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Date farm thrives in secluded oasis

China Ranch Date Farm near Death Valley is a popular cool-season destination with wide-ranging appeal.

Mumbai cracking down on selfies to avoid ‘mishaps’

Call it a new battleground in the war on selfies — the Indian city of Mumbai is launching police patrols to prevent photo-related fatalities. The move follows a string of incidents that have made India a world leader in deaths by selfie.

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Region’s wildflower watchers optimistic about 2016 bloom

Wildflower watchers across the Desert Southwest expect a very good blooming season for 2016, following an El Nino weather pattern that delivered fall and winter rains to much of the region. Gloomy January skies, snow in unusual places and cold nights have slowed plant growth in some areas, but that may just extend the season.

How to plan a vacation without getting a massive headache

Sure, planning a trip can be as simple and as serendipitous as planting a finger on a spinning globe. But for most of us, it’s a more complicated process that includes online research, poring over travel guides and talking to others who’ve already been to the places we’d like to go.

10 best and worst Spring Break destinations in the US

Spring break is approaching, and young adults and college students hoping for a fun time should start planning and shopping for travel deals now.

Lake Mead ranks fifth among nation’s most visited parks

A busy 2015 at Lake Mead National Recreation Area helped the park east of Las Vegas vault past the D.C.-area George Washington Memorial Parkway and back into fifth place among the nation’s most visited National Park Service sites.

How to visit ‘countries’ that don’t exist

Visiting a country that doesn’t even exist — now that would be niche. We’re not talking Narnia or Oz, but places here on planet Earth. And there’s at least 50 of them.

 
Check out the soft opening of California’s ‘Wizarding World of Harry Potter’

West Coast Harry Potter fans, rejoice! The “Wizarding World of Harry Potter” at Universal Studios Hollywood is one step closer to becoming a reality. In order to run “technical rehearsals” before the magical land officially opens on April 7, the theme park has cracked open the gates to Hogsmeade Village.

U.S. set to restore commercial flights to Cuba

In just a matter of days, U.S. airlines will begin a fierce bidding war to win routes and airport slots to a destination that’s been off-limits to them for more than 50 years: Cuba.

Find adventure along Bitter Spring Byway

Bitter Spring Byway explores a region of rugged foothills and desert arroyos that seems remote from the sprawl of the urban Las Vegas Valley but actually lies not far to the north.

 
National parks get star treatment in IMAX film

America’s national parks are undeniably huge. Collectively, they cover a land mass roughly the size of Germany. “National Parks Adventure,” a new IMAX 3D documentary narrated by Robert Redford and scheduled for global release on February 12, is shooting for those mega-sized proportions.