TRAVEL

The controversial Waldschlösschen Bridge got Dresden kicked off Unesco’s World Heritage List four years before it opened on Monday.

Dolly Parton announced this week that her Dollywood theme park would expand to the tune of $300 million over the next 10 years.

The Rim Fire, which has been burning since Aug. 17, is only 7 percent contained, and could spread farther into Yosemite National Park.

One of Southeast Asia's poorest nations is also home to some of the most beautiful and unspoiled beaches in the world.

Humpbacks live up to their reputation as the acrobats of the sea on a trip to Australia’s whale watching Mecca: Hervey Bay.

There are just 14 peaks higher than 8,000 meters (26,250 feet) available to climbers, but Nepal hopes to change that.

TheSuitest is the first hotel comparison website to add a forecasting function, offering a glimpse into the future of room rates.

Google Glass can now act as a virtual tour guide with the help of new app Field Trip from Niantic Labs.

Previously, Japan's nuclear watchdog rated the latest leak as a level 1 incident on the INES.

Myanmar's real estate market is experiencing an unprecedented boom, but do your homework before investing there.

Child-free flying? This concept is now a reality on Scoot Airlines thanks to it's new cabin option for travelers called "ScootinSilence" that bans children under the age of 12 in its seats.

More Americans than last year are expected to travel on Labor Day, but there are still deals to be found.

The woman, who had landed in New York on Monday, was immediately rushed to a hospital.

The killing of an Aussie student by “bored” teenagers in Oklahoma has dominated news coverage in Australia for days.

An AirTran flight was diverted and forced to make an emergency landing after a passenger attempted to open the emergency exit.

A group is laying the groundwork for a "dark tourism" site at Japan's crippled (and radioactive) Fukushima nuclear plant.

Some 1,050 artifacts spanning 3,500 years of history were looted from Egypt's Malawi National Museum last week.

Both Tourism New Zealand and Air New Zealand launched campaigns on Monday around the country's first gay weddings.

A powerful eruption of the Sakurajima volcano in southwestern Japan shot up ash plumes miles into the sky.

The 18-month-old toddler’s body was found three miles downstream from where the tragedy occurred.

What should you do in the event of a bear attack? Four separate incidents across the U.S. this week offer some clues on how to survive.

Beaches in Florida’s Miami-Dade and Broward counties are running low on their most characteristic commodity: sand.

As violence in Egypt continues into the weekend, governments have issued travel warnings.

The ferry sank near Cebu, about 350 miles south of Manila, after it collided with a cargo vessel on Friday.

Pro-Morsi youth began giving tours of Cairo’s Rabaa al-Adaweya Square two weeks ago, but everything changed Wednesday.

The Darwin Symphony Orchestra is preparing to do something that’s never been done before: stage a concert at Uluru (Ayers Rock).

The fallout from Russia’s controversial antigay law continued this week with a new target: The 2013 Miss Universe pageant.

The recent bloodshed in Cairo and elsewhere has left many travelers wondering: Is Egypt safe?

China's tourists may have a bad reputation, but according to a leading travel magazine, two of its big cities aren't a delight either.