If you’re a Midwesterner looking for an overnight getaway, Midwest Living magazine recommends Duluth. This Minnesota city of 87,000 offers maritime heritage, good food, shopping, beaches and parks, all on the shores of Lake Superior.
The magazine’s itinerary for an overnight includes…

Click here to see & hear all about PD writer Matt Franck’s trip to Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana, and the Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial, all with his frugal family of six. Holiday World is the land where the soda (left)…

Leave your passport at home and visit an international community right here in STL. Our city’s South Grand neighborhood’s a great place to take a staycation and learn a little bit along the way.

Here’s the itinerary for the daytrip:
- Tour…

The folks at Funjet Vacations wanted to let us know about a few great trips out of St. Louis. Without further ado:

LAS VEGAS
Spend three nights at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for $429.99 per person, double occupancy. Fly to Sin City…

From the Associated Press

If you’re joining the “staycation” craze this summer by taking your precious vacation days at home, you might find inspiration in “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Backyard Adventures.”

The $12.95 paperback by Nancy Worrell, part of the…

The American Association of Railroaders has some fun day trips lined up for July and August. This is definitely an all-ages event, something fun for the whole family.

Katy Depot Museum & Sedalia Tour
When: Saturday, July 26
How much: $118 for adults, $105 for…

Take a short cruise that departs from a port you can drive to, vacation in your own city, go camping in a state park or head to a nearby theme park.

These are just a few of the 18 ideas for…

Free videos of all types of destinations are just a click or two away.

You can watch them on your computer or download to a Web-enabled phone or video iPod. Many are available for free at Apple’s iTunes store. Click on…

It’s hot and gas is $4 a gallon. But you still want to go on vacation.

This summer we’re giving you vacation options that are closer to home. We’re calling them “Midwest quick trips.” We’ve got Columbia, Mo., covered, and this…

It’s all about the alpacas this weekend New London, Mo.

The seventh annual Spring Alpaca Festival will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 8, at Starlight Ranch, just south of Hannibal on Highway 61.
The festival is put on by…