The West Texas town may look wild, but it's pretty tame -
The melody and words of Marty Robbins' gunslinger ballad "El Paso" rattled through my head as I walked off the plane to visit this classic West Texas town. Never mind that a rented minivan _ not a horse _ would be my means of transportation. And w...

A treasure trove for tourists

You don't have to be a movie star to sashay down the streets of Beverly Hills, but it doesn't hurt if you are. Most people know the town from its high-society connections with show business, but it's also a treasure for the tourist.

Route 66 still revs up passions, memories -
In its earliest days, the neon zig-zagging the top of the Grandview Motel was an eastbound Route 66 motorist's first sign of roadside lodging in Albuquerque, N.M. Today, the more-than-60-year-old motel has only two red letters alight. It's the "no...

Sundance more about the outdoors than the indoors

SUNDANCE, Utah -- "We love to take people out on the trails. They uncover new things and feel connected to the place in a powerful way," says Jessie Walthers of the Sundance Preserve.

Traversing one of the most spectacular roads in America

To drive on the Beartooth Highway is to dance on top of the world. The mountainous landscape possesses thrilling, take-your-breath-away beauty. We expect our time on the Beartooth Highway to be spectacular. It is a high performer on those exclamati...More