KANAB, Utah -- During my three decades as a travel writer, this was the first time I had found myself in the doghouse. Literally. I was in the Puppy Pre-school at Best Friends Animal Sanctuary's Dogtown, cuddling an affectionate pit bull mix named Challah. She was the last of her litter, and if there is any justice in the world, this adorable ...Read more

Yosemite's annual "firefall" phenomenon likely won't appear this year, according to Yosemite National Park. The stunning glow best seen the last two weeks in February depends on the sunset's waning light striking a glistening waterfall on El Capitan's granite walls. But right now, the fall isn't running.

"When weather and conditions align, the ...Read more

On April 1, Legoland California in Carlsbad will unveil its biggest change since the park debuted in 1999: a new, 2-acre Lego Movie World aimed at the same young families who made hits of "The Lego Movie" and "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part" in 2014 and 2019.

The new territory takes the place of Heartlake City and Duplo Village (which moves ...Read more

TUPELO, Miss. -- If seeing "G.I. Blues" 14 times makes one an Elvis fan, then Connie Tullos definitely qualifies. Her love for the King of Rock 'n' Roll didn't end once she was past the swooning stage. The septuagenarian is just as enamored of his sensuous lips and swiveling hips as she ever was.

With that in mind, visitors to Tupelo, Elvis's ...Read more

GROTON, Mass. -- A rural New England cemetery is not where you'd expect to spot four-time Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan and other Hollywood A-listers on a crisp autumn day.

But there the actors were in 2018, and now on screens around the world, in the Old Burying Ground cemetery in Groton, just one of several real-life locations that director ...Read more

LAS VEGAS -- Resorts rise, resorts fall (or get strategically imploded). Brands are born, go dim, then sometimes are reborn. So goes business as usual in Las Vegas, which draws more than 40 million tourists annually and will be unveiling new hotels, a new football stadium and an expanded convention center in the coming months.

Here's a roundup ...Read more

SAN DIEGO -- The Guild Hotel, which opened last year after a three-year-long transformation of a former Army Navy YMCA building, has been named by USA Today as one of the top 10 new hotels in the country.

The selection of the hotels is based on a combination of input from travel experts and USA Today editors, and the publication's readers, who ...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- It will be a dog's life for riders of Universal Studios Hollywood's newest ride.

The next ride to open at the movie-themed amusement park this spring will feature characters and scenes from the animated film franchise "The Secret Life of Pets." The park is boasting that the new attraction will rely on a "series of technological ...Read more

Attendance at Yosemite National Park increased by 10.2% in 2019, newly released numbers show, and rangers are huddling with experts to devise ways to better manage traffic.

The National Park Service's latest "monthly use report" shows 4.59 million visitors last year, up from 4.16 million the year before.

The figure didn't top the park's ...Read more

In 2019, British outlet Daily Express published a piece about the Dominican Republic, with a headline that reads "Crimewave Grips Holiday Hotspot." The article details an advisory from the U.K. Foreign Office, focusing on a spate of violent car robberies near the Las Americas airport in Santa Domingo. But if you read the report that ...Read more

The late fall day is cool and foggy with light rain falling, weather seemingly more suited for San Francisco than the usually sunny Healdsburg, in good traffic maybe an hour's drive north of the Bay Area.

On a guided tour of Jordan Vineyard and Winery, in the Alexander Valley of California's Sonoma County, a cloak of ghostly mist shrouding a ...Read more

A thin ephemeral waterfall in Yosemite National Park that's barely noticed by many visitors to the popular Yosemite Valley becomes the California park's star attraction each February.

Horsetail Fall over the eastern edge of El Capitan can glow golden or orange at sunset from mid- to late-February when its water is flowing and skies are clear.

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Pretty soon West Palm Beachers might ask you, "Have you been to the Ben?"

That's because a cool new Florida hotel -- the Ben West Palm -- is coming to the hot downtown area with an opening slated for Feb. 13.

The boutique hotel sits on Flagler Banyan Square, where City Hall used to be. The location gives the Ben bragging rights as downtown ...Read more