On a Mississippi River bend known as Point Pleasant, the cypress swamp and its ancient trees south of Plaquemine are in the path of at least one of the final routes for a long-awaited river bridge and ...

In the 1960s, St. Paul’s West Side Flats were razed for highway and industrial development: displacing families, shuttering ...

To mark its 100th birthday celebrations next year, Lindsay Sutton travels part of the historic Route 66 and discovers wave ...

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Fredonia officials continue to debate selling village-owned property on Glasgow Road near Cassadaga Lake. Trustee Michelle ...

Plan a festive road trip with Illinois cities known for Christmas light shows, where twinkling displays and family-friendly ...

Winter storms threaten holiday travel with snow in the Northeast and heavy rain across California. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Mississippi hides a secret that would make any road trip enthusiast weak in the knees – a 444-mile ribbon of asphalt so scenic it feels like driving through a living postcard.

Well, Mississippi is about to prove you gloriously wrong with the Natchez Trace Parkway – 444 miles of “pinch-me-I-must-be-dreaming” scenery that winds its way from Natchez to Nashville, with some of ...

Antarctica holds so much frozen water that if it vanished overnight, the shape of the planet’s coasts, climate and oceans ...

Blues grew from Delta labor life, then spread along river and rail routes into bigger stages and wider audiences. The post ...

Dakota County and the Metropolitan Council, worried about effects on local parks, are asking for more information before the ...