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New exhibit explores rural influence on modern American art

ATLANTA – A new exhibition takes a look at how American artists found inspiration in rural landscapes during an era of modernist art that was more closely associated with cities. ...

How do you move a 6-ton Civil War battle painting? Slowly

ATLANTA – A colossal panoramic painting depicting the Battle of Atlanta from the Civil War will be lifted by cranes from the building where it has been for nearly a century and then trucked ...

Tourism industry debating impact of Trump travel ban

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s travel ban is not only being debated in the courts, it’s also being debated by the travel industry. Many experts remain bullish about prospects...

American travel to Iran up in the air

Trips canceled because of attempt at travel ban

Cruise news for 2017: Alaska boom, more in-depth experiences

Alaska expects record visits

How to avoid toll roads on your next trip

Whether you’re heading down to Florida for spring break, or out to Denver to go skiing, you need to know about one of the worst kinds of tourist traps you could fall into. In Orla...

Winter in Athens: History without the heat

Explore the cradle of Western civilization without the crowds

Alabama town expanding Harper Lee attractions

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Nearly a year after the death of Harper Lee, a group in south Alabama hopes to develop new attractions and bring more tourists to the novelist’s hometown of Monroeville, w...

Nearly 9 million visitors traveled to Hawaii in 2016

HONOLULU – The number of people traveling to Hawaii neared 9 million in 2016 as visitor spending and arrival figures hit records for the fifth straight year, the Hawaii Tourism Authority sai...

On location: Real places that inspired scenes in Oscar-nominated films

NEW YORK A diner in Miami, a house in Pittsburgh and a pier in Los Angeles: All of them are real places where Oscar-nominated movies were filmed. Part of “Moonlight” w...

Travel Q&A: How to sleep on red-eye flights, vet vacation rentals

Q: It’s hard for me to sleep on planes, but I have a red-eye flight coming back from Los Angeles to Washington next month and was interested in any tips people might have to help sleep o...

How to be an American tourist in Tokyo

Answers to questions about toilets, menus and naked bathing