Cumberland Falls drops 68 feet into a boulder-filled gorge on the Cumberland River, and on clear nights around the full moon, ...

Every Saturday morning in Kahului, more than 200 vendors spread out across the parking lot of the University of Hawaii Maui ...

Huntington Beach has been a surf town for more than a century, and the pier at the end of Main Street is where it all comes ...

An hour from Orlando’s theme parks, past the exit ramps and the resort signs, there’s 1,267 acres of real Florida sitting ...

Tenkiller State Park covers 1,190 acres near the dam and comes with cabins, RV sites, tent camping, a swimming pool, hiking ...

Northeastern California does not get the attention it deserves. Out in Lassen County, a 25.4-mile trail follows the Susan River through a canyon lined with rock outcrops, pine forests, and mountain ...

Pennsylvania runs from the skyscrapers of Philadelphia to the quiet farms of Lancaster County, with mountains, gorges, and small towns filling in everything between. The state has 124 parks spread ...

1. It’s Illegal to Tap Your Foot to Music in a Tavern Yes, really. A long-standing law bans patrons from keeping time to music in restaurants and bars—so don’t even think about bobbing your head to ...

In 1539, a Moroccan slave named Estevanico met his end at Hawikuh, a Zuni pueblo in what is now New Mexico. He had lived through the failed Narváez trek of 1527, then spent eight years crossing the ...

The Ancestral Puebloans built Keet Seel around 1250 AD, then walked away forever just decades later. Today, this massive cliff dwelling holds 140+ rooms tucked under a natural stone overhang. Here’s ...

North Carolinians are generally laid-back—until you say something outrageous like “South Carolina has better beaches” or “I like my BBQ with ketchup.” Suddenly, that sweet tea turns into fight fuel.

Ah, North Carolina—the Tar Heel State, where the barbecue is divisive, the weather is moody, and the state identity crisis runs from the mountains to the coast. Half Southern charm, half tech startup, ...