MANTEO, N.C. — The Bodie Island Lighthouse, recognized by its unique horizontal black and white stripes, will open for climbing this year beginning Friday, April 19. Climbing tickets go on sale at 7 a ...

Boone Store and Warehouse was built in 1874 for Harvey Boone, a descendent of Daniel Boone. During a long-ago summer of wandering the Western U.S. in a woefully underpowered 1971 VW bus, we were ...

A heavy snowstorm in 1859 killed the town’s founder and harsh winters continue to plague the California ghost town Bodie State Historic Park. The former gold-mining settlement, some 300 miles east of ...

WESTERN DRAMAS ARE WELL-LOVED, like they have been just about since televisions were first installed in our living rooms. The vast vistas, the colossal cobalt skies that stretch into tomorrow, and the ...

Nestled up against the Canadian border, this county in Washington is home to a bunch of abandoned mining towns that are equal parts historic and haunting.