Visiting ancient temples, listening to prayerful chants, learning to weave a ti leaf lei. My favorite part of visiting Hawai‘i is absorbing the Hawaiian culture. Many destinations offer sun, surf, and sand, but only Hawai‘i has the rich heritage that rode the waves with the ancient wayfarers, survived in traditions passed down through generations and lives today in the soulful sounds of chanters and the graceful movements of hula dancers.

On my first trip to the islands, I visited Pu‘uhonua o Honauanau National Historic Park on... Read More

     AAA travel editors recommend these Las Vegas experiences, excerpted from the AAA Travel Guide: Las Vegas:

- Get the best view of the city skyline from the Stratosphere Tower, at 1,149 feet, it's the tallest freestanding tower in the United States.

- Visit the Bellagio, where dancing fountains, a conservatory with seasonal flowers and plants and Dale Chihuly glass appeals to a visitor's sense of sight, smell or touch.

- Walk under the spectacular canopy of 2 million lights and LED screen suspended 90 feet above a four-block section... Read More

 
     AAA travel editors recommend these Baltimore experiences, excerpted from the AAA Travel Guide: Baltimore:

- Wander through pop culture history at Geppi's Entertainment Museum in the Inner Harbor area where you can view toys, characters and icons from yesteryear to the present, ranging from Howdy Doody and Batman to a Lost in Space lunchbox.

- Watch flicks on the largest U.S. movie theater screen at Bengies Drive-In... Read More