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Best Places to Travel with the Family

More than a third of Americans who are planning to travel this year plan to do so with their children, according to a recent AAA survey. That means they will take a vacation of 50 miles or more away from home with two or more immediate family members in a trend that shows Americans are […]

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Columbus, Indiana: Big Art in a Small Town

By Susan McKee If you have ever needed a reason to visit Columbus, Indiana, perhaps this one is it. Exhibit Columbus, on view through November 26, 2017, is the inaugural edition of what’s expected to be a biannual celebration of public art in an Indiana town already known internationally for its Modernist architecture.

La Valencia: Meet the Grand Dame of La Jolla

Travelers heading to Southern California can build a little offbeat style into their stay by hubbing in La Jolla, an easy 20 minutes north of Downtown San Diego. The city of about 50,000 has the sunshine and surf and exquisite seaside village appeal and has maintained its luster through a century of changes along the Southern […]

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Top Spots for Travel and Vacations this Winter

Where will Americans be vacationing this winter? U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the Best Winter Vacations highlights 20 global destinations that will be on the minds of travelers during the Northern Hemisphere’s coldest months. Rome tops the overall Best Winter Vacations list this year, considered a popular choice followed by Dubai, United […]

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Sweet Virginia Sojourns: Rovings from Roanoke

Within easy reach of the nation’s capital is another America steeped in history and bootstrap ethics, and welcoming to visitors who take the time to go slow. Radiating out from Roanoke, a mere three- to four-hour amble southwestward from Washington D.C., and well west of the I-95 corridor, are little towns with names like Floyd, […]