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Park of the Week: Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site

Though Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in 1968, the National Historic Site honoring him wasn't established until 1980. In addition to his boyhood home, the site includes…

Eight Nights in India, from $2,399 With Air

In homage to author Elizabeth Gilbert's soul-searching travels throughout Italy, India, and Bali, we've highlighted ways of eating, drinking, and cooking like an Italian. Now for this…

Travel Troubleshooter: A Hurricane Hit My Hotel, So Where's My Refund?

Kristin Budden's hotel promises her a refund for her nonrefundable hotel room after a hurricane strikes. But months later, there's no sign of the money and the hotel has gone into…

Park of the Week: Abraham Lincoln National Park

During this bicentennial celebration of Lincoln's birth (February 12, 1809), there are plenty of sites to which you can go to see some of his history. They include Washington, D.C.,…

Berlin Eats: 9 Ways to Surpass Schnitzel

Berlin -- a city that survived Hitler, a divisive wall and the Cold War -- has grown into its own. The thoroughly modern, architecturally savvy, post-war Berlin is…

Travel Troubleshooter: Help! My Online Travel Agent is AWOL

When Martha Schmidt tries to cancel her airline tickets, her online agent promises to help her reuse the credit quickly. But after eight hours on the phone and an email promising a…

Spring Broke: 6 Secrets for Traveling Free

The promise of a free vacation used to be such a predictable come-on from a shady timeshare salesman or a questionable travel club, that all but the most gullible travelers ignored…

Travel Health & Safety: Is My Airplane Too Old?

In late August, Alaska Airlines announced with great fanfare that it was retiring the last of its MD-80 aircraft; a father-daughter team of pilots ushering one of those on its last…

Kids Eat Free: 3 Little Words That Equal Huge Savings

Want to shave your family's vacation costs? Be on the lookout for a free meal -- or even better, make that three squares a day. Mindful of the high cost of traveling with children,…

What's Happening on Mountains and Slopes Around the World

Easy Transport from Reno to North Tahoe Resorts Since you don't need a car at Squaw Valley or Northstar-at-Tahoe, leave the driving to North Lake Tahoe Express (tel. 866/216-5222;…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Maui

Maui continues to be the bright jewel in the Hawaiian Islands chain. A 10,000 foot dormant volcano soaring above the clouds dominates the verdant island. Scalloped, white sands…

Washington, D.C.: The City as Outdoor Sculpture Garden

If you want to honor a national leader or hero with a statue, where do you put it? In Washington, D.C., of course. As a result, the city is bedecked with statuary, so many in fact,…

How to Skywalk Above the Grand Canyon

It's been impossible to talk about the Grand Canyon the last few months without also talking about the Skywalk. Advertised as floating 2,000 feet above the canyon floor, the Skywalk…