Storms have dumped more than a foot of rain in the Houston area, flooding dozens of neighborhoods and forcing the closure of city offices and the suspension of public transit.
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If you were looking for an excuse to enjoy a walk in a national park, you’re in luck. In observance of National Park Week, from April 16 through 24, all park entrance fees for its 411 National sites will be waived.
Disney officially broke ground Thursday at Disneyland on its “Star Wars”-themed attractions and the company celebrated the milestone by sharing a 360-degree video of the 14-acre space that Disneyland has designated for the project.
We all know what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. But you don’t have to stay in Vegas to know what happens at the Mob Museum.
Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of the world’s tallest building vowing Sunday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of Babylon.
Death Valley offers more miles of roads for exploring than any other national park. About 1,000 miles of paved and unpaved roads reach into most parts of the far-flung desert and mountain preserve.
OK, maybe the Great Nevada Google Street View Trekker Expedition of 2015 wasn’t quite as arduous as the expeditions John C. Fremont led while exploring Nevada and the American West during the 1840s.
The 2016 Major League Baseball season kicked off this week with Opening Day on Monday, and for many, nothing signals the start of spring quite like heading to the ballpark and taking in a game.
According to Universal, theme park tickets for Thursday’s opening day of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter have completely sold-out — marking the first time ever that the theme park has had to stop online ticketing transactions.
Southern California will soon be overcome by magical creatures and enchanting spells as the highly-anticipated “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” debuts at Universal Studios Hollywood on April 7.
Volunteers this weekend are busily searching for clues at the Calico Early Man Archaeological Site near Barstow, California. They hope to unearth further evidence of prehistoric hunter-gatherers near the shore of ancient Lake Manix, which has been dry for 18,000 years.
A theft or crime. An injury or medical crisis. Even a terrorist attack. All can leave a traveler in the lurch. And when such emergencies do occur, travelers will be glad that they took the time to do a bit of emergency planning before they left home.
The Alamo, the highly recognizable monument to Texas independence, will have its first major renovation in a century in a project overseen by a Philadelphia firm, officials said on Thursday.
Ride-hailing company Lyft is partnering with Southwest Airlines, the largest commercial air passenger carrier at McCarran International Airport, in a promotion tied to the airline’s loyalty program.
An expedited screening program called PreCheck was supposed to be the answer to maddeningly long security lines at the airport. But four years after its launch, the Transportation Security Administration is far short of enrolling enough travelers to make a difference, spelling trouble for summer travel season.