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March 5, 2020
General view at the Lamb Cook Off at the 19th Annual Taste of Vail at the Vail Village on April 1, 2009 in Vail, Colo. (Michael Buckner/Getty Images/T

Hungry for spring travel? Fill up on food and wine festivals

A roundup to make your mouth water.
Variety
March 5, 2020
Photo by Jennifer Jeanne Patterson, Special to the Star Tribune

It's getting real: Travelers will need a Real ID by Oct. 1 – here's how to get it

Variety
March 5, 2020
Gargantuan rib platters are a specialty at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse. (Montgomery Inn)

Midwest Traveler: Chili, barbecue and the mob in Cincinnati

Cincinnati leans on its culinary traditions, gangster history and fine museums.
Variety
March 5, 2020
A hot tamale at Greenville's unassuming and unpretentious Doe's Eat Place, recipient of the America's Classics award from the James Beard Foundation.

In the Mississippi Delta, home of blues, cotton — and hot tamales

On a road trip through the Mississippi Delta, tracking down a historic delicacy.
Variety
March 5, 2020
Mating ritual of Blue-footed Booby pair, on North Seymour Island My name to appear in print is simply Jeanne Baumann, and I live in St. Paul. My landl

The mating dance of blue-footed boobies in the Galapagos Islands

Variety
March 5, 2020
A traveler wears a face mask at an airport near Detroit, Feb. 27, 2020.

As the coronavirus spreads, should you cancel vacation?

Common questions about the coronavirus and travel: what travelers need to know.
Variety
March 4, 2020
The Real ID office at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

Need Real ID? Now you can apply 'right here and right now' at MSP Airport

The hope is to get frequent air travelers to apply for the federally approved ID card while waiting for their flights.
Variety
March 2, 2020
The sun shone into the Wilderness Resort's indoor Wild WaterDome.

Looking for a warm, affordable spring break? Head to Wisconsin Dells

The vacation destination is full of weatherproof fun all year round.
Variety
February 29, 2020
Tango history, souvenirs, and grilled beef smoke abound in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires, a birthplace of the still-popular dance. Photo by Lin

To understand Buenos Aires' culture, focus on the city's historic favorite dance

"Tango is more than a dance... it's the human condition."
Variety
February 29, 2020
Grand Marais, MN. Thursday 1/29/2004 At the GunFlint Lodge Kevin Walsh mushes dogs along the Gunflint Trail under blue skies and windchill of -50 degr

Quick Trips: Dog Days in Grand Marais, eagle festival in Wabasha, Canoecopia in Wisconsin

Variety
February 29, 2020
The interior of a Landline bus. Sun Country Airlines showed off its new design for the exterior of its planes, its new partnership with Landline and n

Mankato adds taxi link to MSP airport shuttle; Duluth loses an airline

Variety
February 28, 2020
I made this photo one morning in El Chalten (Patagonia, Argentina) just outside the inn we stayed at for 4 days. In January, my husband and I took a 1

On Patagonian peak, morning burns bright

Variety
February 28, 2020
Digs are sleek and chic at Roost Apartment Hotel in Philadelphia. Photo by Matthew Williams

Finding a hotel home in Philly, London, Rome

Variety
February 27, 2020
The 1920s-inspired Century Grand restaurant opened last fall in the old Gino's East pizzeria space in Phoenix. (Lori Rackl/Chicago Tribune/TNS) ORG XM

Fresh and quirky fun in the Phoenix area

Where to eat, stay and play in the Valley of the Sun.
Variety
February 24, 2020
Thousands of slaves crossed the Ohio River to Cincinnati, making their way to freedom during the Underground Railroad era.

Midwest Traveler: The best black history museums across the Midwest

Regional sites cover the Underground Railroad, jazz, Motown and more.
Variety
February 22, 2020
Peter Braegelmann, left, and Jenny Filzen of New Ulm dressed the part at Bock Fest at August Schell Brewing Company in New Ulm March 1, 2014.

Quick Trips: Owl festival, Bayfield Winterfest, bock festivals

Variety
February 21, 2020
Please find attached a photo taken on my recent trip to Morocco. Information follows. Traveler: Maxine Saul of Lakeville, MN Scene: Sunset highlights

Riding into the sunset, Morocco-style

Variety
February 21, 2020
In an undated photo from the hotel, the lobby of The Hoxton in Paris. Check-in has gotten more flexible since the start of the chain's Flexy Time prog

Hotels that let you check in and check out anytime; Legoland to open Lego Movie World

Variety
February 21, 2020
Protesters flags of United Kingdom and European Union outside Parliament in Westminster during the Brexit debates. A British Airways flight passes ove

What Brexit means for U.S. travelers

Travel
February 20, 2020
A street entertainer just off the Royal Mile during the 70th edition of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, Aug. 13, 2017. Edinburgh’s F

Tips for making the most of the Edinburgh International Festival and the larger Fringe that it spawned

How to bring order to the chaos of the Edinburgh International Festival and its concurrent Fringe.
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