Ready to take your own flight of fancy? Here are our best tips for maximizing your time and enjoyment.

The United States is a really big place, filled with people from a myriad of backgrounds and cultures. So it comes as no surprise that there are a lot of unusual, unexpected, and just downright strange things to see and do across America.

The New Year is almost upon us — and that means a whole calendar's worth of brand-new destinations to drool over. And if you're looking for somewhere a little further off the beaten path than, say, Paris, you're in luck: some exotic new destinations are trending for 2019.