GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Mont. - It's too early for civilians. As dawn's first light falls on the jagged peaks, creeps down the dwindling glaciers and glides across glass-faced Swiftcurrent Lake, most of the tourists in the Many Glacier Hotel are still sn

Triad tourist attractions, accustomed to luring visitors from far away, are stepping up efforts to increase local patronage amid expectations that families are looking for diversions closer to home this summer as gas prices continue to set record highs ev

The respected Lonely Planet travel guide describes diminutive Equatorial Guinea as a slowly developing speck of a country that has few tourist attractions aside from its shorelines and jungle interior.

There are countless travel sites available on the web that detail the best things to do in every major city on the planet. But with so many options, actually booking a trip is a major hassle: attractions may close on seemingly random days, or may require

Given today's worries about escalating travel costs, free attractions can help keep travel budgets under control. Top-rated ones include the Bellagio Fountains in Las Vegas, Central Park in New York and the Pantheon in Rome. TripAdvisor.com, the giant on