Explore U.S. state parks offering summer adventures as spectacular as national parks, from waterfalls to wild coastlines.

Stumbling upon a vast desert playa in Oregon seems impossible until you visit the Alvord. This perfectly flat, cracked earth ...

Makanda isn’t just Illinois’ best-kept secret – it’s proof that magic still exists in small-town America.

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Becky Cooper follows the path of Lewis and Clark—and tries some of the region's most delicious wines along the way.

A California man visiting Glacier National Park with his daughter instinctively puts himself between her and the rampaging ...

Just in time to plan your epic Canadian summer outdoors adventures, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS), (Canada's only charity dedicated to the protection of public land, freshwater and ...

John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Grab your scuba diving gear or board one of the glass-bottomed boats for an aquatic adventure at the nation’s first underwater park in the Florida Keys. Gaze at ...

Trump is transforming the White House, a once-restrained neoclassical structure, into something like one of Saddam Hussein’s Tikrit palaces or a 19th-century Naples bordello. Which, upon consideration ...

Iconic British rocker Terry Reid has died. He was 75. According to multiple reports, Reid had been battling cancer.

Tired of fighting to get a backpacking permit? The Midwest offers plenty of thru-hikes that are equally beautiful, but less ...

Shawano (pronounced Shaw-no) sits on the shores of beautiful Shawano Lake. This northeastern Wisconsin town offers the perfect mix of outdoor adventure and small-town comfort. The downtown area ...