Sometimes you're looking for the thrills of a city, but other times you just want a few peaceful days in nature -- here's a ...

The action-packed adventure winners of Good Housekeeping's 2026 Travel Awards include mountain getaways, wildlife excursions, ...

Pine woods, cypress swamps, and mangrove forests all exist in one place. Special scrub-jays make their homes in the sandy scrub areas. These bright blue birds live nowhere else on Earth except right ...

Ancient cypress trees stand along the riverbanks like silent sentinels. The Hobe Mountain observation tower delivers breathtaking panoramic views. Standing 86 feet high, it ranks among South Florida’s ...

Georgia has 49 state parks and around 12 million park visitors love exploring these Georgia state parks where the fall ...

This is the time of year when living in the subtropics pays off for outdoors enthusiasts who aren't big fans of humbling ...

Home to four ecosystems and countless endangered species, Highlands Hammock State Park’s origin is a story of grass-roots ...

The Orlando Sentinel’s Swamp Things Talk podcast on Florida Gators sports is now available on YouTube where UF sports writer Edgar Thompson is joined by the AP’s Mark Long to talk all things Gators ...

In tribute to her South Florida background, Madelyn Brown and her husband went for a “swamp chic” theme when they renovated a narrow 19th-century rowhouse in Washington. Next to the love seat, a side ...

It’s a scorching 95 degrees in northern Minnesota, and I’m testing my DIY skills by building a homemade swamp cooler in a Walmart parking lot to see if it can actually cool down my camper. Between ...

Deep in the Florida swamp, we found a hidden swimming hole—and went in. Crystal clear water, eerie silence, and yes… gator warnings. Tropical Storm Melissa update as "catastrophic" conditions to hit ...