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Taking the kids: Camping

Camping now accounts for one-third of the leisure travel market with campers spending more than $52 billion last year.

Explore agave spirits through interactive, educational experiences across Mexico

The agave plant has an important legacy in Mexico, and hotels in Baja California are offering experiences to educate visitors about tequila and mezcal.

Go away with ... William Yu

Moving around so much, I gained empathy for seeing how big the world is. And how there is so much range and nuance to all of our upbringings, while also realizing that there are so many fundamental values that connect us.

Rick Steves’ Europe: Gorge-ous Ronda: quintessentially Spanish

While visitors gravitate to the region’s big cities of Granada, Sevilla, and Córdoba, Andalucía’s “Route of the White Hill Towns” (Ruta de los Pueblos Blancos) – a charm bracelet of cute villages perched in the sierras – offers a taste of wonderfully untouched Spanish culture.

Vickroy: No need to seek out distant places when there’s so much to see in Illinois, author of new travel book says

Wine trails, a national forest, a treehouse resort and — not one, but two — state fairs are just a few of the highlights in “100 Things To Do in Illinois Before You Die,” a newly released by Reedy Press travel books.

Taking the kids: To Alaska without the crowds

Perhaps the most iconic of our Alaska adventures was a stay deep inside Denali National Park a decade ago at family-owned Camp Denali.

Good golly, Miss Dolly: Why Chicagoans are flocking to music icon’s Dollywood theme park

Chicago residents are visiting Dollywood, the Great Smoky Mountains and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, in droves. Here's what makes the theme park great.

Photos: Chicagoans flocking to Dollywood

When it’s time to take a break from working 9 to 5, thousands of Chicagoland residents are packing up and heading to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Rick Steves’ Europe: A peek at Italy over France’s high peaks

Imagine you and your favorite travel partner dangling in your own private little gondola, gliding silently for 40 minutes as you cross the Mer de Glace (“sea of ice”).

Go away with ... Ian Chang of Son Lux

Ian Chang's band Son Lux recently accomplished something no band had done since the Beatles.

Taking the kids: What moms and grandmas really want for Mother’s Day

Ask busy moms what they really want for Mother’s Day, and they will tell you they’d prefer a little time for themselves – sleeping late, time for a leisurely bath or at the gym.

Mother’s Day staycation: Your ultimate girls’ weekend in Chicago

Enjoy a Mother's Day weekend in Chicago focused on the creativity of women-owned restaurants, drink brands, shops and more with this itinerary.

Chicago-born Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens’ private papers open to public at Library of Congress

A wide-ranging selection of papers that belonged to Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is opening to researchers at the Library of Congress.

A stunning new way to see Niagara Falls

The grandeur of Niagara Falls keeps tourists seeking new and better views of the natural wonder. But the newest view in town may also be the most fascinating.

Rails to trails: How converted railroad paths became great escapes for cyclists, from the Great American to The 606

Bicycle paths along railroad tracks or created out of abandoned train lines zig zag across Illinois, the Midwest and from coast to coast. Here's what a ride was like for one cyclist.

Go on, take the kids to Mykonos: Adult resorts open up to families

For six years, the Grand Fiesta Americana in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, catered to guests looking for relaxation and romance — as long as they left the kids at home.

Hoping to travel abroad? Don’t put off your passport application.

With international travel beckoning this summer, Americans applying for new or renewed passports will have to practice patience.

In search of Mary Magdalene: A French pilgrimage brings devotees to shrine, dwelling of sainted disciple

Visiting Marseille and Provence, France allows devotees of St. Mary Magdalene to visit her basilica, church, shrine and final home.

Motor City weekender: 67 things to do around Detroit, from an island jaunt to a Ramadan food fest

The Detroit area offers plenty of options for the budget-conscious and time-short traveler this spring.

20 of the strangest natural phenomena in America

From features in national parks to regional quirks, Stacker compiled a list of 20 of the strangest natural phenomena in the U.S.

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