, and the trade is growing more specialized as hotels try to woo guests with new services. Some...
Get the full story >>Hersheypark to add Skyrush coaster for 2012
Hersheypark will add a first-of-its-kind $25-million steel roller coaster in May that will be the tallest, fastest and longest at the...
Get the full story >>Soda and stories at the Dr Pepper Museum
Mike Moss is one of the few soda jerks who knows what a customer means when he hollers, "Shoot me a Waco!" Sure, it's a small city along...
Get the full story >>Pony swim: Horse sense for Assateague visitors
Tomorrow is the annual summertime pony swim across the Assateague channel. The wild ponies that inhabit the Chincoteague, Va., portion of...
Get the full story >>Sipping amid the swank
Thirsty commuters rushing through Grand Central Terminal to make the 5:48 to Westport or the 7:07 to Scarsdale once had to rely on vendors...
Get the full story >>Pilgrimage to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest
The White Mountains that straddle the California-Nevada border are known for their extreme environment. They get less than a foot of rain...
Get the full story >>Loving Lucille Ball museum all over again
Even though she was born 100 years ago next month and her mega-hit TV show premiered 60 years ago this October, there remains a single truth...
Get the full story >>Whale watchers off Alaska catch humpbacks feeding as a team
Capt. Jack Cadigan didn't promise we would see a fascinating process known as "bubble-net feeding" while on a 31/2-hour whale watch off...
Get the full story >>Un-Bourbon Street is where it's at in New Orleans
Everyone should walk down Bourbon Street once, but for some of us, once is enough. There are, of course, lots of other streets to walk...
Get the full story >>Philadelphia: An outdoor gallery of murals
Philadelphia again stole my heart. But this time, instead of falling for Philly's red-bricked history, I fell for its outside art. Nicknamed...
Get the full story >>Secrets in Oak Ridge stayed in Oak Ridge
In the rolling hills of eastern Tennessee, America built one of three secret cities that developed the atomic bombs dropped on the...
Get the full story >>Summer festivals in the Midwest
Bicycles and balloons, football and films, garlic and golf — disparate things, for sure. But they're all at the heart of festivals and...
Get the full story >>Southland theme park adventures
There's a lot more than pixie dust swirling through the air at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure as construction crews, earth-...
Get the full story >>Alexander McQueen's exhibit in NYC
The late British designer is known for dressing the likes of Lady Gaga and Madonna.
Get the full story >>Festivals abound around U.S.
Those planning a summer vacation in the U.S., have plenty of special events to enjoy around the country.
Get the full story >>The posh breed of chocolate Easter bunnies
It's spring, and probably the most welcomed of the season's animals is the bunny -- specifically, the chocolate bunny.
Get the full story >>The Grand Canyon of the tropics and then some
A hike to Waipoo Falls in Kauai's Waimea Canyon is filled with dazzling colors and exotic foliage.
Get the full story >>Witness to rebirth in Yosemite during spring
As snow melts, plants, animals begin their resurrection.
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There are charming B&Bs; nearby, and occasional cancellations for rooms inside the park.
Get the full story >>The woods meet water in Pittsburg
Watch nature's little dramas play out in Pittsburg, New Hampshire's northernmost town. It's a year-round destination that, outside of...
Get the full story >>Top 10 small towns in America
Tired of the big cities? Looking for someplace a bit more quaint to visit while on vacation?
Get the full story >>Monticello's preservation forever linked to Jewish family
I've never met an American who didn't have a soft spot in his heart for Thomas Jefferson.
Get the full story >>Skee-ball is the name of game in Brooklyn
New Yorkers escape the slush and sleet at Full Circle Bar, where skee-ball rules. There are even leagues and tournaments.
Get the full story >>Beads, balls and Moon Pies: Mardi Gras in Mobile, Ala.
Think Mardi Gras and your thoughts are apt to turn to New Orleans, where the celebration of the last day before Lent gives new meaning to...
Get the full story >>How to travel Florida by food
When most people think of Florida, they think of the sunny beaches, tropical paradise and Disney World. But what is overlooked is Florida'...
Get the full story >>New York's Erie Canal by boat
During our trip, we would cover 90 miles of water through varied and mostly bucolic landscape, all seen in slow motion at about 6 mph.
Get the full story >>Top 10 spots to ring in 2011
Hotwire.com came out with its list of places to pop the cork on 2011.
Get the full story >>Skiing: the West's outstanding early-season conditions
A look at what's new in California, Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Washington. Some resorts have spent millions on improvements.
Get the full story >>Utah's low-profile Solitude Mountain Resort
At last -- a ski area suitable for our readers in the federal witness protection program.
Get the full story >>California hostels offer budget-luxury accommodations
We're talking hostels, once regarded as the province of backpackers and bedbugs, but increasingly go-to places for a growing base of...
Get the full story >>New York's changing hotel skyline
Staying at a plush new hotel is possibly the last thing most Americans are thinking about this holiday season. Dreaming about, maybe,...
Get the full story >>Rating Vegas' 8 topless revues
I'm headed out to check out "Fantasy," a topless revue on the Las Vegas Strip, because I'm supposed to interview the show's then-star,...
Get the full story >>New Year's Eve in Vegas
As the clock ticks toward midnight on Dec. 31, here's what to look for from revelers in Las Vegas, who may well chant "Roll on 2011!"
Get the full story >>The future of Tahoe's famed Thunderbird is up in the air
Its deep-throated engines temporarily squelched, the Thunderbird idles in the crystal-clear waters of Lake Tahoe, a few hundred yards...
Get the full story >>'Tis the season to be jolly in Orlando's theme parks
The calendar may not read "Dec. 25" yet, but Orlando's great theme parks have made out their lists and checked them twice and are...
Get the full story >>Eastern Sierra's autumn colors peak
There is gold in the hills of the Eastern Sierra, but you don't have to dig to find it. It returns every autumn when Mother Nature paints...
Get the full story >>Visit Africa in Sonoma's wine country
For an animal that's roughly 17 feet tall and weighs more than a ton, the giraffe is surprisingly silent as it meanders up to our vintage...
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