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April 3, 2020
The DoorDash app is shown on a smartphone on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020 in New York. The food delivery giant has taken a first formal step toward a stock

Real ID deadline extended to 2021; travel credit cards with food-delivery benefits

Local
March 29, 2020
Mel Jacobson, left, an 85-year-old from Minnetonka who retreated to his remote cabin across the St. Croix River to wait out the Coronavirus pandemic,

Minnesotans hunker down at cabins to escape coronavirus

Despite concerns of year-round residents, some cabin owners head north to wait out the crisis
Variety
March 28, 2020
The geologic landscape of Joshua Tree National Park has long fascinated visitors to this desert. These plutonic intrusions are a granitic rock called

Our beautiful world: Star Tribune photographers share their travel pictures

Travel destinations are quiet, their streets and beaches empty. But these photos from our staff photographers let us slip away for a moment.
Local
March 27, 2020
Passengers wait for their flights at the Marrakesh Airport on March 15, 2020. Several special flights departed Morocco, taking thousands of stranded E

Questions about medical evacuation during a pandemic

These insurance plans can't guarantee service during a lockdown.
Variety
March 27, 2020
This Sep. 12, 2011 photo shows Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Ariz. A landmark of Sedona's skyline and one of the most photographed sights in Arizona, Cath

Travel section to temporarily move to Variety

Local
March 23, 2020
The golden tips of Aspen trees in fall shown here sprinkled throughout the Boreal Forest along the north shore of Lake Superior. Aspen trees, seen thr

Where to get away from it all (including other people) in Minnesota

Variety
March 21, 2020
People enter the Pyramid of Djoser in Saqqara outside Cairo on March 5, 2020. Also know as the Step Pyramid, the believed world's earliest stone struc

Egypt's oldest pyramid restored; Wisconsin Dells resorts closed; truck destroys Easter Island statue

Variety
March 20, 2020
Summer activity at the Black Rocks of Presque Isle Park in Marquette, Michigan. The dark geological feature is a popular place for jumping into Lake S

Midwest Traveler: Why Marquette, Mich., is your base for fun on the Upper Peninsula

Marquette, Mich., is a fine base for biking, hiking, brews and day trips.
Variety
March 20, 2020
Jerusalem

How to explore the world without ever leaving home

Variety
March 20, 2020
Sunset at Cathedral Rock, Sedona, AZ Can I have your name as you would like it to appear in print, and the town in which you live? Mick Richards, Burn

A special glow at Sedona's Cathedral Rock

Local
March 19, 2020
Compass Airlines, a Twin Cities-based regional carrier, is shutting down.

Twin Cities-based Compass Airlines points to coronavirus as factor in shutting down

The Twin Cities-based regional carrier with an NWA heritage says it's done as of April 7.
Variety
March 13, 2020
Somewhere in New Mexico, the dining car awaits the lunch crowd. Amtrak eliminated this dining experience on single-night, long-haul routes on the East

Two days solo but not lonely aboard an Amtrak train

Trip from Chicago to L.A. begins in one Union Station, ends in another.
Variety
March 13, 2020
Tikal, an ancient Mayan citadel, lies in the forests of Guatemala. By Jennifer Jeanne Patterson, Special to the Star Tribune

In Guatemala and Belize, from forested Tikal to shark-invested ocean

Spiders, caves and sharks: A mother steps outside her comfort zone in Belize and Guatemala.
Variety
March 13, 2020
Fliers can find cheap tickets now for cities such as New Orleans.

Cancel or book a vacation? Consider doing both

A week of fast-moving coronavirus news has puzzled travelers.
Variety
March 13, 2020
? Dale K. Mize, Plymouth, MN Where were you when you took this photo? What does it show? It was the afternoon driving back from a visit to Split Rock

The look of adventure along the Minnesota's North Shore

Variety
March 12, 2020
Spot photo of hip-hop/movie star Ice Cube at McNally Smith College of Music, which is naming a scholarship in his honor. He's on a national tour that

Fat biking in the polar vortex in northern Minnesota's Cuyuna area

At Cuyuna Country in Crosby, Minn., subzero weather leads to the best winter biking ever.
Variety
March 12, 2020
The historic Augusta Canal runs the length of downtown Augusta and is part of the waterways that separate the Peach State from the Palmetto State. (Au

Tee time in Augusta, Ga., means golf and so much more

You don't need to be a golf fan to enjoy "Garden City" during Masters Week — but it helps.
Eat & Drink
March 7, 2020
Pastry chef John Kraus stops at Angelina Paris, one of his favorite sweets shops in Paris. By Sharyn Jackson, Star Tribune

Tasting the finest sweets of Paris with Twin Cities pastry chef John Kraus

Hitting the sweet shops of Paris with an award-winning Twin Cities pastry chef as guide.
Variety
March 7, 2020
Travelers in terminal 1at MSP Airport Wednesday, March 4, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN. It was revealed during the press conference debuting the new REAL

Two MSP arrivals under self-quarantine; Fla. beach named best in U.S.

Variety
March 7, 2020

QUICK TRIPS: St. Urho Fest, Finland, Minn., Leech Lake (Minn.) Frostfest, St. Pat's Day parades, Crosslake, New Ulm & St. Peter, Minn., playwright festival, Duluth

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