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The Coolest Small Towns In America

In Budget Travel's fifth-annual celebration of hometown escapes across the USA, we're spotlighting 10 places that somehow pack in more personality than cities triple their size.

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8 Fall-Foliage Cruises

As the masses descend on America's most colorful country roads, why not try an alternate route? Autumn's gold-and-yellow leaf show is just as breathtaking from the deck of a boat.

Drinks With a View

Top off your vacation with a cool drink and a view to match at one of these 10 unforgettable settings.

Airport Hotels With Unexpected Perks

You're actually in luck if you get stranded at one of these five airports, whose hotels are taking their amenities to creative new heights.

The World's Most Beautiful Lakes

These 10 lakes go to all the right extremes—highest, deepest, clearest—and showcase nature at its most spectacular.

The Inside Scoop on Rome's Gelato

Where do Romans go for a cup? A local food writer steers us beyond tourist favorites to six artisanal gelaterias churning out creative, all-natural flavors.

Confessions Of... A Disney Cast Member

Robert Niles spent five summers working on rides such as Pirates of the Caribbean and Tom Sawyer Island at Walt Disney World.

Great American Drives

From dramatic sea-sprayed coastlines to rambling country roads, here are nine worthy reasons to fill up your gas tank.

World's Weirdest Hotels, Part Deux

On your next trip, you could be checking into a wine cask, a salvaged 727 airplane, or a room where the furniture defies the law of gravity.

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Brazil, Air/6 Nights, From $1,249

Experience the party atmosphere of Rio de Janeiro and the natural wonder of Iguazú Falls.

Readers' Best Bridge Photos

These beautiful photos demonstrate that bridges are as much about form as function. Our 23 picks include an ornately carved wooden span in Kyoto and a covered bridge in Lucerne.

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