Year: 2020

EDINBURGH, UNITED KINGDOM - DECEMBER 31: New Year revellers enjoy the firework display above Edinburgh Castle on January 1, 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. It is expected that around eighty thousand people will attend the festivities in Scotland's capital. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

New Year’s Eve 2020: 5 sites to visit to attend virtual celebrations

Courtney Mroch
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Great food can deliver better memories long after your vacation is over

Royal Tyrrell Museum: Dinosaur heaven in the Alberta Badlands

December 23rd: This day in travel history takes around the world

Disney magic band at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, FL July 31, 2014. (Photo by Bob Croslin/Getty Images)

Disney discontinues free Magic Bands for guests and it’s just dumb

Brian Miller
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Snow scenes at the State of New Jersey Forest Tree Nursery. Jackson, NJThursday, December 17, 2020Snow121720dhf

Looking for a White Christmas? Here are your best chances to find snow

Brian Miller
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - AUGUST 24: A close up of one of the jellyfish exhibits at the newly re-opened Spineless exhibit on the first day of re-opening of the Wildlife Conservation Society New York Aquarium in Coney Island after a months-long closure due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, on August 24, 2020 in New York, New York. The fourth phase allows outdoor arts and entertainment, sporting events without fans and media production. (Photo by Erica Price/Getty Images)

Georgia Aquarium: A destination all on its own in Atlanta

Ian Goodwillie
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The Stadium Hotel in Miami Gardens, FL. is a perfect hotel no matter your travels.

Review: The Stadium Hotel is a nice alternative in Miami Gardens

Brian Miller
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MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 11: The College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy is displayed next to a lifeguard stand on November 11, 2020 in Miami Beach, Florida. The Championship game will be played at Hard Rock Stadium on January 11, 2021. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Review: Bonaventure Resort and Spa in Weston is a hard pass

Brian Miller
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SEWARD, AK - JULY 04: A drone flies during the Men's Division of the 91st Running of the Mount Marathon Race at Mount Marathon on July 4, 2018 in Seward, Alaska. The Mount Marathon Race is held every year on July 4th and the approximate race distance is 3.1 miles (no set route on the mountain). Runners begin in downtown Seward and must pass the top of Mount Marathon (elevation gain of 3,022 feet) and return to the downtown finish line. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)

Berries and Bones: The White Mountains in Alaska

Garth Johnson
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SOUTHERN FLORIDA AND KEYS - 2020: This is a composite of multiple sentinal-2 satellite images from 2020 to created a cloud-free satellite image of Southern Florida and the Keys. (Photo processed and enhanced by maps4media via Getty Images)

Curry Hammock State Park is a close second to Bahia Honda

Brian Miller
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A detail of a crater is seen that was created with NASA photography on a 23-foot replica of Earth's moon is raised above Catalano Square in the Historic Third Ward in Milwaukee on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. The moon will be suspended above the park from a crane for the Under One Moon pop-up festival Aug. 9 to 11. The inflatable artwork, Museum of the Moon, was made with NASA photography, giving a hyper-real view of the lunar surface. Museum of the Moon, created by United Kingdom-based artist Luke Jerram, has been touring the world since 2016.  Photo by Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal SentinelMoon 000332A detail of a crater is seen that was created with NASA photography on a 23-foot replica of Earth's moon is raised above Catalano Square in the Historic Third Ward in Milwaukee on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019. The moon will be suspended above the park from a crane for the Under One Moon pop-up festival Aug. 9 to 11. The inflatable artwork, Museum of the Moon, was made with NASA photography, giving a hyper-real view of the lunar surface.A Museum of the Moon, created by United Kingdom-based artist Luke Jerram, has been touring the world since 2016.A Photo by Mike De Sisti/Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Craters of the Moon: Another world in the middle of Idaho

Ian Goodwillie
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From Denver to Argentina Bahia Honda is destination for everyone

Bahia Honda State Park is the paradise of the Florida Keys

Brian Miller
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Kailua Beach is a favorite of former president Barack Obama, who grew up in Honolulu.Kailua Beach, Hawaii

Hawaii, a tale of 3 beaches: Searching for the Big Island’s sweetest sands

Garth Johnson
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The Flora-Bama Lounge in Perdido Key, Florida on Wednesday, June 19, 2019.Flora Bama Lounge

Chilly week ahead in the Florida Keys and it’s no joke

Brian Miller
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BORREGO SPRINGS, CA - MARCH 6: Following record winter rains, wildflowers have been popping up at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, drawing thousands of visitors to a rare "super bloom" of plant life on March 6, 2019, near Borrego Springs, California. It is extremely rare to have two "super blooms" occurring two years apart, but both the 2017 and 2019 bursts of desert color have taken place immediately after an El Nino winter rainy season. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Anza-Borrego Desert State Park: A SoCal stop worth making

Ian Goodwillie
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MIAMI, FL - JANUARY 04: An alligator swims through the shallow water of the Everglades National Park on January 04, 2020, in Miami, Florida. There are over 200,000 alligators in the Everglades and over 1.5 million in the state of Florida. (Photo by Paul Rovere/Getty Images)

Florida Everglades designated a National Park on this date

Brian Miller
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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 07: The U.S. Marine Corp's Iwo Jima Memorial can be seen as the morning sun begins to rise behind the U.S. Capitol and Washington Monument on November 7, 2020 in Arlington, VA. With many critical battleground states still not announcing the results of their vote count, the presidential election is still too close to call. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)

Washington Monument celebrates it birthday and remains a top tourist spot

Brian Miller
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KEY LARGO, FL - DECEMBER 23: In this handout image, Spencer Slate, dressed as Santa Claus, is towed by an underwater scooter around the Christ of the Deep statue December 23, 2003 in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary which is located approximately four miles off Key Largo, Florida. Slate, a Key Largo dive shop owner, surprised his customers with the Santa costume as a pre-Christmas treat. (Photo by Bob Care via Getty Images)

Florida Keys offer a lot for this Christmas and holiday season

Brian Miller
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GREAT MISSENDEN, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: A Chiltern Railways passenger train passes along the Misbourne Valley, close to the proposed HS2 line on November 24, 2020 in Great Missenden, England. HS2 protesters continue to occupy key infrastructure sites along the proposed HS2 route claiming that the project is 'the most carbon-intensive and environmentally destructive project in UK history.' (Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images)

As high speed railway appears in U.S. we will never be like Europe

Brian Miller
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Santa Claus, carriage rides, and downtown shops were available for the annual Downton Holiday Open House with no tree lighting ceremony and a small number of people due to the coronavirus pandemic on Nov. 20, 2020.Holiday 40a8004

5 Christmas inspiring towns you have to visit this holiday season

Brian Miller
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MIAMI, FL - MAY 11: The Brightline train is seen at the new MiamiCentral terminal during the inaugural trip from Miami to West Palm Beach on May 11, 2018 in Miami, Florida. Brightline welcomed the media, politicians and other dignitaries to ride on the inaugural trip for the privately funded passenger train which is running from Miami to West Palm Beach with one stop in Fort Lauderdale. The $3.1 billion project, will eventually extend its rail system to Orlando International Airport and is scheduled to be completed by January 2021. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Brightline trains will connect South Florida to Disney Springs

Brian Miller
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Musicians in New Orleans' Jackson Square treat passersby to Dixieland jazz.Nojacksonsquare2

Faulkner House Books on Pirate’s Alley: Only in New Orleans

Ian Goodwillie
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Sandy Beach, on Oahu's South Shore, is between Hanauma Bay and Makapuu Point.Sandy Beach

Hanauma Bay on Oahu is where tourism meets environmentalism

Ian Goodwillie
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Market On Main held a holiday open house Tuesday at its store in downtown Spartanburg, November 10, 2020. Downtown boutiques are looking forward to Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday following a tough year brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.Shj Holiday 13

Black Friday travel deals have arrived so plan your 2021 vacations

Brian Miller
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LONDON - NOVEMBER 13: A sales assistant performs a stock take on the candles in the National Geographic store on Regent Street on November 13, 2008 in London, England. The flagship store which will open to the public on November 14th 2008 and features a two-storey high palm tree growing in the center of the shop. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

These 5 candles are perfect for travel lovers missing their favorite destinations

Kimberley Spinney
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The log cabin home of Vangie Stephens and Tommy Stephens in Cherokee designed by Vangie.How Stephens Mb36 01172019

Christmas travel to Tennessee and eastern Carolina can be heaven

Brian Miller
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People visit an illuminated Christmas market in the evening of December 10, 2019 in Bremen, northern Germany. (Photo by Mohssen Assanimoghaddam / dpa / AFP) / Germany OUT (Photo by MOHSSEN ASSANIMOGHADDAM/dpa/AFP via Getty Images)

German travelers can enjoy famed Christmas markets thanks to drive-thrus in Bavaria

Kimberley Spinney
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