Beaches might be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Florida or California but likely not when contemplating Iowa, Nebraska, or the Dakotas. Yet every state has stellar beaches.

If you want to cool off at a beach this summer, here are the top options for Marylanders, and they are all an easy drive.

Wales offers a range of sandy beaches, hidden bays and pebble-strewn shores with crystal-clear waters for swimming. From ...

Lake Quahchita State Park in the town of Mountain Pine boasts the largest lake in Arkansas. It’s also arguably the most beautiful with 40,000 acres of deep, clear, blue water surrounded by trees ...

A spotlight on the luxury hotels in the Middle East. Leaders in luxury hitting the 'suite' spot. Leaders in luxury, luxury ...

There are other celebrations throughout Monterey County, but these are the ones I can recommend for music and a great party.

Fans of old-school glamour will find their place at this Cancun hotel – a grand, 363-room building standing elegantly by the ...

From Pembrokeshire's golden sand beaches and tiny coves to the windswept Llŷn Peninsula and the Vale ... here Porthcawl’s links to golf also have a long history. Here, a Cardiff businessman set up a ...

You’re running late to the job site, golf course, ferry dock, dog park (me, with a wound-up hound). You’re hungry, and your ...

Door County has long been Wisconsin’s worst-kept secret, but tucked along its shimmering western shore, Fish Creek remains a place where you can still hear yourself think. This isn’t one of those ...

When someone says “lighthouse,” your brain probably conjures images of rocky New England coastlines or foggy Pacific cliffs—not the heartland of Ohio. But there it stands on the shores of Lake Erie, ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The former Baypointe Golf Course is set to be transformed into a park with a stormwater treatment system. Pinellas County bought former Baypointe Golf Course for $1.2 million ...