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Badlands National Park - pink and blue sunset

2023 Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show: Plan an EPIC Vacation

Get a free ticket to the Los Angeles Travel and Adventure Show just for being a Local Tourist.

Categories California
The Valley of the Goblins in Goblin Valley State Park in Utah

Things to do in Goblin Valley State Park, Utah: Exploring the Lost Valley of the Goblins

Discover things to do in Goblin Valley State Park and explore an otherworldly environment in Utah’s canyon country.

Categories Hiking and Active Travel, Utah
Guard tower at Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Site. Wooden platform on top of rock foundation

Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park: A High School Full of Criminals

Step inside Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park, site of one of the most feared places in the American Southwest.

Categories History, Arizona, Attractions, Two Lane Gems
Saguaro cactus overlooking Scottsdale Arizona

The Captivating Allure of Scottsdale, Arizona

Explore things to do in Scottsdale AZ, a desert land that draws artists, creative chefs, talented winemakers and brewers, and anyone enchanted by the great outdoors.

Categories Arizona, Destination Guides, Destinations, The West
Garden of 1000 Buddha

Mermaids and Buddhas And More: 9 Fun and Unique Things To Do in Montana

In a state known for its individualism and rugged beauty, don’t be surprised to find these unique things to do in Montana.

Categories Montana
Ocean to Ocean Bridge over the Colorado River in Yuma Arizona

30 Fun Things to do in Yuma Arizona

You’ll be surprised at all the fun things to do in Yuma Arizona.

Categories Arizona, Destination Guides

Summit a Fourteener the Easy Way: Pikes Peak Cog Railway

Ride to the top of America’s Mountain aboard the Pikes Peak Cog Railway.

Categories Attractions, Colorado, Cultural Travel, History
Yaquina Head Light in Oregon overlooking the Pacific Ocean

San Diego to Seattle in 8 Days: a Pacific Coast Road Trip Adventure

Jump behind the wheel for an epic Pacific coast road trip adventure. Follow author Theresa L. Goodrich on her solo drive from San Diego to Seattle.

Categories California, Oregon, Road Trips, Washington
The Broadmoor Seven Falls from Eagles Nest observation point

Hiking The Broadmoor Seven Falls – the Grandest One Mile in Colorado

A lifelong Midwesterner hikes to the top of The Broadmoor Seven Falls and finds beauty, power, and inner strength.

Categories Colorado, Hiking and Active Travel
Garden of the Gods

14 Day Chicago to Denver Road Trip Adventure with a side of Colorado Springs

Follow along a fourteen day road trip from Chicago to Denver with stops at the oldest continuously operating restaurant west of the Mississippi, America’s mountain, one-lane two-way roads, and more.

Categories Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Road Trips
Beartooth Highway

Driving the Depression-Era Daring of Beartooth Highway

Beartooth Highway is a scenic drive that’s short and open only a few months out of the year. See if it’s worth making the effort to tour this remote route.

Categories Montana, Road Trips, Wyoming
Crater Lake National Park includes one of the deepest freshwater lakes in the country

Visiting The Stunning, Cerulean Crater Lake National Park

At Crater Lake National Park, you can step to the rim of a volcano and look into the bluest waters you’ve ever seen.

Categories U.S. National Parks, Oregon, Photography
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