Airline passengers flying through storms might have more to worry about than a little turbulence. A new study suggests that if jets pass near lightning discharges or related phenomena known as terrestrial

Virginia City’s private train car features a Venetian marble fireplace and Murano chandeliers. It can be hitched to any Amtrak train for a luxurious ride that beats jockeying for a table in

Countries that manage Antarctica are considering new controls on ships visiting the frozen continent to reduce the growing threat of human and environmental disasters posed by exploding numbers of tourists, an official

Why go to Glacier National Park? Next year, America’s fourth-largest national park—more than 1 million acres running along the Canadian border—celebrates its 100th anniversary. But this milestone isn’t the only reason to

Truck drivers wait to get into a truck stop in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday. More than a foot of snow was expected in parts of Illinois, Wisconsin and Iowa. As millions

A tourist’s Christmas in midtown Manhattan has a logical starting place: Rockefeller Center, with the famous tree and ice skating rink, Radio City Music Hall, and the view from Top of the

Three surfers drop down the face of a wave at Waimea Bay located on the north shore of the island of Oahu on Monday. A surfing contest in Hawaii that is only

A spacecraft designed to rocket wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011 was unveiled Monday in what backers of the venture hope will signal a new era in aviation history. The

Ever had the urge to speed skate down a bobsled track? Each winter 100,000 spectators cram the steep, 400-year-old center of Quebec City to witness four athletes do just that during the

Wintertime guests at Necker Island, British Virgin Islands include Jimmy Fallon and Nancy Juvonen, Mel Gibson, Steven Spielberg, Oprah Winfrey, and Larry Page. Why they like it: A private island owned by