Tagged: national-parks

Why Florida Is the Weirdest State in the Country

In the big dysfunctional family that is the United States of America, Florida is the strange uncle who drives on a suspended license, is a little too comfortable with his own nudity,…

The RV Revival Kicks Into High Gear—Should You Climb on Board?

(Photo by faungg's photos / Flickr)Welcome to the RV renaissance. After some dark days during the 2008 recession—when many belt-tightening Americans found it difficult to…

Yet Another Reason to Go to Canada: Free National Park Entries for All of 2017

That Justin Trudeau!Not only did he have the good sense to give women half of all the job in his cabinet (filling all the positions with genuine experts in the subjects they'll be…

Free National Park Visits for Fourth Graders (And Their Families) For One Full Year

For years, a number of ski resorts have been allowing fourth graders to ski for free. The reasoning behind this move was that age 10 was the perfect age to develop a life long…

Spend Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at a National Park: It's the First Free Entry Day of 2015

Not that the United States' National Parks are all that pricey to begin with. In fact, most don't charge entry fees and the most pricey—places like Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon…

Ellis Island's Haunting Hospital Ward Now Open

After years of begging from Americana buffs and urban explorers, the spooky and historically crucial Hospital Complex of New York harbor's Ellis Island is now open for guided…

Free National Park entry April 19 and 20

The National Park Service and its supporting charity, the National Park Foundation, are once again throwing the gates open to the United States' national parks. The weekend of April…

Study Finds Remarkable Benefits For Educational Travel by Teens and Tweens

In 2000, Reid Bramblett, a writer and long-time scout leader in Pennsylvania, took 9 members of his Boy Scout troop to Europe for nearly a month (along with two other adults). One of…

A Few Lucrative National Parks Are Reopened, But Most American Treasures Remain Forbidden

To help curb some of the damage cause to income and tourism by the Congressional-led government shutdown, state governments are now permitted to open National Park units they deem…

Introducing "Fatpacking" A New Type of Vacation Combining Weight Loss with Serious Hiking

Who doesn’t want to lose weight and be more fit? It’s the most common New Year’s resolution, and though many of us will have abandoned those champagne-fueled vows by now, that…

5 Best Websites for Tracking Loyalty Programs

The next time you're fumbling in your wallet, purse, desk drawer, or e-mail inbox trying to retrieve your United Airlines MileagePlus or Hilton HHonors loyalty program account number,…

Memorial Cruises Honor the 100th Anniversary of the Sinking of the "Titanic"

It's coming up on the 100th anniversary of the Titanic disaster, and the fascination lives on. Movies have been made about it, books have been written, and numerous websites, blogs,…

Concierge Confidential: Insider Tips From 6 Ultimate Local Experts

Our friends over at the new website GloboMaestro (www.globomaestro.com) pride themselves on providing insider information for locals and visitors alike from hotel staff in some of the…

Spain Travel Discount: Six Nights + Air from $1,299, including $200 Off

This week's Smart Deal is a special package for Frommers.com readers, brought to you courtesy of Gate 1 Travel (tel. 800/682-3333; www.gate1travel.com). This Spain tour covers three…

Travel Troubleshooter: A Canceled Disney Vacation, a Missing Refund

After Terry Thompson's daughter runs away from home, she cancels her Disney World vacation. But her travel insurance company refuses to refund $588 in airline tickets. Can't Disney…

Expose Yourself to Art: Outdoor Sculpture In & Around New York City

In New York City, everyone's in a rush. But art makes you stop, look and wonder. The number of sculptures on New York City's streets and in its parks makes it the greatest outdoor art…

Photo Slideshow: Great Italian Escapes

Click to view slideshowIf you venture beyond the tourist-dominated hubs of Rome, Venice and Florence, you'll uncover sophisticated cities, quaint villages, rugged coastlines,…

After the Quake: Chile's Tourism is Open for Business

While the aftershocks of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake are expected to continue for up to a month, many in Chile's tourism industry are concerned that they'll feel the rumblings in…

Post-Holiday Travel Bargains Abound, But Are They Worth It?

Everything you've heard about Dead Week may be dead wrong. Dead Week, for those of you who aren't dyed-in-the-wool bargain hunters, takes place the first week of every year. After the…

Will A Passenger's Bill of Rights Ever Fly?

Airfarewatchdog (www.airfarewatchdog.com) wonders how many potential airline customers are refusing to fly until they can be assured that they won't be trapped in a cramped airplane…

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…

New Orleans Beyond the Beads and Bourbon Street

On first impression, New Orleans comes across as a semi-artificial city, set up for big drinkers, revelers, and those who like to party all night. Almost like a spring-break…

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.,…

Top 10 Destinations for Opera Lovers

Germany: GöttingenInternational Handel Festival Home to the world's oldest Baroque music festival, this tiny, half-timbered university town in Lower Saxony fêtes the glories of…

Travel Troubleshooter: Now That's a Change Fee!

The airline tickets Marianne Ellis buys for a family vacation to Tanzania are refundable with a change fee, but her online travel agent fails to tell her that the fee is about a…