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Will self-driving cars ruin the great American road trip?

For as long as there have been cars, there have been travelers using them to get away.

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01/31/2011 Winter Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. Photo by Dave Turner, National Park Service [Via MerlinFTP Drop]

Olympic National Park: Mountains, forests and shores
The 922,651 acres are "three parks in one," as the National Park Service puts it.

experience

Sample San Antonio's new culture of barbecue, breweries, farm-to-table fare and more.

San Antonio's terroir goes beyond Tex-Mex
Texas chefs tout the city's new culture of barbecue, breweries, farm-to-table and more.

destinations

Temple Emanu-El, Dallas (Howard Meyer and Max Sandfield): Following its completion in 1957, Temple Emanu-El was widely hailed as a brilliant alliance of architecture and art. The temple, a cylindrical sanctuary with lofty walls and a shallow-domed ce

25 must-see buildings in Texas
Take a photo tour of noteworthy buildings in the Lone Star State.

cruises

No. 2: MV Queen Mary 2. This magnificent QM2 doesn't just emulate the look of a great liner, it actually is one, beginning with a powerful-looking, long bow, that has been reinforced to forge the most challenging of seas. Its deep draft, taller hull-

Countdown: The 25 most beautiful cruise vessels
In an era of ever more block-ish cruise ships, there still a few that delight and surprise

cruises

The 688-passenger Pacific Princess at sea.

Princess Cruises ship to go around the world in 111 days
Princess Cruises' 688-passenger Pacific Princess will circumnavigate the globe in 2019

flights

Southwest Airlines Capt. Louis Freeman waves before boarding a jet to fly his last flight for Southwest before his retirement in Dallas on June 8, 2017.

First black chief pilot at a major airline retires
Nobody at Southwest told Louis Freeman he would be the first black pilot in the airline's history when he was hired in 1980.

flights

This file photo from Feb. 5, 2008, shows an alligator near Cape Canaveral, Fla.

Small plane hits giant gator while landing at Orlando airport
Pilot of a private aircraft likely got more than he bargained for when landing at an Orlando airport.