Outdoors
10 Ways to Travel Safely and Responsibly in BC This Summer
British Columbia is currently in Phase 2 of BC’s Restart Plan. As the province moves toward Phase 3, and restrictions further begin to ease, traveling...
Strasburg Rail Road Returns June 26
Sitting in the southeastern part of the state, in Lancaster County, is the oldest continuously operating railroad in not only the United States but the...
Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad Returns June 23
A common sight in southern Colorado is the Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, and that sight returns to the rails starting June 23, 2020....
PADI Introduces Opportunities for All to Help Save the Ocean
Around the globe, scuba diving enables people to experience the wonder of the underwater world that covers over 70 percent of the earth’s surface. Today,...
Pedal On! It’s World Bicycle Day.
The bicycle is one of the most important inventions in the history of the planet. It provides millions of people with a means of transport...
Find Your Virtual Park During National Park Week April 18-26
Celebrate National Park Week from April 18 through 26 with fun and innovative digital experiences. While parked at home, journey to national parks through a variety of online activities...
Walks Launches ‘Tours from Home’ Bringing Travel Home
A small-group tour company in 15 destinations worldwide, Walks, released a new virtual and interactive tour series designed to bring the world home for its...
One Day Only: Bike Through NYC’s Five Boroughs
On Sunday, May 3, 2020, over 32,000 cyclists from every state in the nation and dozens of countries around the world will come together in...
Amtrak Adds Options to Service between Pittsburgh and New York City
As part of a collaborative ongoing effort, Amtrak and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) have introduced a checked bicycle service on the Amtrak Pennsylvanian, which...
By Air and By Sea, It’s San Francisco Fleet Week
Starting in 1981 and taking place every October on the Marina Green over Columbus Day weekend, San Francisco Fleet Week’s air show, parade of ships,...
Metra Adds Trains for the Chicago Air and Water Show
For over 60 years, thousands of people from around the world crowd Chicago’s lakefront to watch the impressive displays of military and civilian flight aerobatics...
Fleet Week New York Sails into Town
Fleet Week New York, now in its 31st year, is the city’s time-honored celebration of the sea services taking place May 22-28, 2019. It is...
A Week Long Celebration of National Parks
Each April, during the presidentially-proclaimed National Park Week, the National Park Service joins with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America’s national parks,...
Celebrating Vancouver’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival
Like many cities throughout the world, including Paris, San Francisco, Copenhagen, and Washington, DC, Vancouver’s welcomes the annual arrival of the cherry blossoms with open...
Take Amtrak to the New York State Fair, Plus Kids Ride Free
Amtrak will once again provide direct service for customers traveling to the New York State Fair, the Empire State’s largest annual event between Wednesday, August 22 and...
Take In Portland from a New Perspective
This Sunday, August 12, the 23rd annual Providence Bridge Pedal will take place in Portland, Oregon. This is a community celebration of Portland’s Willamette River...
Lighthouses: Guiding Seafarers Since Boats Were New
All around the world, on coastlines stretching for as far as the eye can see, lighthouses have given guidance and protection for those commanding vessels...
40 Miles, 5 Borboughs, 1 Ride and 0 Cars – The TD Five Boro Bike Tour
The 41st Annual TD Five Boro Bike Tour will take place on May 6, 2018. On that morning, 32,000 cyclists from every state in the...
Amtrak “Winter Park Express” Train Returns
Weekend passenger train service from Denver Union Station to the slopes of Winter Park is back, with Amtrak, Winter Park Resort and Union Pacific Railroad...
Flicks on the Bricks in Portland
There’s nothing like gathering together in an open public space and watching a full-length feature film. On Friday evenings in July and August, you can...