New York: In the footsteps of Titanic survivors

NEW YORK — As you may have heard, the Titanic never reached New York. But about 700 of its passengers and crew did get here on the...

Tracking Wallace Stegner's footprints in Vermont's earth

Wallace Stegner wrote books about the American and Canadian West, so it's understandable that people consider the longtime California...

The best egg dishes at popular destinations across America

For me, the egg hunt didn't stop when I became an adult.

Egg dishes to sample at popular destinations across America

Chefs are pushing the envelope when it comes to egg dishes. Here are a few delectable options. Enjoy!

Red Lion Inn, Massachusetts

Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Mass., is a classic place to curl up

It's been a mild winter in the Northeast so far and I, for one, don't like it. I miss those exciting blizzards that hit the region almost...

12 places to visit in 2012

New Mexico: This year, New Mexicans mark 100 years of statehood. But much of the state's appeal stems from its human...

Bethlehem, Pa.'s German Christmas tradition

"I'd love to go to Germany for Christmas," my mother often said when I was growing up, having visions of Kriss Kringle, the sparkle of...

New York City: A cab ride on a silent, soulful winter night

It's really just a wisp of a memory, but after 20-some years, I can still recall the beauty of that winter night in New York. I was in...

New York City's spots for book lovers

On the third floor of a big, gray building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, silver-haired docent Julie Chelminski recently stepped up to the...

New York Public Library gives up some of its secrets

In my family, we've never recognized a distinction between happiness and the handling of books.

The food battle for New York's Little Italy

A family from the Midwest formed a crescent around the posted menu outside an Italian restaurant on Mulberry Street, the main (and only)...

Family memories bubble to the surface in Maine

Reporting from Boothbay Harbor, Maine

Hike, bike and eat your fill of clams on Block Island

I am standing atop Clay Head, a 70-foot-high bluff, looking over miles and miles of open ocean on a clear summer morning. It is an ideal way...

A healthy dose of American history

Paul Revere was captured on April 18, 1775, before he could warn the residents of Concord, Mass., that the British were coming. (He did make...

Jog your way around New York

New Yorkers are always on the run. Bankers rush from Wall Street to Midtown; harried shoppers tear through the narrow streets of NoLita...

Lucille Ball museum: Where you can love Lucy all over again

Even though she was born 100 years ago next month and her mega-hit TV show premiered 60 years ago this October, there remains a single truth...

A Civil War road trip

Ken Burns, whose landmark documentary on the Civil War established him as one of its quintessential authorities, thinks there's no better...

Events marking the 150th anniversary of the Civil War

The remembrance of the 150th anniversary of the first shots of the Civil War at Ft. Sumter, S.C., underway until April 17 will give rise to...

Baseball tours are a hit with fans

"Road trip!"