This excerpt from "Biking Uphill in the Rain" explores Seattle's resurgence in bicycle use in the 1970s, and the influences behind it (including an old railroad line).

As a young boy growing up in the 1960s, John Cartwright had a father who worked for the Great Northern Railway and understood and nurtured his son’s fascination with trains. The father and ...

Thousands of devotees planning to visit Maha Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh in cars were stranded for 48 hours in 300-kilometre ...

New $1.2M 'reflection point' along the Sacramento River Trail in Redding will look out on vistas, speak to local Wintu ...

Trying to combine the two, she is starting to do train themed quilting. Soon after moving to Fort Madison, she and Greg went ...

Courtesy Photo: Mr. Monopoly, appearing with Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Julie Pastrick last year ...

You walk into a hotel lobby. You’re dazzled by opulent marble floors, decadent furnishings, and a hand-carved mahogany ...

One of the BME church’s first ministers, Rev. Thomas Henry Miller, also co-founded the Owen Sound Emancipation Picnic, Canada’s longest running celebration of its kind, which will mark its 163rd year ...

To get from A to B, you must first get to A, and there it is, right outside the porthole, gleaming in the pre-breakfast sun.

If picturesque views and clear waters float your boat, then a cruise along the Norwegian fjords could be worth considering ...

These cities, national parks, and islands in Thailand are a great alternative to the usual tourist destinations.

Narrator: The Underground Railroad was a secret network of routes and safe houses that helped people escape slavery to settle in Canada, as well as in some free Northern states. [A collage of images ...