Saguaro National Park straddles Tucson’s east and west sides in Southern Arizona. First-time visitors should know it includes two districts: eastern and western districts. This national park also protects an iconic symbol of the desert Southwest — the Saguaro Cactus.…
Across Texas, people celebrate Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead, by making altars, attending parades and holding a party. In San Antonio, Texas, the city hosts elaborate celebrations, decorates with candy skulls and constructs altars adorned with…
About two hours north of New York City, Hyde Park offers the ideal recipe for a perfect fall getaway. Start with a serving of culinary richness, then add a generous helping of National Park Service sites to explore. Then, add…
The largest living history museum in the US, where costumed interpreters bring the 18th-century colonial capital to life. Colonial Williamsburg is a 301-acre sites includes 89 original 18th-century buildings and several hundred recreated buildings from the 18th century, according to…
Travelers along Interstate 10 can explore a mountaintop oasis in the desert, on the border of New Mexico and Southern Arizona. Chiricahua National Monument towers over the nearby grasslands and offers cooler temperatures year-round. Known as a sky island, this…
From wee little lads to bearded grandpas, don the lederhosen and grab a stein. It’s Oktoberfest time. Thanks to the German heritage across Texas, biergartens are popping up like dandelions. Oktoberfest began in Munich, Bavaria, in the 1800s. The annual…
On the Massachusetts coast, Salem is a world away from its neighbor, Boston, just 14 miles to the south. As travelers walk through the quaint downtown, they can learn about Salem’s dark history with the witch trials in the…
October is wine month in Texas. Fall is an excellent time to sample Texas Wine, so plan a weekend getaway today. Visitors can tour wineries, learn about winemaking and sample the bounty, then sample at vineyards, wineries and tasting rooms…
Twenty-five years have passed since the towers fell, when the world stopped, and a generation of people simultaneously experienced the same tragedy in real time. That morning changed me in a way that made time feel meaningless, and my previous…
Off the coast of Africa, Tenerife is the largest and most populous island in the Canary Islands, an archipelago. The island, which measures over 785 square miles, is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites and a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.…
Southern California is an outdoor lover’s dream. Travelers can choose from desert hikes to tide pool hunting to camping. Hard to believe that a national park is less than four hours from Los Angeles. From the beach to the desert…
If you are looking for a fun girlfriend getaway, Fredericksburg is perfect. Located in the Texas Hill Country, it started as a German settlement in the 1840s. Visitors will find German food, like sausages, German bakeries and a pie shop.…