Maricopa County’s Office of the Medical Examiner had confirmed 113 heat-related deaths by Aug. 22, 2026, with 584 more still under investigation. Arizonans don’t need those numbers explained to them. These are the Arizona trips locals refuse to take until the heat breaks. Note: This is general information, not medical advice. Hours, closures, and heat…
An hourly shuttle runs from Atlanta’s airport to Athens for about $55 one way. It takes a little under two hours door-to-door. You don’t have to deal with a rental counter, an insurance add-on, or a parking deck at the other end. These are the Georgia getaways that are surprisingly easy without a rental car….
Many homeowners policies start restricting coverage for theft, vandalism, and water damage once a home has sat empty for 30 to 60 days in a row, according to the Insurance Information Institute. These are the things Michiganders should do before leaving home for a month. Note: This is general information, not insurance or legal advice….
The gate on Silver City Road closes every November 1 and doesn’t reopen until Memorial Day weekend. Snow has nothing to do with the date. Idaho’s back roads run on calendars set months in advance, and a few of the best ones have less than two weeks left. These are the Idaho drives Idahoans should…
Delaware spent years as the only state in the country without a single commercial flight, until Avelo started flying out of Wilmington in February 2023. Catching a flight from home may be easier now, but your phone can create trouble after landing if you don’t prepare it for the trip too. These are the phone…
Deception Pass draws more than three million visitors a year, the most of any park in Washington’s state system. Its bridge overlook lot fills before 10 a.m. on a summer weekend. By late September, it’s a different story. These are the Washington trips that get better the week the crowds leave. 1. San Juan Islands…
In 1961, roughly 700,000 North Carolina schoolchildren filled jars with dimes and raised the $330,000 that towed a 728-foot battleship to Wilmington. It’s still there, and their grandchildren climb it now. A trip that works for both sides of a generational gap is often hard to find. These are the North Carolina trips grandparents and…
Rhode Island tolls exactly one bridge in the entire state, and it swapped its booths for cameras that read license plates. A crossing without an E-ZPass costs $6. That’s the number a visitor remembers, and it stops being the number the moment the mailed bill goes unpaid. These are the toll violation fees that catch…
Jordanelle charges $20 a vehicle for peak-season day use, and a Utah resident can skip it with a $125 annual pass good at all 46 state parks. A visitor pays the $20 every time. That split runs through the whole town, well past the ski hill. These are the things a Utah ski town charges…
Contrary to the past, hotel beds now typically run 30 to 32 inches off the floor because tall beds photograph better for websites. The catch is that a bed closer to 23 inches is easier to get out of. More than one in five Florida residents are 65 or older, and what they’d change about…
