28+ min ago  (1045+ words) World Atlas Hawaii hosts some of the country's best destinations for a long weekend. The right one means standing beside a Pacific blowhole that shoots 50 feet into the air or trying cream puffs from a century-old Makawao bakery. The seven…...

58+ min ago  (1088+ words) World Atlas Major Great Lakes storms tend to share the same recipe: a fast-moving low-pressure system pulling Arctic air over still-warm lake water in October or November, with the temperature differential generating wave heights and wind speeds usually associated with…...

1+ hour, 28+ min ago  (588+ words) World Atlas Long before Sun Valley became one of the country's top ski destinations, Ketchum was a mining and ranching community founded in 1880 as Leadville. The city took its current name from a trapper named David Ketchum, and the surrounding…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago  (72+ words) From friendly neighborhoods to active senior programs and community events, find hospitable retirement towns in Nevada that make it easy to feel at home....

1+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1156+ words) World Atlas Nevada's retirement towns sit at a comfortable distance from the Las Vegas strip and keep their own rhythm. You can find them along the Virgin River, beside the Hoover Dam, or up against the Ruby Mountains in the…...

2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (256+ words) Minot has often been referred to as the Magic City due to how quickly it established itself as a town, or, more precisely, how quickly a tent town formed and how soon afterward that it grew to prominence. The Great…...

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1023+ words) World Atlas The Gulf Coast runs through Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. It continues into Louisiana and Texas. Major cities pull most of the attention while the beach towns between them run on a different rhythm. Seven stops below stretch along…...

3+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1114+ words) World Atlas Some trips work better on foot. Across the Pacific Northwest, towns with five-or-six-block centers make car keys mostly optional. The eight towns below pack cafes, bookstores, and waterfront access into walking distance. Each leans on a different angle....

4+ hour, 28+ min ago  (1058+ words) World Atlas The Ozarks pull off something specific. Their best main streets sit a block or two off a state highway. You can park once and walk between coffee shops, antique stalls, and a venue hosting live music by nine....

4+ hour, 58+ min ago  (1084+ words) World Atlas The California most people visit gets old fast. Freeways and peak-season parking lots eat the day. The Instagram spots all look the same. These eleven towns don't have that problem. Idyllwild sits cool in the San Jacinto Mountains,…...