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Summer vacation: Never mind the hike. Where’s the hammock?

For Americans, relaxing is top vacation priority

Ready to go it alone? Tips for solo travel

Since 2012, Kristin Addis has been traveling the world. More often than not, she’s solo. The former investment banker decided to sell her belongings five years ago and hit the roa...

Traveling alone: For these adventurers, it’s the way to go

For these adventurers, it’s the way to go

Tallest building west of Mississippi River is opening in LA

LOS ANGELES – The tallest building west of the Mississippi River opens its doors on Friday, celebrating with lights and fanfare in once-stodgy downtown Los Angeles that is sprouting a crop o...

Auto club predicts record travel over July 4 weekend

DALLAS – Americans are expected to put down the TV remote and hit the road in record numbers for the July 4th weekend. Auto club AAA said Thursday that it expects 44.2 million peo...

Travel books, from literary pilgrimages to beer tours

NEW YORK – Whether you’re an armchair traveler, a road tripper or a frequent flier, books about travel can inspire and inform. Here are a few out this season on a variety of travel themes. ...

Tourists descend as temperatures climb in Death Valley

‘When it’s 120 to 125 (degrees), there’s more customers than there ever is’

Woman crosses West to fulfill a last wish

Will leaves $800,000 to dozen national wildlife refuges, parks

Summer of Love turns 50: San Francisco puts spotlight on counterculture

San Francisco celebrates with festivals, exhibits, lectures

River pilgrimage takes paddlers on 400-mile spiritual quest

Charles Montgomery welcomed the challenge of hiking the steep terrain of the Connecticut River headwaters in remote northern New Hampshire, admiring the birds, the plants, the woods. He also...

Minutes from U.S., museum tells story of the Mexican Revolution

CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Towns along the U.S.-Mexico border often are stereotyped as enclaves for bar-hoppers, smoky factories, cheap souvenirs and long entry lines for cargo and trucks. They...

Flying with pets: How to make it easier for them and you, too

Gabby Slome rarely vacations without her dog, Pancho, in tow. He is a full-fledged family member. And just as “you wouldn’t leave your child at home,” Slome says, she doesn’t leave Pancho ei...