Wisconsin keeps a lot of its history out on the main street, in buildings that have outlasted the trades that put them up. Walk the limestone blocks of Mineral Point or the Swiss storefronts of New Glarus and you are reading the town's record in stone and paint. Some...
Hundreds of wild horses straying outside a swath of territory spanning California and Nevada are set to be rounded up starting Wednesday, July 8. While officials say it's necessary to remove the excess horses in part to protect habitats and for public safety, one...
In Anaconda a Jack Nicklaus golf course spreads beneath a 585-foot copper smelter stack. Winifred keeps the world's largest hoard of Tonka trucks inside a town with no traffic light. Ismay once traded its own name to an NFL quarterback and earned a fire truck for the...
New Mexico still lets a buyer find a home for well under what the rest of the West is charging. The towns here run on red rock, Route 66 neon, and high-desert plazas. Some are artsy mountain towns and others are old railroad stops with national parks and hot springs...
Truth or Consequences keeps 10 commercial hot spring spas inside a walkable historic district, with mineral water piped directly into private soaking tubs at most of them. That kind of practical retirement amenity tends to show up across New Mexico. The seven towns...
In Orangeburg a typical home sells near $180,000, which leaves a fixed income room to breathe. Aiken puts a regional medical center minutes from older residential blocks. Conway keeps a hospital close while sitting half an hour off the Myrtle Beach crowds. Hartsville...
North Carolina cleans up every time the country hands out small-town honors. Beaufort walked off with the title of America's Coolest Small Town in 2012. No town in the country makes more pottery by hand than Seagrove. Every July, Saluda turns its main street over to...
Freshwater beaches in America We all want to spend our summer at the beach, but sometimes we're just too landlocked for that. Looking for a way to fill your summer with fun and water sports without having to actually head to the coast? Take a look at these 11 lakeside...
We’ve crisscrossed the country to find your entertainment budget’s new best friends. These unmissable natural wonders, cultural icons and local curiosities are perfect for day trips and vacations of all kinds. A Priceless Guide to Fun Activities Across America...
In Edenton, the brick courthouse on the green has heard cases since 1767, longer than any other government building in North Carolina. A few hours west, Bryson City sends a steam train into the Smokies most mornings. Andy Griffith turned his Mount Airy boyhood into...