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After 20 days and more than one million votes since the start of our 2014 Best Towns Tournament, we're finally down to the final four. With less than two weeks left, we take a minute to weigh in on what makes each of the finalists so special.
The deep-dish pizza might get all the love, but there's plenty to keep you active in the windy city. Here's our guide to the best of it.
Terlingua, Texas, is a magnet for drifters, dropouts, and raft guides—but not murderers. So when a popular bar owner turned up dead after a night of hard drinking, the tiny town found itself facing some very tough questions.
An Introduction to Fly-Fishing for Brown Trout in Colorado by Will Rice
The volcanic remains at the heart of Aniakchak National Monument—the least visited site in the national park system—are a trippy mishmash of postapocalyptic cinder cones, hardened lava, and flame-colored walls. The only catch? Doing it right involves days of trekking and rafting through some of the planet’s toughest, most bear-heavy terrain.
Visiting the City of Angels and in desperate need of exercise? Here’s our guide to getting outside.
Brought to you by the authors of "101 Places to Get F*cked Up Before You Die"
Skiing in the middle of the season can mean long waits at the lifts and jam-packed hotels. Here’s how to avoid both.
Eight amazing lodge trips for those craving comfort and instant access
I am not sure which I remember better: the deafening noise or the tranquil silence.
Who needs muesli and mulled wine? The U.S. hut scene is gaining ground. These DIY trips put you in the best of the backcountry.
Every year, scores of Into the Wild fans tackle a dangerous river crossing to visit the last home of Alaska's most famous adventure casualty. Why are so many people willing to risk injury, and even death, to pay homage to a controversial ascetic who perished so young?
Into The Bus: An intimate tour of the Fairbanks City Transit System Bus 142, where the late Chris McCandless was discovered
Welcome to Telluride, the best little stoner town in America
With the economy on the uptick and early snowfall stoking demand, Dan Sherman, spokesman for ski-centric travel agent Ski.com, says you can’t count on resorts dropping prices mid-season. You should book early and online. Here are a few deals to get you started.
Fire the babysitter. This time you're bringing the whole family.
Your favorite slopes—bigger, better, and ready for winter
Three proven formulas for a different kind of Turkey Day
Explore the continent's most awe-inspiring place on a bold road trip across the last frontier.
Want to get your children hooked on the active life? In these five family-friendly towns, adventure is right outside the front door.
On the 40th anniversary of the much-loved 4-day bluegrass bacchanalia, veteran pickers take a look back on how it all came to be
Your perfect summer vacation may be just around the corner.
And we mean "trips" in the literal sense. Our contributors share their most-loved, go-to spots across the U.S.
Soaring and sailing with the Wolf Pack in the new Hyundai Santa Fe
Trips and activities to keep you outside during the mucky months
In 1966, a group of gravediggers in West Virginia reported seeing a flying humanoid figure with glowing red eyes. A year later, a nearby bridge collapsed, killing 46 people. Coincidence? Probably, but who knows.
Travel to these destinations for tons of open space—and it's all yours
Can't wait for the weather to warm up? With balmy temperatures year-round, miles of world-class trails, and a laid-back, kid-friendly atmosphere, L.A.'s southern neighbor has you covered.
Rock Hopping and Wrangling with the Wolf Pack in the New Hyundai Santa Fe
Katie Heaney fell off a horse. Years later, she got back on. You can decide whether or not this works as a metaphor for something else.
It's 13 miles from the top of Broadway to the bottom. Oh, and if you're wondering, it's definitely possible to get lost along the way.
In short: they clean up a lot of poop
Katie Heaney tries to figure out the difference between "shriveled dead thing" and chupacabra
Most people, you know, put on a pair of shoes in order to start running. Chris Hawson, though, needed to take his off.
In 1900, Chicagoans remade their city’s namesake river. Then they let it go to hell.
Jason Diamond talks with Michael Kiser, the founder of a site that, well, hunts for good beer
Avalo York once ruled the Central Park bike loop. He's still there, almost every weekday, but he's been done with racing for a long time.
Katie Heaney goes looking for the dead in Minnesota's (possibly haunted) St. James Hotel
Eric Nusbaum went to a bullfight in Mexico City, and, among other things, he realized Ernest Hemingway was totally wrong
Last year, Patrick Halloran finished last in the Empire State Building Run-Up. This year, he's coming back, and he's going to kick your ass.
Check out at least one of these four
Bill Ulfelder, the New York director of The Nature Conservancy, sees 14,000 acres of rooftops in his city that could be used for everything from generating electricity to restoring nature
Midwest ski resorts get a bad rap for too much camo and not enough snow. These four prove the stereotypes wrong.
Meet the man who runs 30 miles a day and eats nothing but fruit
Katie Heaney recounts the history of the most famous Midwestern Yeti
A proposal to link seven mountains and 17,000 acres in one European-style network in Utah’s Wasatch Range has created a lot of controversy. While Ski Utah’s president, Nathan Rafferty, is a big proponent (read his take here), P
A proposal to link seven mountains and 17,000 acres in one European-style network in Utah’s Wasatch Range has created a lot of controversy. While Peter Metcalf, the CEO of Black Diamond Inc., thinks it’s a terrible idea (rea
Noah Davis swam and biked and ran—all without ever leaving home
In a place built on selective ignorance, a storm forced everyone to stop and think
With the help of a handful of dedicated volunteers, the Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife has been holding events for disabled hunters for 40 years. Mark D'Antonio, who has been paralyzed since an on-the-job accident in 2000, is already getting ready for next year's hunt.
Outside senior editor Abe Streep joins Team Rubicon USA, a volunteer group of former active military personnel who deploy at a moment's notice to disaster zones, during recovery efforts following a fire that swept through Belle Harbor, Queens, on the night Hurricane Sandy hit
Utah resort managers are working to link seven mountains and 17,000 acres in one European-style network. Here's what it would look like.
Three months after protesting the clear-cutting of forest and the use of sewage-effluent snow, Klee Benally and three other activists suddenly face half a year in prison. Leslie MacMillan tries to figure out why.
It snowed in the Twin Cities on Thanksgiving, and Katie Heaney went to a dog park
The Southeastern Ohio Bigfoot Investigation Society is committed to the quest for Bigfoot. But instead of finding the mythical beast, they might’ve stumbled onto something else entirely.
My parents ignored the dire warnings about Hurricane Sandy and didn't evacuate. By the time they called for rescue, it was too late.