TRAVEL

The developers called the haikus “sometimes fun, often weird, most of the time pretty terrible. Also probably horrifying for haiku purists (sorry).”

Hotels offer pastries, fruit, and coffee as a guest perk. But what makes it a 'continental' breakfast?

It’s unnecessary for the queen to carry a UK passport, but the perk doesn’t extend to the rest of the royal family.

Ice machines have become as pervasive in hotels as ironing boards. While they've always been there, the ice hasn't always been free.

In lieu of hanging shower curtains or providing full shower doors, many newer hotels are opting for glass panels that cover only half the length of the shower. Why?

"Dixie"—a word associated with the Confederate States of America and slavery—will no longer be on Miami-Dade County’s road signs.

Instead of taking a traditional vacation, make the most of your travel time by visiting every corner of America by train in just seven days.

Old Faithful isn't as predictable as it used to be, but geologists in Yellowstone National Park can still time its eruptions pretty accurately.

More than 50 people went looking for a tourist on a tour of Iceland. Turns out the missing tourist was, unwittingly, joining in the search.

It’s part of a tourism campaign to take the heat off clogged vacation spots like Amsterdam and other popular cities.

Rigid zeppelins used to carry the rich and well-to-do across the Atlantic Ocean in style. But after the Hindenburg airship crashed in a fiery heap on May 6, 1937, that industry went up in smoke. Here’s the lowdown on the life and death of this ill-fated f

Traffic lights have origins on the railways, but they weren't always red, yellow, and green. There was once a white light, and that was not such a great idea.