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Check out America's Best Hot Dogs on your travels this summer

The hot dog is one of the few foods that's nearly impossible to screw up. You heat it through, tuck it into a bun, squirt on some mustard, and call it lunch. But there's a big difference between not screwing something up and turning it into a paradigm-shifting, transcendental dining experience. And there are lots of hot dog stands, restaurants, and drive-ins out there that have the power to change your life. [Read More]

Time to revisit underappreciated Albuquerque

The historic city of Santa Fe and the artist — and ski bum — haven of Taos get all the love when New Mexico is mentioned. But Albuquerque? Until the hit TV show Breaking Bad came along, I'm guessing most travelers didn't even give the state's largest city a second thought, and those who did were just trying to figure out how to get from the airport to some place else. Too bad they didn't know:  [Read More]

10 great Mexican restaurants across the USA

Mexico celebrates Cinco de Mayo Sunday to commemorate a military victory. But here, it's an excuse to head out for tacos, margaritas and other Mexican favorites. Author Jane Butel, who runs a cooking school in New Mexico, says the cuisine is among the USA's most popular. "It has a lot of snappy flavors you don't get in American cooking. It's like a fiesta in your mouth." [Read More]

IN THE SHADOWS OF SHENANDOAH

In the uplands, the trees were just starting to come into their spring greenery.  In the valleys, the bright yellow forsythia, white and pink shrubbery and wildflower blossoms and lush green everywhere kept us enchanted for mile after mile (much akin to fire-weed in the Yukon Territory).  [Read More]

America's Best Spring Drives

There's something about spring that makes many of us want to grab our car keys. Maybe it's that the season's longer days mean there's more sunlight to get out and enjoy; maybe it's that the drab winter landscapes are newly ablaze with color. Maybe it's just good old-fashioned spring fever, pushing us to get outside, to get out on the road for a new adventure.  [Read More]

5 Lighthouses Worth a Climb This Summer

During the heyday of lighthouses in the late 1800s and early 1900s, close to 900 manned lighthouses dotted the shores of the United States, serving as sentinels for sailors and seafarers long before the advent of high-tech navigation. While American lighthouses have long been automated, a resurgence of interest in these historically significant beacons has made them popular stops on summer vacations. [Read More]

At Derby time, Louisville's hospitality hits its stride

Next Saturday, when millions of worldwide fans raise their mint juleps in a salute to the 139th Kentucky Derby and what novelist John Steinbeck called "a race, an emotion, a turbulence, an explosion — one of the most beautiful and violent and satisfying things I have ever experienced," there will be no disagreement with Nash's other Run for the Roses lesson. The best part of the Derby, she says, is that "anything can change at the drop of a (big and flouncy) hat."   [Read More]

10 Lakeside Getaways

The simple pleasures of life can be found at lakeside retreats. Float, fish, swim, sail. Or simply relax with a good book. Here are 10 lake locations to consider.
Lake Powell. Page, AZ.
Spectacular red-hued rock formations rise from water's edge. Sunny days fade into star-filled nights on this vast blue lake created when the Glen Canyon Dam stopped the waters of the mighty Colorado River. A houseboat holiday on Lake Powell promises adventure, unparalleled beauty and a host of opportunities for on shore hiking, rock climbing and exploring...[Read More]

America's 10 Best Tourist Towns For Families, According To FamilyFun

Last week we took a look at the 10 best U.S. destinations for families, courtesy of FamilyFun magazine. We're back with another ranking from FamilyFun, this time of the top 10 tourist towns. As with the previous list, this ranking was decided by a survey of 2,000 moms with children aged 3 to 12, who were asked to rank 360 popular destinations. [Read More]