Variety
June 14, 2018
Ruby Tam, a visitor to Wonder Lake, took a short walk on a bluff trail when the Park bus made a rest stop for 20 minutes at Eielson Visitor Center. Lo

Camping with a giant, deep inside Denali National Park

A trip to Alaska offers a rare reward: the sight of Mount Denali, free of clouds.
Variety
June 14, 2018
New York artist Keith Haring’s “Untitled (Three Dancing Figures, version C)” is also found in the Des Moines sculpture park.

Midwest Traveler: Des Moines is Iowa's capital of public art

Des Moines will be busy during next weekend's annual Arts Festival.
Variety
June 9, 2018
Baraboo Bluff Winery is a romantic recent addition to the area.

Baraboo, Wis., is becoming an up-and-coming tourist town

Still the circus capital, Baraboo, Wis., is starting to turn into a more chic destination.
Variety
June 8, 2018
Artgoers at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, in Bentonville, Ark., Dec. 17, 2011. Crystal Bridges, the dream-come-true of Alice Walton, a W

Falling for Fayetteville, Ark. – a piece of the Ozarks made for urbanites

Immersion in this Arkansas city exposed its wealth of culture — and a shift in thinking.
Variety
June 7, 2018
The Great Pyramid, left, is the only standing monument of the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." (Norma Meyer) ORG XMIT: 1231109

As tourism slowly returns to Egypt, a guided tour brings visitors to Luxor, Valley of the Kings and other sites

As tourism slowly returns, a visit to this enchanted land brings only wonder, not fear.
Variety
June 7, 2018
Hundreds of re-enactment actors from all over Europe trained for months before participating in the Great Roman Games, staged in the same Roman amphit

In the south of France, a city is still ruled by ancient Rome

Nimes' stunning new Musee de la Romanite is the latest addition to a city rife with Roman grandeur.
Variety
June 7, 2018
FILE ó Visitors at the Canyon Overlook in Zion National Park in southwest Utah, Aug. 13, 2017. A Trump administration proposal to steeply increas

Five ways to encourage young adventurers

To get kids interested in the natural world, start them while they're young.
Variety
June 7, 2018
This rendering depicts how a multi-level piece of art will flow from departures to arrivals at MSP; the sculpture shown is merely a placeholder. Provi

New art coming to MSP Airport; public invited to help shape it

The airport wants the public's input on the 2019 art project.
Travel
June 4, 2018
For countless generations, American Indians have quarried the red pipestone found at Pipestone National Monument. These grounds are sacred because the

While other national parks get higher fees June 1, Pipestone is free – for now

National Park Service raises entrance fees at vacation icons.
Variety
June 1, 2018
Artists work at the St. John's pottery.

Vacationing in silence at St. John's Abbey in central Minnesota

Abbey guesthouse invites anyone to stay for a peaceful, reflective retreat.
Variety
June 1, 2018
Len Foote Hike Inn may be in a secluded location on the Appalachian Trail in Georgia, but it offers 20 guest rooms, homemade meals, hot showers, fresh

An eco-lodge in Georgia hosts hikers (and composting worms)

In the woods of Georgia's Blue Ridge, an eco-lodge sustains hikers and the environment.
Local
May 31, 2018
Elite Airways has been operating since July 014.

New airline entering Minnesota, connecting Rochester to Ariz., Fla.

The new flights start in July and target travelers to various Mayo facilities.
Variety
May 31, 2018
Main Street at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Orlando, Fla. Every sit-down restaurant in Orlando's original Disney World park is now serving booze. (James

Magic Kingdom park boozes it up. What would Walt Disney think?

Sit-down restaurants at the original Disney World park now offer alcohol.
Variety
May 26, 2018
Grand View workers Collin Heidmann, left, Grant Madison and Renee Schroeder cleaned lounges for holiday guests.

Minn. resorts spend millions to stay ahead of the vacation curve

Lodging and activities are changing with visitors' expectations

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