Travel
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Gatlinburg street festival each night through Aug. 8Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - GATLINBURG, Tenn. -- Gatlinburg's 4th annual street festival is under way and runs nightly through Aug. 8. Smoky Mountain Tunes & Tales will feature costumed musical per...
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Treat Dad at the annual Long Grove Strawberry FestJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Freebie Strawberries for Dad - and everyone! Treat Dad to a strawberry doughnut, a strawberry smoothie or a chocolate-covered strawberry for Father's Day treat...
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Temporary closure of Harry Truman home beginning in August
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- If you're a Harry Truman fan, you have until Aug. 2 to visit his home in Independence before it closes for renovations. The work by the National Par...
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Try special package at Four Seasons Hotel downtownJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Summer may be the best of the four seasons Who doesn't want to summer in the Hamptons, but if the economy and the twins nearing college age are keeping...
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Sipping and saving in California's wine country
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - SONOMA, California -- With a wedding planned for California's wine country in the middle of the recession, my fiance and I worried not just about what we were spending, ...
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New water park attractions around the country
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Theme parks and water parks have opened a variety of new water rides and other aquatic attractions to keep visitors cool this summer. Here are some hi...
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New edition of road trip guide out with trip ideasJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - BERKELEY, Calif. -- If you're thinking about a road trip and you need more than a map to help you plan, Avalon Travel Books is out with a new edition of "Road Trip USA: ...
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Rail travel looking like a better optionJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - When Steve Beyers flew to Rapid City, S.D., for a recent business meeting, he spent more time in airports than he did at his meetings. It started out with a security gli...
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Grand Canyon fraught with peril for unprepared
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz.-- Frank Poole worked out at a gym and hiked around his Mississippi home carrying a weighted pack for months in preparation for his trip...
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Tips for sending kids as unaccompanied minors
Jun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The incidents involving two girls traveling as unaccompanied minors who ended up on the wrong planes may have parents worried about safe trips for kids traveling alone. ...