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Best Civil War Sites
Enlist your troop for a 150th-anniversary trip to the battlefields, museums, and sites that can make sense of the Civil War.
Shopping Texas Hill Country
On a boot-scoot through the Texas heartland, Lynn Yaeger finds a little bit of Paris—Victorian fainting couches, velvet court chairs—and more antiques shops than you...
World's Most Outrageous Hotel Fees
More and more hotels are adding fees to room bills. But you can take steps to protect yourself if you look before you book.
Take a Drive through Virginia
It just isn't summer until you hit the open road. Michael Gross gets behind the wheel to explore Virginia's patriotic past.(PLUS) Three more all-American drives
8 Perfect Day Trips from Washington, D.C.
1 Hour Away Often overshadowed by high-profile D.C., Baltimore (which locals call “Charm City”) has a revitalized waterfront, proudly diverse neighborhoods, and stellar museums, including...
Hill Country (Golf) Heaven
The eclectic city of Austin may be better known for live music and barbeque, but golf is rising just beyond the city limits
The Virginias: Still Swinging
The spirit of the Slammer is alive and well in this citadel of American golf
Xmas in Small-Town Texas
Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, residents flip their switches and set the hill country aglow with holiday displays. Insider Jeannie Ralston shows us how to...
Head for the Hills in Texas
Newcomers take a shine to the unvarnished Hill Country
