15+ hour, 3+ min ago   (1478+ words) WorldAtlas Long weekends provide the perfect opportunity to get out and explore your own backyard, which is even more enticing when the options are varied as they are in Washington. Three days in the Olympic rain shadow might look like…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (970+ words) Themed towns are scattered across the United States, and a surprising number of them go all-in on a German theme. There is Leavenworth in Washington and Fredericksburg in Texas, but the quirkiest of the bunch sits in Michigan. Under two…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (512+ words) Half of Wyoming is federal land, which means a weekend here comes with room to spread out. The seven towns below each make an easy two-day base. Buffalo and Laramie put outlaw history and old hotels a block from your…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1191+ words) worldatlas.com This Swedish-founded town of less than 4,000 residents is known as "Little Sweden," and it wears the name well. It resides in the center of the state and is perfect for a relaxing getaway. Strolling down Main Street will…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (703+ words) The 47-mile Lemon Bay/Myakka Trail Scenic Highway stays around Englewood, Lemon Bay, Myakka State Forest, and the Cape Haze peninsula. It is a compact drive, but the scenery shifts quickly between wooded inland roads, bayfront neighborhoods, mangroves, and Gulf…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (855+ words) WorldAtlas Rainforests, gold-rush grandeur, wine country, and tropical heat rarely share a similar downtown aesthetic. In Queensland, they do. Kuranda's shops and markets are pressed right against the rainforest, Charters Towers displays its gold rush wealth through its architecture, and…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago   (1245+ words) WorldAtlas Muscle Shoals recording studios, the 104-foot plunge of DeSoto Falls, and 32 miles of white-sand Gulf coastline give Alabama an unusually wide range of low-key escapes for a single weekend. The eight towns below trade traffic and crowds for lakeside…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (755+ words) WorldAtlas South Australia embraces small-town living along its main streets in the Adelaide Hills and the Barossa Valley, as well as out along the Yorke Peninsula. A stroll downtown in Hahndorf means popping into German bakeries and pub kitchens a…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (728+ words) The Hill Country Loop is a roughly 311-330-mile jaunt through none other than the Hill Country region of Texas, connecting Austin with a plethora of smaller communities including Wimberley, Blanco, Johnson City, Fredericksburg, Llano, and Marble Falls. It follows a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1148+ words) WorldAtlas Tasmania is filled with more than 3,000 lakes, tarns, and lagoons in its central highlands alone. There are thousands more across the state. Residents of some of the tiny towns here are lucky enough to have direct access to some…...