You probably wouldn’t guess that one of the most talked-about trail systems in the country runs through a stretch of Northwest Arkansas. The Razorback Regional Greenway covers 40 paved miles from ...

California is making waves in the trucking world with a major move to revoke thousands of commercial driver’s licenses. The crackdown targets drivers whose paperwork no longer meets federal and state ...

New York has long been a symbol of opportunity, but cracks are appearing beneath its glittering skyline. Wealth is increasingly concentrated in the hands of a few, while many residents struggle with ...

In summer 1950, polio hit tiny Wytheville, Virginia with brutal force. The first case struck 20-month-old Johnny Seccafico in late June. Soon after, the town of just 5,500 people had 184 cases—one in ...

Stone Mountain wasn’t just a big rock in Georgia. It was the heart of an empire. In 1887, the Venable brothers bought this mountain for $48,000 and changed American building forever. Soon, their ...

Most steamboats in the 1800s died young – just four or five years before fires, explosions, or river snags claimed them. Not the City of Hawkinsville. Built in Georgia in 1886, this tough wooden ...

In 1869, a young blind teacher named Howard Johnson took on West Virginia’s most powerful men. The new state paid to send deaf and blind kids to schools in other states, but Johnson had a bold plan: ...

Top Things to Do Kenai Fjords National Park is a major highlight, with glacier cruises departing from Seward to view tidewater glaciers and marine wildlife such as whales and sea otters. Exit Glacier ...

California may be known for sunshine, beaches, and Hollywood glam, but the everyday habits of its residents can look completely unhinged to outsiders. To locals, though, these quirks are part of what ...

In 1539, a Moroccan slave named Estevanico met his end at Hawikuh, a Zuni pueblo in what is now New Mexico. He had lived through the failed Narváez trek of 1527, then spent eight years crossing the ...

The caves are open for guided tours through October, making early fall the perfect time to come. Tours run from April through October, and visitors can reserve their spot online through the ...

In 1894, a man with a knife stood over dead buffalo in Yellowstone’s snowy Pelican Valley. Edgar Howell had just shot five bison when Army scout Felix Burgess skied across open ground and caught him ...