Those who have been there know: the Acadia region of Maine is unlike anywhere else in New England -- or anywhere else in the country,…

A vacation doesn't get much more American than a classic road trip to South Dakota's Black Hills. Even kids too young to know any presidents…

The legions of fantastical rock formations that tower over the slopes of Utah's Bryce Canyon are the main attraction in this national park. Known as…

If you want to fire up a kid's imagination -- beyond the visual wow-factor of Crater Lake's intense sapphire-blue water -- let them know they're…

While very young tots may not find much to appreciate in the stark, natural beauty of Death Valley (and the heat can be brutal depending…

Dollywood is a world-class theme park destination that combines thrilling rides and water parks, with a wide variety of cultural opportunities for both large and…

If you're planning a visit to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, plan to spend some time in Gatlinburg, too. You may even want to stay…

Located in northern Arizona in what has become one of the U.S.'s most popular National Parks, the Grand Canyon won't disappoint. Despite spring and summer's…

One of the more rugged natural landscapes in the American West, the Grand Teton National Park is defined by the snowcapped peaks of the Teton…

The newest national park in the U.S. (so deemed in 2004), the Great Sand Dunes National Park in central southern Colorado offers kids the chance…

The most visited national park in the country, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park receives nine million visitors a year. And there must be at…

Moab, Utah, is an ideal destination for families who love playing in the outdoors. Its stunning natural landscapes - from towering red-rock towers to terracotta…

As you hike woodsy trails flanked by ferns and giant Bigleaf maples draped in hanging moss, it's hard not to feel like a hobbit from…

Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, the most popular Tennessee gateways to Great Smoky Mountains National Park, connect like a string of brightly colored pop-beads, which…

"America the Beautiful's," "Oh, purple mountains' majesty" makes complete sense while driving through the stunning twists and turns of Rocky Mountain National Park. At close…

Sevierville is most popular for the Tanger Outlets, but is a good place to stay when visiting Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the neighboring…

Covering nearly 200,000 acres of forests, mountains and streams, Shenandoah National Park straddles the Blue Ridge Mountains. Legend has it that "Shenandoah" means either "daughter…

After slogging up a 110-foot high mountain of sand and conquering the Dune Climb, even adults give into their inner 6-year-old. They joyfully race downhill,…

At some point in one’s life, a road trip through the Great American West may be taken. Most often, families who are on a trek…

Chalk it up to geography. At the northern cusp of the continental U.S. and surrounded by wide-open prairie and grasslands, Theodore Roosevelt National Park gets…

Yellowstone, the United States' first national park, still reigns as one of America's most dramatic and often visited. The geyser Old Faithful, a potent reminder…

Four hours east of San Francisco is a region where waterfalls pour from dramatic granite cliffs, clear streams run alongside giant sequoias, and grassy meadows…

Nineteenth-century Mormon pioneers sought asylum from religious prosecution amidst the cliffs and canyons of what is now Zion National Park. But before the pioneers arrived,…