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Summer Lake Towns

Nature hikes, canoe trips, pancake breakfasts—just another perfect summer day in one of America's best lake towns.

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Travel Secrets of Top Show Dogs

Traveling with pets isn't easy. We asked owners and handlers to share what keeps their pampered pooches wagging their tails.

Hidden Corners of Europe

Leave Paris and Vienna to the first-timers. Instead, escape to these storybook retreats.

Elizabeth Gilbert, Travel Guru

With an "Eat, Pray, Love" movie starring Julia Roberts on the way (opening August 13), the story's author chats with us about how to upgrade your trip into a life-changing journey.

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Best Places You've Never Heard Of

Eleven people lucky enough to travel for a living reveal their favorite recent discoveries—places they happened upon and still can't stop thinking about. Here are their stories.

World's Most Beautiful Bridges

You'll cross these bridges when you come to them. All 12, from an ancient Iranian meeting place to a modern French viaduct, are stunning in their own way.

The Best Barbecue Joints in America

From Carolina to California, every state has at least one place that stakes a claim to having "the best BBQ in the world." Here are 16.

America's Coolest Small Towns

Every now and then, you stumble upon a town that's gotten everything right—great coffee, food with character, shop owners with purpose. These 10 spots have it all, in perfectly small doses.

The World's Best Street Food

From Portland, Ore., to Tel Aviv, we found the best bites in the world's most bountiful (and greasy-fingered) destinations.

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Readers' Best California Photos

Our 22 picks include hills covered in poppies in Three Rivers, ships battling in San Diego, a ghost town in Bodie, and fog rolling over L.A.


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Picture Perfect Reader Photos

Great trip photos don't just happen—trust us. But each of these examples, pulled from readers' Travel Journals on BudgetTravel.com, delivers the goods.

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How to Get Broadway Tickets for Less

More than 12 million people attend Broadway shows in New York City each year, so tickets can be hard to come by. Follow Budget Travel's advice to get a seat without breaking the bank.