Candyce H. Stapen

Yellowstone, America’s first national park, harbors the world’s highest concentration of geothermal features, potent symbols of the Earth’s primal forces.

As Yellowstone National Park celebrates its centennial, we look at some of the wildlife you'll find on your visit.

A Wyoming town known as a stopover for Yellowstone visitors is earning a reputation as a chocolate-lover's paradise thanks to a cowboy-turned-chocolatier.

Sedona, AZ, delivers the west with legendary landscapes. Simply looking out the car window is a treat in this red rock country of pastel painted bluffs, buttes, and boldly shaped geological formations.

Costa Rica, a “land bridge†between North and South America, features an incredible diversity of ecological zones from cloud forests, to mangrove swamps, rain forests, marshes, and coral reefs.

On a cruise to Alaska, don’t miss exploring the scenic Alaska Range whose gem is Denali, North America’s tallest peak, rising 20,310 feet.

Mountain Lake Lodge, in Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, makes for a great getaway for city slickers, and their people, too.

Alaska’s pristine lakes, glacial icefields and temperate, rain forests are just some of the wonders that make the state America’s last great wilderness.

Group tours come with many advantages. Book the right one for you and save time, money, and travel anxiety. To get the fullest from your trip, make sure you do a little research before-hand.

So-called "Tiny Houses" have become popular among a certain sub-set of Millennials. Now, those wishing to temporarily downsize can choose a tiny house for their vacation lodging.

If Spring Fever is starting to get the best of you, it might be time to start planning your island vacation. A new list spotlights the 10 best islands in the US.

Cruising may be the best way to see Cuba right now, especially for American tourists accustomed to a certain level of service from hotels. When the Adonia sets sail from Miami on May 1, it will mark the first time a regularly scheduled ship has sailed to Cuba from US shores in 50 years.

What are the best and worst airlines? A newly released study looks at 13 key metrics, including on-time departures and customer complaints, to come up with a list of the top airlines, and those you might want to avoid.

There’s always more to see and do in Philadelphia, even after you’ve eyeballed the Liberty Bell and toured Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were adopted. Here are four more reasons to visit Philadelphia this spring.

As Americans plan their summer vacations this year, survey data suggest many have been scared away from visiting Europe by terrorist attacks and the migrant crisis. However, global economic trends have made it a relatively cheap time to visit.

A travel booking website commissioned a study in honor of America's National. Among other things, it asked which celebrities deserve enshrinement on Mount Rushmore, and which national parks are Americans' favorites.

A stay at a national park gives you and your family an incomparable vacation – scenery as grand and as varied as all outdoors, at bargain prices. April 16 through April 24 the parks are an even better deal since admission is free, a bonus of National Park Week.

Where to base yourself in the Canary Islands? That depends on what you want out of your vacation to the sun-splashed chain of islands and islets.

How do you know if you snagged the best deal on a hotel room? It turns out, when you book has a lot to do with how much you save.

The new crop of cruise ships features mega-slides, ropes courses, and sky cycles (bicycles suspended from a track), plus IMAX movies, supper clubs, and abridged versions of Broadway shows. Here’s a guide to the action and entertainment.

The world's biggest cruise lines are christening even bigger cruise ships. We highlight some of the offerings on three of the biggest.

The Civil War is known for its bloodiness and its massive death toll. However, a Maryland museum shows physicians did amazing work to limit the devastation.

The cruise port for Seville is Cádiz. Most vacationers travel the 68 miles (a 90-minute drive) from the ship to Seville, Anadalucia’s capital city. But Cádiz, on the Costa de la Luz, and nearby Jerez de la Frontera offer places worth seeing. All it takes to capture the flavor of Cádiz is to walk.

In Roanoke and nearby Franklin County, the hills are alive with music. The largest city in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains, Roanoke hosts the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra (RSO). Just 25 miles south in Franklin County, the town of Rocky Mount, population 5,000, showcases music legends in a small venue with a big sound system.

Roanoke, VA, is known as a former headquarters for the railroad industry, but the largest city in Virginia’s southwest also gains notice for its art galleries, artists and craftspeople.

Roanoke's Taubman Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition featuring hundreds of paintings by Norman Rockwell. The exhibition offers a great reason to visit Virginia.

Peak cherry blossom season is just around the corner in Washington, DC, and with it come a host of family-friendly activities and festivals.

More outfitters are offering trips designed for women only. Here's a look at this mini-trend and some of the available options.

Millennials travel differently than Generation Xers and Baby Boomers. A new survey discusses the differences.

Cádiz, Spain, 68 miles from Seville, serves as Seville’s port city. Even though there’s so much to see, it’s wise to be selective, choosing one or two attractions so that you have time to stroll.