Here are some precautions you can take to help minimize the anguish of not seeing your bag revolve around the baggage carousel at the end of your trip.

Visitors to Fenton Art Glass can take a free factory tour that lets you feel the heat, as you get up close to the tools, techniques and artisans that turn molten glass into collectible works of art.

Made with farm fresh ingredients and shipped to stores quickly, Blue Bell Ice Cream truly does taste like homemade. Visitors to the company headquarters in Brenham can get a factory tour of operations and top off the tour with a free dip of their favorite flavor.

Thinking about taking a volunteer vacation? Before you sign up and put your money on the table read over these ten tips to help you choose the right volunteer vacation opportunity for you.

Shop for comfort, as well as style, when you're shopping for walking and traveling shoes.

Want to do something really fun for that special friend or a family member? Plan a fun, and inexpensive, mystery getaway day.

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons is one of the most extensive historical restoration projects in America. The magnificent old buildings are being restored and transformed into beautiful shops, galleries, living areas, and eateries.

For an exciting Great Lakes experience get onboard and be a part of “locking through,” the famous Soo Locks in the twin cities of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan and Ontario.

For an exciting Great Lakes experience step onboard a Soo Locks Boat Tour. Ride through the locks between Lake Huron and Lake Superior just like the massive freighters that ply the waters of the Great Lakes every day.

With help from the internet, finding hot birding spots is getting easier. Traverse City, Michigan has a new Internet tool, the Sleeping Bear Birding Trail. A web-based road map to almost 40 local birding sites.