Visit the Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory

May 26, 2012
South of downtown Louisville, the Kentucky Exposition Center is the epicenter for the Good Sam Rally happening June 21-24 that will draw thousands of RV and trailer lovers, but attending this great show is the perfect excuse to make yourself comfortable, stay a while and explore the area. A relatively undiscovered dot on the national [Read More...]

Rest stops to avoid on Memorial Day weekend

May 24, 2012

For some road trippers, rest-stop strategy is a science. How many stops do you plan to make on your trip? Which states have the best -- or worst -- rest areas? Should you risk getting off the interstate, or stick to the state-run stops? We can't help on the best options for your trip [Read More...]

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The 15 'Happiest Seaside Towns' in the USA

May 14, 2012 What would you say is the "Happiest Seaside Town" in the USA? Well, it's Kiawah Island, S.C., according to Coastal Living Magazine's new rankings. The list was compiled using a complicated formula involving editors' picks, the Gallup Healthways Well-Being Index, sunny days, beach quality, low crime, commute time, education of residents [Read More...]

100 Places to Take Your Kids in the U.S.

May 7, 2012
By Holly Hughes & Julie Duchaine Here are 100 must-see places around the United States, from Niagara Falls to the La Brea Tar Pits. We cover everything from the action and adventure you'll find ballooning over the Arizona desert and dog-sledding in Alaska to historic spots like Puerto Rico's coastal fortress and California's Gold Rush Country. So pack your bags, strap the kids into the car, and hit the road [Read more...}

10 great places to shop at a farmers market

May 4, 2012
Farmers markets aren't just about veggies anymore. Some have become weekly festivals celebrating local food, says Gretchen Mais of the American Farmland Trust. Markets help visitors experience a community like a local. "It's a place for conversation and music and to taste the actual flavor of the region," she says [Read More]

California’s top 5 secret weekend escapes

May 4, 2012
Most Californians moved here from someplace else, but that doesn’t stop us from boasting about the Golden State’s coastline like we put it here. Over a long weekend from San Francisco or Los Angeles, you too can earn bragging rights to the top five attractions of California’s central coast: Monterey Bay Aquarium, Carmel-By-The-Sea, Big Sur’s McWay Falls, [Read More]

Best lobster shacks in New England

April 27, 2012 Lobster can be as passionate a topic in New England as politics, especially when it comes to one's favorite place to crack a claw and slurp succulent meat dipped in melted butter. Just in time for the summer tourist season, the May/June issue of Yankee magazine enlisted Mike Urban, author of the new Lobster Shacks: A Road-Trip Guide to New England's Best Lobster Joints (Countryman Press, $18.95, less at amazon.com), to share 12 favorites. Six are in Maine. [Read More]

Welcome to Niagara Falls, Canada – Home to Campark Resorts Outdoor Destination!

April 26, 2012 Niagara Falls is renowned for its beauty and as a source of power to a large part of North America. Known as the most powerful waterfall in North America with a vertical drop of more than 165 feet the Canadian Horseshoe Falls is a sight to behold. It forms the unique International border between the [Read More...]

FREE! Celebrate National Park Week!

April 21, 2012
If you are lucky enough to have a little time for travel this week, then be sure to visit one of our fabulous national parks. It’s National Park Week! From April 21-29, ALL of our 397 parks will be offering FREE admission! Presented by the National Park Service and the National Park Foundation, this wonderful gift is a fabulous [Read More...]

America's Best Small Towns

April 19, 2012
The editors did't leave it up to personal favorites across the country, though. They enlisted geographic information systems company Esri to search its data base for towns in the lower 48 with high concentrations of cultural attractions that are more common in bigger cities, but only in places with a population of under 25,000. [Read More]