by USATB | Dec 6, 2021 | Food and Drink
Today, December 6, the Google Doodle is celebrating pizza. It was on this day in 2007 when the Neapolitan art of the pizzaiuolo was inscribed as an intangible heritage on Italy’s UNESCO list. What does that have to do with travel in the USA? Well, Ed Levine,... 
by USATB | Nov 28, 2021 | Illinois
“Think of Chicago as a piece of music, perhaps,” he continued. “In it you can hear the thousands of years of people living here and fishing and hunting, and then bullets and axes, and the whine of machinery, and the bellowing of cattle, and the shriek of railroads,... 
by USATB | Nov 18, 2021 | Destinations, South Carolina
From 2016 until earlier this year, the artifact now known as Ashley’s sack had been on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture; it was on loan from Middleton Place in South Carolina, where so many viewers started weeping... 
by USATB | Nov 18, 2021 | Destinations
“Here’s the plain truth, at least as it has been shown to me: We are never far from wonders. I remember when my son was about two, we were walking in the woods one November morning. We were along a ridge, looking down at a forest in the valley below, where a... 
by USATB | Nov 18, 2021 | Destinations
“I thought to myself that there are surely a lot of big things in America. The Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty are big. The Mississippi River and the Grand Canyon are big. The skies over the prairie are big. But there is nothing bigger than a man’s... 
by USATB | Oct 1, 2021 | News
If you or someone you know is passionate about traveling the U.S., here are some excellent books to get or give in 2021. See also the books tag for more ideas. Lonely Planet Ultimate United States Travel List Released in September, this is a great all-around guide to... 
by USATB | Sep 30, 2021 | Destinations, Florida
On October 1, 1971, a theme park in Orlando opened its doors to the public. That theme park was, of course, Walt Disney World. And it changed family travel as we know it today. In Married to the Mouse: Walt Disney World and Orlando, Richard E. Foglesong writes about... 
by Elizabeth Chang | Sep 25, 2021 | Destinations, West Virginia
The arrival of autumn usually means a surfeit of articles about hiking and getting back to nature. So, it was a pleasure to learn about a relatively unknown forested patch of West Virginia known as the Dolly Sods Wilderness—a “bit of Canada gone astray.”... 
by Stephanie Casanova | Sep 24, 2021 | Destinations, Illinois, Michigan
Why, yes, it is possible to surf on the Great Lakes, including Lake Michigan. But doing so means braving not-so-great weather. This week, as fall ushered in high winds and life-threatening conditions, Chicago Tribune captured the scene as surfers donned wet suits and... 
by USATB | Sep 23, 2021 | Destinations, Hawaii, News
Although officially off-limits since 1987, Hawaii’s famous Ha’ikū Stairs, have become a favorite landmark for thrill-seekers. But they have also become a liability for the City of Honolulu, which cannot provide the infrastructure or security to maintain... 
by Stephanie Vermillion | Sep 23, 2021 | Destinations, Georgia, News
Georgia’s Ocmulgee Mounds is home to one of the U.S. National Park Service’s (NPS) largest archaeological collections and dates back millennia. Now the landmark, currently classified as a national historical park, could become the USA’s newest national... 
by Alicia Johnson | Sep 23, 2021 | Destinations, News
What’s on your ultimate list of places to visit in the United States? If you work for Lonely Planet, then your answer is likely The Grand Canyon or one of the USA’s famous national parks. The Grand Canyon, Yosemite, and Yellowstone ranked 1, 2, and 3 in...