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Feared Trump slump in tourism may be a Trump bump

International arrivals in U.S. rise over 2016

Walking in Scotland: The soggy beauty of forests, moors and peat bogs

GLASGOW, Scotland Scotland has more than two dozen official long-distance trails through moors, peat bogs and forests. We chose one of the most popular, the West Highland Way. ...

Olympic National Park: Verdant and wild

Venturing deep into a land full of giants

For Robert Frost, did his 2 roads diverge in England?

Literary pilgrimage chases legacy of American poet

In Boulder, 5 fun things in 1 whirlwind afternoon

5 fun things in 1 whirlwind afternoon

Same difference: Photographs of 32 hotel rooms in 32 countries reveal few variations

In cities around the world, hotel rooms – with their carpets showing the fresh tracks of a housekeeping vacuum and their vents exhaling temperature-controlled air – await the arrival of stra...

Afraid of sharks? Flu, asteroids pose far greater risk

BOSTON – You might want a bigger boat, but you probably don’t need better odds. The confirmed return of great white sharks to Cape Cod has rattled some boaters and beachgoers. Yet...

Monkey troupe vexes Florida park, goes viral on social media

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – There’s an upswing in monkey business in and around a state park in Florida, where bands of non-native rhesus macaques live along a river that’s popular with kayakers ...

How to handle crowds and beat the heat: Tips from Rick Steves

Travel expert Rick Steves shares tips for summer trips

The view of a lifetime: Eclipse chasers blaze trail to Oregon

MADRAS, Ore. Just before sunrise, there’s typically nothing atop Round Butte but the whistle of the wind and a panoramic view of Oregon’s second-highest peak glowing pink in the f...

In rural Kentucky, solar eclipse preparation keeps town busy

HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. – Cross over the old Louisville & Nashville Railroad in this town remembered for its Civil War encampment and you’ll see the first signs – there’s fresh anticipation in the...

Rare white deer herd open to public viewing beginning this fall

ALBANY, N.Y. – A rare herd of ghostly white deer kept mostly from public view for decades is no longer off-limits. The herd at a former World War II Army weapons depot in upstate ...