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While the Blue Ridge Parkway provides some exceptional scenery, make time to explore the many side roads in Virginia. Crabtree Falls in the George Washington National Forest offers an easy hike and access via a trail. The falls are the highest waterfall in Virginia and maybe the tallest east of the...

Phoenix, Arizona, is a great home base for exploring the area's many family activities: the Sonoran Desert, the Grand Canyon, Lake Powell, White Mountains, Prescott with the first territorial governor's mansion and Whiskey Row, the Apache Trail and the Pueblo Indians' Montezuma's Castle.

Fudge is a timeless tradition on Michigan’s Mackinac Island. While there are a seemingly high number of these confectioners along the main business thoroughfare of Huron Street, few can compare to the mouth-watering experience of May’s Famous Mackinac Fudge®.

In the summer of 1996 the Olympics were held in Atlanta, Georgia. To commemorate that event, the Centennial Olympic Games Museum opened as a permanent exhibit at the Atlanta History Center 10 years later. It showcases the origin of the Games, modern day Olympic Games, the story behind the 1996 Games...

Forget the hassle of trying to get the lay of the land in Philadelphia. Instead, jump on The Phlash, a popular downtown trolley that begins at Penn’s Landing and travels to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and back again. Stop along the way at popular attractions including the Liberty Bell and...

To get around the Hawaiian Islands, it's helpful to be able to understand and speak the language. Many of the landmarks, roads, geography, businesses and food are words derived from the Hawaiian alphabet. With only 13 letters, it's fairly easy to learn how to pronounce all that is Hawaiian.

In Springfield, Illinois, in the heart of the “Land of Lincoln” is the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Take a journey through his life from his modest beginnings to his assassination and funeral. Learn about First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, the Civil War and the Emancipation...

Things to Do

Key West, Florida

Each evening just before sunset, large crowds gather at Mallory Square to enjoy buskers as they...

Washington, District of Columbia

The Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum maintains the world's largest collection...

Key West, Florida

Fort Jefferson, the largest masonry structure in the Western Hemisphere, is known as the "Gibraltar...

Key West, Florida

Founded by the legendary shipwreck salvager, Mel Fisher, who died in 1998, the museum holds the...

Key West, Florida

The Spanish colonial villa is open to the public as a museum honoring the island's most famous...

Washington, District of Columbia

Reputed to be the most-visited natural history museum, it strives to inspire curiosity, discovery...

San Antonio, Texas

SeaWorld San Antonio’s unique combination of animal attractions, entertaining shows that...