These places promise giant trees, live volcanoes and inland beaches, minus the surcharge.

Utah isn’t just a state, it’s basically nature showing off with red rocks, twisty canyons, and mountains that look like they were painted by an artist who had way too much coffee. When you hit the ...

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For the first time in years, summer visitors in 2026 will be able to drive personal vehicles into the Glacier National Park at any time of day without a reservation. Officials implemented the vehicle ...

Nearly two decades before becoming America’s 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt fell in love with North Dakota’s Badlands. After his first visit for a bison hunt in September 1883, Roosevelt returned ...

Take in river and woodland views during a ride on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad, which runs for 26 miles through Ohio's only national park. Admire the 60-foot Brandywine Falls, one of the park's ...

Take your pick between Utah’s desert national parks, both with incredible rock towers and big wow factors: Zion National Park (left) or Arches National Park (right). The first time I visited one of ...

A scenic road that’s been closed for six years reopens at North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, giving visitors more sensational views of the Badlands, bison and wild horses. The National ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Shut down for more than six years, part of a scenic road loop in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park will reopen Tuesday, giving visitors a better opportunity to see ...

The road unfurled before me like a perfectly pressed ribbon, as if someone had ironed it smooth just for my journey. It carried me toward five Utah legends and four jaw-dropping moments that ...

Think Talladega is all about NASCAR and fast laps? This Talladega is not. Alabama's Talladega Scenic Drive offers a 26-mile route that twists, turns and climbs through Talladega National Forest, all ...

There are many iconic drives in Colorado, but there’s only one that's the highest continuous paved road in North America: Trail Ridge Road. This unbelievable 48-mile stretch takes you from Estes Park ...