From the Chesapeake Bay on the Eastern Shore to Rhododendron Gap in the far western part of the state, photographers in the Scenic Virginia 2009 Viewshed...

While in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this summer, Cathy Surowka of Richmond took this photo of the Copacabana Beach and the famous black-and-white swirl sidewalk....

GEAR & GADGETS Be the life of the tailgate party with everything you need (but the food) to cook up a big feast before or after the game—or anywhere....

Thanksgiving travel is expected to rebound from the recession this holiday, AAA says. The number of Virginians traveling by car, bus, train or airplane...

Because Arlington County sits across the Potomac River from Washington, many visitors bypass this eclectic corridor on their way to the nation’s...

BOISE, Idaho - A human-rights memorial will receive a sapling grafted from the chestnut tree that grew outside the secret annex in Amsterdam where Holocaust...

Laura Goetz of Henrico County was vacationing in Arizona recently with a best friend from childhood. This scenic view was captured from a small hill on...

GEAR & GADGETS Tired feet, take heart. Spare Souls have come to the rescue. The featherweight foldable flats slip on for relief from high heels, as...

The holidays are upon us, which means tens of millions of Americans will soon be taking to the skies, rails and roads. An estimated 41 million people took...

MOSCOW Tourists at the souvenir stands on the edge of Red Square smirk and chuckle as they buy T-shirts emblazoned with Lenin’s glowering visage...

BERLIN When the East German government built the Berlin Wall in 1961 to prevent its citizens from leaving, the regime failed to account for the ingenuity...

While on a trip to Alaska, Gary R. Zeevi of Manakin-Sabot was near Juneau when he saw this. “The view is of a field with ‘fireweed’ in...

WASHINGTON—Photographer Mark Sloan is known for his work documenting circus and sideshow history, and in “The Rarest of the Rare: Stories Behind...

ATLANTA You can make waves after your next flight on Allegiant Air, but it’s going to cost you extra to check your boogie board. The Las Vegas-based...

A Seattle woman tweets from an airport that JetBlue’s birthday present to her was forgetting to put her wheelchair on her flight. Seven minutes later,...

On a Christian pilgrimage with her church group, Kristin Toorop looks up to Calvary, and her eyes open wide. She listens as tour guide Gloria Harrington...

It’s getting colder, which means it’s almost time for the humpback and fin whales to return to Virginia Beach. The Virginia Aquarium &...

“When planning for our spring trip to Europe, I decided that a visit to Holland to see the tulips in bloom definitely had to be included in our itinerary,“...

Starting Sunday, Colonial Williamsburg will offer discounts on purchases of four or more of its annual Liberty Passes. The discounted Liberty Passes also...

Valentine Richmond History Center offers walking tours of Hollywood Cemetery on Mondays through Saturdays from 10 to 11:30 a.m. through Oct. 31. The cost...

Even if you don’t believe in ghosts, walking through a graveyard can be a little spooky - especially in autumn as the trees lose their leaves, flowers...

EXCHANGE RATES As of Oct. 21, 2009, one U.S. dollar equals: Australia (Dollar).........................1.0804 Brazil (Real).........................1.7508...

Bruce A. Yoder of Richmond was in California with his wife when he traveled to the Darioush Winery. “My wife, Deborah Love, serves on a national...

Local legend has it that cowboys, sheep herders and trappers long knew about the huge fossilized bones that regularly surfaced from the ancient rock underlying...

The Virginia War Memorial has organized a 10-day trip to England and France to honor the “greatest generation” of World War II. The trip will...

It’s the views. Always the views. The scenic vistas that golfers, hunters, fishermen and others participating in the mountaintop experience that...

Visitors to the Virginia Air & Space Center can explore the universe and the search for life beyond our planet through “Alien Earth,“ a...

Dick Crews of Chesterfield County saw this albino male deer in his backyard in the Salisbury subdivision in Midlothian. There are four albino deer in the...

Less than a month after getting its license to offer gambling, the historic Greenbrier resort has opened the Tavern Casino, an onsite facility for guests...

Betty Wright of Deltaville captured this view of Horseshoe Bend, where the Colorado River makes a meandering bend near Page, Ariz., in the Glen Canyon...