Driving every mile of the world’s largest yard sale

Dating back nearly four decades, the Route 127 Yard Sale snakes through Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Michigan.

Wisconsin is serious about its history, playful for its visitors

Go back in time in the Badger State by visiting Wisconsin’s version of Colonial Williamsburg: Old World Wisconsin, which depicts 19th century rural life in the nation’s heartland; learning about the various cultures (Ojibwe, French, English and American) that have called Madeline Island home at its museum; and eating at the Duck Inn Supper Club in Delavan, which was built in 1920 during Prohibition and still has its trap door.

Dive into Mystic Seaport for a glimpse into America’s maritime past

Connecticut’s Mystic Seaport Museum, with its many historic vessels and a re-created village, aims to whisk visitors away to seaside life in the mid-19th century.

Go dinosaur hunting at this imaginative prehistoric park in Connecticut

A 1 1/2-mile trail will take visitors past more than 60 lifelike dinosaur models at Dinosaur Place, and other activities such as a maze and water play area also await.

Ease into imaginary affluence with a trip to The Breakers in Rhode Island

Newport, R.I., was popular with Gilded Age moguls who built seaside summer getaways there more than a century ago. And The Breakers, built by the Vanderbilt family, is the grandest of them all. With more than 70 rooms, it was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.

This nutty Florida island has snorkeling, pristine beaches and overnight options

Named for the abandoned plan to ship peanut oil from the island, Peanut Island, a nearly 80-acre haven tucked just inside the Lake Worth (Palm Beach) Inlet in the Intracoastal Waterway, is only accessible by boat. Aside from boating and snorkeling, visitors can also swim, fish, camp or stroll a 1.25-mile scenic walking trail.

Secret spots of the stars: Vegas showrooms hold hidden history 

Spots where Elvis Presley reflected and Frank Sinatra reclined are among the hidden spaces, places and items found in Las Vegas theaters.

The business of Bigfoot

Sasquatch tourism brings cryptid-curious to Colorado.

The quieter side of California’s Central Coast

With its “Slo-Cal” slogan, the Central Coast stretch of iconic Highway 1 invites visitors to slow down and marvel at the grandeur around them.

New Vegas attraction lets you become a player in a video game world

Dozens of radically interactive and immersive games are featured at the Electric Playhouse, a 10,000-square-foot high-tech new attraction that opened in June at the Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas.