Trimming a 147-foot redwood in northern England to win a Guinness World Record needed a cherry picker, 1,320 multicolored bulbs and precautions for high winds.

There are few finer lookouts than that reached on Dyrham Park’s three-mile (4.8km) Prospect Walk. The trail traverses the parkland of this grand 17th-century Bath stone pile, which glows in low winter ...

These hikes from Maura Fox’s Hike of the Week column can be found in Julian, Poway, Santee and other East County communities.

Higashine is located in the middle of Yamagata Prefecture, just a 30-minute drive from the city of Yamagata and slightly over ...

Roadside fruit stands have long been a beloved fixture of California roadways. In the 1920s, a new kind of stand began ...

Winter pruning isn't just about cleanup. Some plants respond best to December cuts, shaping how they grow, bloom, and recover ...

Amazing America’s Kevin Kotwa s shares four of the “craziest’’ Christmas festivals in the United States. Beers and Cheers are at the center of one holiday celebration in Upstate New York.

Despite their name, tree hyraxes — small, furry, nocturnal African mammals — don’t always live in trees. In Tanzania’s Pare ...

Discover the world’s most stunning wild dogs, and learn about their beauty, behaviour and conservation challenges ...

The Museum of Science in Boston is welcoming back its "All Aboard! Trains" holiday exhibit through Jan. 19, with help from ...

YEARS ago, a friend closed his normal ebullience down completely, silencing himself for about 45 long seconds as he stared at the street’s ...

This is the sixth chapter in a 12-chapter fictional tale that will run through Christmas Day. Parents are encouraged to read aloud to their children. When Molly and Jax arrived at the base of the ...