Yachats: 'It's as pretty as any place you've ever seen' (Photo Gallery) (Video) The founder of Frommer's travel guides just released his list of favorite places to travel in the world, and believe it or not, Yachats, Ore. makes the cut.
Giant steps: Vacationing with Thailand's elephants 
New giant plane to launch people, cargo into orbit 
Hot springs and XC skis on Idaho/Montana border (Photo Gallery) After a day on cross-country skis in the Bitterroot Range along the Idaho-Montana border, the dinner of spaghetti with elk meat was just the thing.
Ski trail maps use artist's hand-painted panoramas 
Samples of Einstein's brain now on display at Philly museum A medical museum in Philadelphia has some pieces of Albert Einstein's brain on display.
Visits to Smokies down by 500K from 2010 Visits to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park fell 9.5 percent in October from the same month in 2010 and year-to-date visits are off more than a half-million.
New coasters, immersive rides offered for 2012 
Nation's newest national historic park in NJ 
Oasis or mirage? Company wants to tap Mojave water 
Find your bliss in waters off Kauai's Napali Coast 
In Kabul, a bowling center offers respite from war (Photo Gallery) In an Afghan capital scarred by years of war, a young Afghan woman has bet $1 million that her countrymen could use a little fun.
Fliers scramble as court hears Qantas suspension 
3-story slide gives museum visitors a unique view (Photo Gallery) "Museum visit" takes on a whole new meaning at the New Museum in New York, where visitors can ride a three-story slide that winds through the building or jump into a salty pool — in the buff — for an out-of-body experience.
Boeing 787's inaugural flight lands in Hong Kong 
Abu Dhabi vows to open Louvre branch in 2013 The Abu Dhabi developer building a vast cultural district in the Emirati capital said Monday a branch of the famed Louvre museum will open there in late 2013, despite questions about the timetable for another part of the project.
