North America Travel Stories

Sep 7, 2010 • 5 min read

Mexicans love a good reventón (party), and there are celebrations galore going on now through the end of the year in Mexico to commemorate the…

Aug 27, 2010 • 2 min read

It's that time of the week, where we ask our worldly Lonely Planet editors what's making travel news in their corners of the globe.

Aug 11, 2010 • 4 min read

Eating can be the best part of travelling. To get you inspired, here are some of the world's most mouth-watering iconic national dishes

Aug 10, 2010 • 6 min read

Want it modified, enhanced, drilled out, implanted or just plain alleviated? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet’s 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show that…

Aug 3, 2010 • 4 min read

Usually people will do anything to get out of jail, but with prison tourism on the rise, folks are now paying to get in. Defunct prisons all over the…

Jul 22, 2010 • 4 min read

It’s all very well spending much of your business trip cooped up in an air-conditioned office, with only the view from the 34th floor window to remind you…

Jul 22, 2010 • 3 min read

You’re bored of boardroom sandwich platters, instant coffee, and water from crushable plastic cups. So forego the usual lunchtime doldrums on your next…

Jul 20, 2010 • 5 min read

Right up there with parades as one of the great simple timeless joys are fairs, state and county, little and big -- fairs where pigs are judged by girth,…

Jul 13, 2010 • 4 min read

Mexico is peppered with ruins from the Aztecs, Maya, Toltecs, Zapotecs and countless other ancient cultures. Besides the famous, spectacular ancient…

Jun 22, 2010 • 2 min read

Most people know the classic Fourth of July locales -- the inspiring fireworks show over Washington, DC; the riverside spots of New York City (which moved…

Jun 15, 2010 • 6 min read

In this excerpt from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we take you to the big-city districts you might not have heard of yet, but they're the…

Jun 2, 2010 • 3 min read

Contrary to some opinions, the world's most-watched sporting event is actually watched by some Americans. In fact, many. If you're looking for a big…

May 14, 2010 • 5 min read

He’s the ‘Chosen One’ and 'the King’ to basketball fans worldwide. But in Cleveland -- 40 miles from his hometown Akron -- NBA star forward of the…

Apr 8, 2010 • 5 min read

Ahh, your own place in the sun. In this excerpt from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we show how to make like a beach bum and head for the…

Jan 28, 2010 • 4 min read

Part of travel is coming up against local foods that might raise your eyebrows. Here we take a global trip to those 'wha?!' plates, but remember, as…

Jan 8, 2010 • 2 min read

The turn of a new decade leads to inevitable reflection.  So we turned to our founders, authors and travel editors to see what they thought of travel in…

Dec 16, 2009 • 2 min read

Widely acknowledged as one of the world's premier classical violinists, Joshua Bell is a Grammy-winning artist with a penchant for bringing art into our…

Nov 11, 2009 • 4 min read

Waylon Jennings once said, 'I've always felt that blues, rock'n'roll, and country are just about a beat apart.' And a few miles. Get your motor runnin' on…

Nov 5, 2009 • 3 min read

There are so few truly wild places left it’s easy to feel the world is mapped, conquered, predictable. Yet tucked away in Mexico's western Sierra Madres…

Oct 29, 2009 • 3 min read

With Halloween and Day of the Dead fast approaching, it's only natural that our thoughts turn to subjects spooky and supernatural. Kids running around in…

Jul 23, 2009 • 1 min read

It takes more than hard times to keep a healthy wanderlust down, and our travel community is full of canny advice to keep you on the road for less - even…

Jun 22, 2009 • 4 min read

They don't call it America the Beautiful for nothing. Roll down that car window and feast your eyes.