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Sweden’s Little America
In Sweden’s central province of Dalarna, folks are gaga for all things USA.
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Colorado with kids
A Colorado vacation with young children is a challenge, but it can still provide some adult thrills.
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Shipping news in Portsmouth, Va.
A tour of Olde Towne Portsmouth, Va., and its historic shipyard.
Travel Features
Overcoming cellphone photo-mania
It’s so easy to click away madly on your phone when traveling. But then you miss the actual experience.
New service at Union Station prints photos from gadgets
The Polaroid Fotobar allows you to print out images from mobile devices, social networks and sharing sites.
A tour of London thrift stores
If you’re feeling frugal but still want to be fashionable, London’s thrift shops are full of great designer bargains.
George Washington’s boyhood home, via iPad
Ferry Farm, where George Washington lived as a boy, now offers an iPad tour.
Penguins, SeaWorld’s newest stars, go with the floe
‘Antarctica: Empire of the Penguins’ is the latest attraction at the Orlando theme park.
The gardens — and gulls — of New England’s Isles of Shoals
This cluster of islands off the Maine/New Hampshire coast offers history and nature, up close.
Disability travel: Resources and tips
It may take a little extra planning, but travelers with disabilities can explore the world just like everyone else.
Luxury over land mines
A new resort tries to make it in the heart of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge territory.
Washington Post Travel section photo contest
We are now accepting submissions for our 14th annual photo contest.
At Rocky Gap Casino Resort, it’s not only the house that wins
At Maryland’s first gambling venue and resort, I found a pressure-free atmosphere that put me right at ease.
Travel Deals
This week’s best travel bargains
Save on hotels in the Adirondacks, B&Bs in New Jersey, train fare in Italy, flights to the Azores, and more.
A Civil War road trip spanning generations
A Virginia woman takes her 10-year-old grandson on a Southern road trip to visit Civil War battlefields.
Bed Check
A friendly spell at West Point’s Thayer Hotel
A night at the Thayer Hotel, a grande dame from the 1920s on the military academy campus at West Point, N.Y.
A stylish hotel near, but not in, Richmond
The Aloft does a lot of things right, but for attractions, you’ll need to get in the car and head into town.
In Harpers Ferry, a spooky slumber party
A Bed Check review of the historic Town’s Inn.
The Navigator
When your travel agency lets you down
There are few rules in place to ensure a travel agency, online or otherwise, will fix a problem that arises.
Travel galleries
Top summer getaways
Looking to plan a last-minute escape this Labor Day weekend? These destinations are perfect for a weekend trip.
Impossible D.C.: A photo project
Views of modern Washington through the lends of an older medium: instant film.
Travel Photo Contest 2013 winners
The field of more than 1,700 entries was painstakingly narrowed to four winners and nine honorable mentions.
Bristol: Britain’s street art capital
The city on England’s western coast has thousands of square feet of wall space covered in eye-catching art.
5 Pointz: New York’s graffiti mecca
The building in Queens has been a haven for artists since the 1990s, but development plans could lead to its destruction.
Travel Guide 2013
Practical advice for the inspired globetrotter.
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