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LAS VEGAS — Among the sunken ships and undiscovered bodies at Lake Mead lies a boatload of rich history at one of the West's most popular outdoor attractions. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is America’s first and largest recreation area, offering swimming, boating, hiking, cycling, camping and fishing.

CHICAGO -- The evening that Samuel Ornelas died, music from the old jukebox in his cantina stopped playing and the vintage bar stools stood empty. On Jan. 28, for the first time in nearly 50 years, El Trebol Liquors, the oldest dive bar in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, closed its doors…

The bright lights of Philadelphia’s famed Boathouse Row are going dark, at least for now

It's home to a much loved country estate, a famous cricket club and even Ribena

The Kennedy will be blocked between the Edens Expressway and Ohio Street until July as part of a three-year project to improve the expressway. IDOT’s best advice? Wake up early.

Jane Haase took her family on a dream road trip across the US, taking in some of the amazing sights in California and Nevada and dropping off in Las Vegas and San Francisco

"I have never experienced anything before like it in my life. It was pretty traumatic"

Nekia Dodd visited the attraction for the first time after the Department of Agriculture and the park reached an agreement to demolish the ride

Successful publican-restauranteur Fergus Carey who moved to the States in his 20s says he "didn't have a clue what he was doing" when he first started out

NEW YORK: One-time subway "surfer" Isa Islam has a straightforward message for thrill-seeking youngsters sparking a surge in riders traveling on the roofs of New York City trains: don't do it.

The Beech Tree isn't so much a country pub as an attraction in its own right with luscious pub grub, drinks, a wildlife garden and animals like pygmy goats and mini Shetland Ponies to keep the kids entertained.