In Los Cabos, Mexico, bars and bikinis abound, but the prime Baja peninsula vacation destination also offers great food, interesting boutiques and upscale resorts.Los Cabos consists of Cabo San Lucas,a magnet for spring breakers and San Jose del Cabo, the quieter, Spanish colonial city.

On Assateague Island the breezes bring the sounds of snow geese honking and the neighs of wild ponies. Misty, the pony from Marguerite Henry's book helped publicize Chincoteague, but the area also has sunlit beaches, wetlands and in fall thousands of migrating waterfowl.

Home to the world’s largest naval installation, Norfolk is also the site of Nauticus, a unique museum that showcases the nation’s maritime history through hands-on exhibits plus a real, battleship.

Enjoy the fall foliage on a cattle round-up at Pinegrove Dude Ranch in New York's Catskill Mountains and book a scenic train ride in North Carolina, Texas and Arizona,Great Smoky Mountains Railroad North Carolina

Do something different this winter: go to Finland for skiing in Saariselka and for a reindeer safari in Lapland.

For the scariest Halloween ever—and one that’s the most fun—take part in Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights. Now in its 19th year, the nocturnal festivities in October are the preeminent celebration of the season, featuring eight haunted houses and six scare zones.