After visiting all 63 national parks in the US, my favorites include Yosemite and Grand Teton. I think one of the worst parks is Gateway Arch.

For the first time, geoscientists detected the top of Yellowstone’s magma reservoir. It is active and dynamic, but not in danger of erupting, they found.

Interior Department officials are considering scaling back the boundaries of national monuments in the West to encourage energy development on public lands.

Michelin Guide Florida just released its list of winners. In addition to Sorekara, Konro, Chef’s Counter at MAASS, Itamae AO, ...

Alaska is a prime location for birdwatchers. Local guides help avian observers check bristle-thighed curlews off their bucket ...

One of the best local places to celebrate nature and Earth Day is in the Finger Lakes Region. With its many parks, lakes, ...

Prepare to be left in awe at the sight of the stunning landscapes across the west coast. Most Americans don’t know of the ...

The Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA) released Connections 2050, the draft update to the Regional Transportation ...

The obvious draw to McCall is the skiing. The small town sits in the Cuddy and Salmon River Mountains of Idaho, collecting ...

This National Library Week, libraries need your support more than ever. Book challenges and censorship efforts are still on the rise, and federal funding is under threat. These challenges don’t just ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Historian Wallace Stegner once called national parks "the best idea we ever had." But even our most treasured landscapes — Yellowstone ...

The average visual range has increased from 90 miles to 120 miles in some western ... to national park regions. The National Park Service estimates 325 million people visited national parks ...