http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide Hotels & Resorts: Travel Tips by Those in the Know Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:56:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Some of you are returning from Spring Break, and some are just now beginning. And still others among you are waiting patiently for next week, the week after that, or even the week after that (!) Fret not, my friends. As the Food Network's Alton Brown likes to say, your patience ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/03/springbreakvacationsmexico-puertomorelos/ California has its fair share of big name national parks – Kings Canyon, Sequoia and Yosemite National Park among them. However, there are some lesser-known state parks that offer just as much outdoor adventure (and they're often less crowded about it). Up in the San Francisco Bay, for instance, ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/03/americasparks-mountdiablostatepark-california/ Last year we ran a poll of favorite Spring Break destinations – mountains, golf resorts, big cities, that kind of thing – and the overwhelming winner was beaches. Like turkey on Thanksgiving, I guess there are times when the oldies really are the goldies. Then again, there are some places you ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/03/springbreakbeachvacations-northcarolina/ I've never been a professed fan of 90's alt-rock outfit the Gin Blossoms. At most I know one of their songs. But if I was a Gin Blossoms fan, I'd be one of the luckiest Gin Blossoms fans in the world. Since 2002, I've had the opportunity to see them ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/03/mississippicoastcoliseumcrawfishfestival-biloxi/ I support the "observance" of St. Patrick's Day in Washington D.C., I really do. I think liquid medicine is just about the only remaining course of action up on Capitol Hill. (Besides, under current healthcare, it's the only medicine most everyone can afford). I want all the Senators, Representatives ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/03/2010stpatricksdayparade-washingtondc/ If yesterday's pick, Santa Monica Beach, was a little too predictable for your Spring Break beach vacation, maybe you should be thinking East Coast instead. If you can believe it, not all of the East's top beaches line the coast of Florida. Head towards the southern tip of Virginia and ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/03/topspringbreakbeaches-virginiabeach/ Feels like Spring Break snuck up fast this year, but that's not gonna stop the USA Travel Guide team from rolling out a few top picks for 2010. College students, vacationing families (and anyone else), welcome to Spring Break 2010. First to the docket: Santa Monica Beach in splendorous Santa Monica, ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/03/topspringbreakbeaches-santamonicabeach/ It's a children's museum that a parent can love, it's a nationally accredited zoo, it's a top downtown Dayton, Ohio attraction, and it has a name you can set your watch by: the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery brings a whole lot of "yes" to the Midwest. Let's check it out ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/02/topchildrensmuseums-boonshoftmuseumdiscovery/ Welcome back to USA Travel Guide. Two opening thoughts: Can you believe that hockey legend Wayne Gretzky, of all people, was the first to break the news? I love John Cena. The man can wrestle, he can ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/02/wrestlemaniaxxvi-universityofphoenixstadium/ Let's face it: we are a sports worshiping country. We watch'em every Sunday, we dress up in special attire, and we celebrate in some of the most famous churches in the world: Wrigley Field, Soldier Field, Fenway Park ... ... ... TD Garden? Okay, so the Garden might not ... http://www.wrsol.com/usatravelguide/2010/02/americasstadiums-tdgardeninbostonma/