TurtleTrek is a new 3-D experience in a domed theater at SeaWorld. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride has burnished its 3-D powers at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.

SEAWORLD (LEFT); OCTAVIAN CANTILLI/UNIVERSAL ORLANDO

TurtleTrek is a new 3-D experience in a domed theater at SeaWorld. The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man ride has burnished its 3-D powers at Universal’s Islands of Adventure.

Universal, Disney, Sea World vie for your dollars

Refusing to be overshadowed, these giant theme parks in Orlando are offering new rides, shows, resorts, and activities. By Ron Driscoll

Outside the National Palace Museum in Taipei, which opened in 1965.

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In Taipei, an energetic itinerary in an overlooked capital
From left: Howard Ben Tré’s work at Brown University, his studio in Pawtucket, and the artist with one of his works at the Rhode Island Convention Center.

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Artist Howard Ben Tré is a favorite son of Providence
Members of the Griffin family have made appearances at the Nifty Fifties Diner, a restaurant resembling the Modern Diner in Pawtucket, and at McCoy Stadium, home of the Pawtucket Red Sox. There are 25 sites on the self-guided tour.

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Touring Rhode Island with ‘Family Guy’ eyes
Burgers and fries from Farm Burger.

If you want a great burger, head to Atlanta

It’s high-end, high-style burgers, accompanied by hand-cut fries, craft beers, and plenty of grass-fed attitude.

The Maxwell Mays Cottage sits under a canopy of pine and oak trees on Carr Pond.

In Coventry, R.I., rent the spare Maxwell Mays Cottage

It is comfortably appointed and well lighted, with running water, full toilet and shower, and screened-in porch.

The steep hairpin turns of the Shafer Trail lead from Canyonlands National Park down to the White Rim Trail.

Tackling Moab’s twists, turns on two wheels

But if anything can coax a fervent “roadie” back on fat tires, it’s the scenery in southeastern Utah.

Currents

Airline survey, Atlanta airport expansion, EVA Air’s business class

Speak your mind about your airline experiences.

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Places to travel for food

Thee humble whoopie pie nonetheless has its own festival.

Members of the Rebirth Brass Band, which won a Grammy this year.

Get a taste of the New Orleans sound at d.b.a

After reveling in the bacchanalia of the famed Bourbon Street the night before, we were looking for a different side to New Orleans.

“They call it a Canadian kiss.”

Rafting guide on river splashes 

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Niagara Helicopter Tours provide views of the Canadian falls, a cascade nearly 200 feet high and 2,220 feet wide.

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Breathtaking Niagara Falls from above
Scrub trees and small plants grow in fissures of slickrock at Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument.

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Path less traveled reveals the wilds of Escalante
Secrets Marquis Los Cabos provides an all-inclusive, adults-only experience for guests.

All-inclusive resorts come of age
Puebloan ruins in Grand Gulch, many of which remain unnamed, unmapped, and reachable only on foot.

In Bluff, Utah, exploring desert ruins in Grand Gulch

Jake Jermanok takes an unexpected dip in the Kananaskis River.

Family adventure in the Canadian Rockies
The Hastings House on Salt Spring Island sits amid a farm setting. Self-serve farm stands dot the roads in Ruckle Provincial Park, offering everything from Italian plums to peas to wildflowers.

Art is a draw at Salt Spring Island

Tastings abound at the gelato festival in Florence
The saloon is the main meeting spot at Dunton Hot Springs, featuring a bar, dining area, open kitchen, and dance hall.

Basking in luxury at Butch Cassidy’s hideout

A view of Toronto’s waterfront, including the St. Lawrence Market building (foreground).

Toronto’s history captivates visitors
A boy feasts on a hunk of watermelon in a small town beside Lake Atitlan in Guatemala. PHOTO CREDIT DAVID ABEL

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An adventure before plunging into parenthood
Hilltop yoga at Carmel Valley Ranch in the Santa Lucia Mountains south of San Francisco.

Places where pleasure is the plug-in
Toshiba’s Thrive has a full-size USB port, a full-size SD card slot, and a replaceable battery.

13 devices to keep you linked while traveling

A Tank Away

A TANK AWAY

The Inn at Castle Hill, a renovated 19th-century cottage and tavern, serves eggs and milk from a nearby farm.

In Ipswich, beauty, beach, and looks back in time

Less than an hour’s drive north from Boston, Ipswich springs to life in the warmer months as day-trippers stream to Crane Beach.

Explore New England

The band Beirut plays songs from their latest album at State Theater. The Art Deco space, refurbished in 2010, reopened with a full schedule of acts from around the world.

5 places to savor Portland’s rich underground culture

Portland’s music scene just keeps getting better.

Destinations

Ellsworth Kelly’s sculpture “The Barnes Totem” stands in the garden at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia.

Sculptures, paintings, and a touch of jazz

Albert C. Barnes’s development of a treatment for gonorrhea made him a very wealthy man in the early years of the last century.