We’ve all probably done it. We load up the car and head north for Mammoth Lakes as quickly as possible. I’ve finally learned that the 300-plus-miles drive mostly on U.S. Highway 395 can be as enjoyable, informative and enlightening as the time spent in that great mountain community. And this time...SEE THE STORY
Tokyo is perhaps the world's most relentlessly modern megalopolis, with bullet trains and robot cafes, cutting-edge architecture, fashions that won’t show up stateside for two years, and fun-seekers cruising around in Mario Kart-style racers. So it's hard to fathom that there are easy day trips...
It's snowing in the Sierra. Then again, when isn’t it snowing in the Sierra? Mammoth Lakes got more than a dusting Thursday in the first snowfall of the season, with three inches reported in the village. Snow coated the roads so heavily that the plows were out, and locals left footprints on sidewalks....
There is no place as intense and wondrous and few people as compelling as those who make the California desert their home.
This road takes you from Reno to California Gold country, following the rambling 20s of author Mark Twain
The plan was to have no plan. To head east on Route 66. A solo traveler with no agenda. There was only one problem: That’s not me.
Whether you're heading north, south or east from Southern California, you'll want to take a break. Here's a closer look at famous fixtures and underappreciated gems along your way.
Walk into the landscape with stops along the way. Start with Wendy Trail in Newbury Park and end with Valencia Peak overlooking the ocean.
You call this camping? It was, indeed, billed that way, but our gleaming missile had a sumptuos bed and a dining room, a stove and a fridge.
Americans should apply for or renew their passports before January because processing times are shortest between September and December. That’s the word from the U.S. State Department, which each year declares September to be Passport Month. Demand for passports typically heats up in the new year...
Knott’s Berry Farm’s less-is-more approach to Halloween Haunt in recent seasons has resulted in fewer but better haunted mazes with a greater focus on storytelling and attention to detail. In its 45th season, the granddaddy of theme park haunted attractions is playing catch-up with Universal’s...