Tucked away in the misty folds of the Blue Ridge Mountains sits a town where retirement dreams come true without emptying your savings account. Blowing Rock, North Carolina combines affordable ...

Plumas County, California, has pristine lakes, scenic hikes, mountain views, and plenty of small-town charm.

Tucked within a community but completely surrounded by forest and with lake views, curled up and cozy with floor to ceiling ...

Photo by Whitney James I grew up in the Oregon Cascades. We drove south into Northern California a lot, toward wine country, where my grandfather lived; sometimes he’d meet us in the Shasta region for ...

You could stay in a plain old motel room — or you could try something a bit more adventurous: Bedding down for the night in a historic Civilian Conservation Corps house or a onetime ranger’s cabin in ...

Yes, we take our dogs just about everywhere, and we’ve scoured the state to find the most amazing pet-friendly cabins in ...