1 hr. Tracie Cone , The Associated Press Robert F. Bukaty / AP In this June 6, 2004 file photo, Thea Roberts, of Oakland, Calif., pulls herself up the cable route [...]

21 hrs. Rob Lovitt , NBC News contributor Courtesy Katrina Follows Len Stanmore, 60, pictured at the North Pole. Millions of people dream of traveling more when [...]

1 hr. Tanya Mohn, NBC News contributor Courtesy Tree Climb Connecticut Want to see the colors of the changing leaves up close? Tree Climb Connecticut offers a treetop view. Travelers [...]

1 hr. Tanya Mohn, NBC News contributor Courtesy Tree Climb Connecticut Want to see the colors of the changing leaves up close? Tree Climb Connecticut offers a treetop view. Travelers [...]

HGL Run For Your Lives is a race series that challenges runners with a 5K obstacle course of mud, fake blood — and zombies. In need of some motivation to maintain your exercise regimen while traveling? You could seek out like-minded [...]

Florida EcoSafaris at Forever Florida A man zips along the Rattlesnake, a 1,000-foot-long line utilizing a rigid-rail system that has riders dangling as they swoop through a series of dips and curves. Looking to add a little zip to your summer [...]

Kate Maxwell, contributing editor for Conde Nast Traveler and Editor-in-Chief of Jetsetter.com, shares spots for active summer vacations that provide surfing, rock climbing, scuba diving and more. Kate Maxwell, contributing editor for Condé [...]

Joe Martinet Climber Joe Martinet en route to the base of the Lhotse Face on Mount Everest in late April. For six months, starting last September, Joe Martinet went to the gym twice a day for six days a week. He spent hours on a steep treadmill, [...]

Joe Martinet Climber Joe Martinet en route to the the base of Everest’s Lhotse face, between Camp 2 and 3. For six months, starting last September, Joe Martinet went to the gym twice a day for six days a week. He spent hours on a steep [...]

NORFOLK, Va. — Active-duty military personnel and their dependents will soon be able to enter every national park for free as part of an effort to thank service members and their families for the sacrifices they make, the Interior Department [...]

Imagine swimming in crystalline ocean waters shot through with sunlight when one of Earth’s most notorious predators swims into view — a very close view. Such pulse-quickening encounters are, in fact, the whole point for [...]

Nature Valley/McCann Erickson A virtual view on Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park. No doubt you’re familiar with Street View, the Google Maps technology that lets you travel along city streets via your computer or smartphone screen. Now, [...]

Courtesy of the Miltimores Jim and Carol Miltimore on the shore of Hidden Lake in 2006 in Mount Rainier National Park. When Jim and Carol Miltimore approached officials at Mount Rainier National Park about volunteering, they thought the [...]

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Topher Donahue / CMH Summer Adventures Hikers reach new heights while trekking on one of Canadian Mountain Holidays guided summer adventures. Heli-hiking and heli-camping give the phrase “mountain getaway” an entirely new meaning. Adventurous [...]

Sure, zip lines looked fun to Jeff Victor. But the ones he saw all took too long, cost too much, and required lots of bug spray, sunscreen and inoculations against exotic jungle diseases. So he built one himself. That’s what happens when you’re [...]

Rich Pedroncelli / AP Adam Schiffner displays gold he collected while prospecting near Coloma, Calif., in 2009. Tourists are taking advantage of some shovel-ready stimulus packages anyone seeking instant riches will really dig. It’s treasure [...]

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On Friday, diners at the Quinn’s on the Beach restaurant at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, outside Naples, Fla., experienced something a little different with their pan-seared snapper and peel-and-eat shrimp: a flash mob, a seemingly [...]

Mark Crosse / Fresno Bee For the second year in a row, America’s national parks — including Yosemite National Park, pictured — face an erosion of funding necessary to serve the public and protect park resources. This weekend, [...]

AP A section called Broadway is one of the main passageways in Mammoth Cave, averaging 40 feet high and 60 feet wide for three miles. Long shadows flickered before me as I walked through the dank, subterranean passages of Kentucky’s Mammoth [...]

Switzerland’s ski resorts, already beleaguered by the strong Swiss franc, are grappling with another obstacle — no snow. A dry November has forced several ski resorts to push back the start of the season, the latest in [...]

As the PGA Tour island-hops from Maui to Oahu this week, The Golf Guy and Birdie Bailey decided it was an appropriate time to bust out their picks for their top-5 dream golfing destinations. Feel free to add your thoughts on where YOU dream [...]

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An artist’s depiction of the zero-gravity roller coaster “Vomit Comet” as envisioned by the design company BRC Imagination Arts. Think about the tallest, wildest roller coaster you’ve ever been on. If a Southern California [...]

For years, hikers across the country have had to pay a fee to park at U.S. Forest Service sites and trail heads. A federal court last month called into question parts of the fee structure, but the service on Thursday emphasized that while [...]