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Climbing Jacob's Ladder in St. Helena Is Not for the Faint of Heart
Bring Water and a Permit to Catch 'The Wave' in Arizona
Visiting Paris? Here's What to See, in Every Arrondissement
10 Alternatives to the Las Vegas Vacation
10 Tiny Towns with Big Tourism Dreams
Utah's Fabled Great Salt Lake Is Shrinking
10 Ways to Avoid Being a Beach Bummer
How Nude Beaches Work
California and Marijuana Tourism: What You Need to Know
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Family Vacations in Alaska
10 Guaranteed Ways to Ruin a Family Reunion
How to Plan a Family Reunion
How to Create a Family Reunion Web Site
Check Out 7 of the Most Beautiful Libraries in the World
Have You Ridden Any of the 10 Tallest Ferris Wheels in the World?
The Museum of Failure Celebrates Flops and Fiascoes
This Land Was Their Land: The Growing Interest in Tribal National Parks
$1,500 Today Buys a Yellowstone Pass for 2172
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Flower-covered Floats Blossom at the Annual Rose Parade
Spain's La Tomatina: The World's Biggest Food Fight
Cadillac Ranch: Where the Cars Are the Canvas
5 Things to Know Before You Try the Driving Experience of a Lifetime
Tail of the Dragon, Plus 4 Other Roads That Are Wicked-fun to Drive
10 Great Motorcycle Trips
10 Foods to Buy by the Side of the Road
5 Most Dangerous Roads in the World
Everything I Need to Know I Learned ... Caribou Tracking
10 Things Alaska and Alabama have in Common
10 Must-haves for a Family-friendly Resort
Could Saudi Arabia's The Rig Be the Next Big Thing in Extreme Tourism?
Slide Down Daredevil's Peak
All Aboard for Our Roller Coaster Quiz!
Beyond the Appalachian: Meet All 11 of America's National Scenic Trails
A Guide to Hiking at Yosemite National Park
A Guide to Hiking Mount Whitney
10 RV Travel Tips for Retirees
How to Age-proof Your RV
How to Find a Retiree Travel Club
10 Tips to Pack Like a Pilot
Why People Are Nuts for Buc-ee's
Traveling This Summer? 12 Tips to Navigate Flight Cancellations
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The first tribal national park opened in 2012; the next one is scheduled for 2025 and more Indigenous tribes want to open them. What's behind the growing interest in tribal national parks?
If you're driving old Route 66, watch out for a line of 10 mid-century Cadillacs, painted in crazy colors and buried nose first in the dirt. That'll be Cadillac Ranch, American roadside kitsch at its finest.
These gorgeous libraries would make a bookworm out of almost anyone. Have you visited any of the seven we find most beautiful?
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The first Ferris wheels were built for fun, but now they're being built for the spectacular views they provide. Here are 10 spectacular rides you may want to check out.
From dining in the gondola of a hot air balloon to eating under the sea, here are five unique dining experiences you may not believe, but may want to try.
Jacob's Ladder on St. Helena Island is 699 steps of straight-up climbing, so difficult that you get a certificate if you make it to the top.
Nobody flies more than pilots, so who better to give us tips on packing?
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The multi-colored bands of The Wave are considered one of the most photogenic — and photographed — natural wonders in North America, but you need a permit to visit. Oh, and water!
Buc-ee's is not your average convenience store. It's massive. The largest is in Texas and has more than 66,000 square feet and 71 bathrooms.
By Lauren David
Flying this summer has been, well, turbulent. So many flights have been canceled, passengers are lucky to get to their destinations. Is there anything you can do about it?
Chronic overcrowding is turning the once-idyllic floating city of Venice into a nightmare of clogged canals and impassable bridges. The city is taking action, so be prepared to pay if you go.
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For many people, their knowledge of America's National Scenic Trails begins with the Appalachian and ends with the Pacific Crest. But there are nine other fabulous trails that deserve attention, too.
Boiling Lake in Dominica is the second-largest boiling lake in the world. The trek to get there is arduous and long, but it's well worth the effort.
'Star Wars' super fans can now be part of their own epic voyage with Rey and Kylo Ren. How? Just board the Halcyon Starcruiser into the Star Wars galaxy.
Proceeds from the Yellowstone Inheritance Pass will help fund park education, trail maintenance and wildlife monitoring. And what an amazing gift to pass down to an as-yet-unborn park visitor from the future.
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In a tale so crazy it's true, Pitcairn Island is home to just 50 people, descendants of the HMS Bounty mutineers, who hid there more than 200 years ago. And the island is now looking for more residents.
Though they are far too hot to bathe in, with temps over 200 degrees Fahrenheit, the seven hells of Beppu are renowned for their colors — and for the crocs that inhabit one of them.
By Katie Carman
Remember Crystal Pepsi, Google Glass? They're part of the Museum of Failure, a shrine to innovations that bombed with the public.
By Dave Roos
Come explore the fabulous French capital on a guided tour of the arrondissements with Rick Steves associate Steve Smith.
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Whether to deepen faith or just to have some time for personal reflection, thousands of people walk, ride or bike el Camino de Santiago, an ancient pilgrim's route, every year. Want to join them?
Saudi Arabia is launching a massive theme park located on an offshore oil rig. You read that right. The country that dominates the petroleum industry is now building a theme park around it.
Made of glass, the harrowing Coiling Dragon Cliff Skywalk will test the mettle of anyone brave enough to challenge its heights.
By Carrie Tatro
All roads on the Pan American Highway end in the Darién Gap, a dense jungle that separates Panama and Colombia. What makes trekking this area so dangerous?
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The Republic of Nirivia, an imaginary micronation comprising a group of islands in Lake Superior, was founded in the mid-1970s mostly in jest, by a small group of Canadians.
Some call it an artists colony, others a squatters' paradise. Either way, it attracts lots of visitors, billing itself as the last free place in America. So, what's it really like?
By Dave Roos