With approximately 34.8 million traveling for the Memorial Day weekend, find fun events to celebrate this national holiday. The Memorial Day holiday travel period is defined as Thursday, May 24 to Monday, May 28.

A full list of Memorial Day Events can be found here. The Calendar of Events list is compiled by AAA travel editors and includes events throughout the U.S. and Canada. Search for additional event listings at www.AAA.com/travel. Events and schedules may vary due to weather and other factors, so be sure to call ahead before you go.

For a sampling of interesting and unusual ways to celebrate Memorial Day, check out the events listed below (a full events list can be found here):... Read More

This story first appeared in May 2012 Home and Away Magazine, a AAA travel magazine.

I’m standing in an open field waiting for Foster the People to take the stage. Strike that—a not-so-open field. I’m about smack-dab in the middle of several thousand fans to see this indie pop band from Los Angeles.

My sister is on my right, a foursome of rowdy teens are stuck to the left side of my body in one way or another, and wedging me in place are two 6-foot-tall hippies with a questionable fragrance.... Read More

If you’re still not sure what to do for Mother’s Day, there’s still time. Take your mom to a fun family event listed in the Mother’s Day Events 2012 blog post.

The Calendar of Events list is compiled by AAA travel editors and includes events throughout the United States and Canada. Events and schedules may vary due to weather and other factors, so be sure to call ahead before you go.... Read More

Below is a sampling of our inspectors' top picks, but for the complete list, visit here - AAA Inspectors Top One and Two Diamond Lodgings.

As the Memorial Day weekend approaches, the unofficial start of the summer travel season, millions of travelers are beginning to plan road trips. For many, planning a vacation full of excitement and fun, while staying within a comfortable budget, can create anxiety. ... Read More

In my travels in the upper Midwest, I often get this comment from visitors: North Dakota is one of the last states I thought I needed to visit. When travelers, who are visiting all 50 states, finally discover North Dakota, they find a place with welcoming people of many cultures and beautiful scenery from east to west.

What they usually are not aware of is the impact some of our U.S. presidents have had on this state.... Read More

Whether you are trying out the meatless Monday’s movement or are just looking for good vegetarian/vegan options, Minnesota has plenty.

Many restaurants in the state are farm to table, which means they have partnered with specific farms for their produce to provide the freshest ingredients possible. Some have gone even further to grow some of their own vegetables or herbs on-site like Bachelor Farmer in Minneapolis with their rooftop garden.... Read More

Rarely, if ever, do we get a chance to view virtually first hand the transition of civilizations, or one might say, the interplay between the dim past and the even dimmer past as well as the vestiges of both. Recently, I had just such an experience and, truthfully, it was one of the most amazing days I have spent in Mexico.

There has been much interest in the past couple of years regarding the famed Mayan Calendar. It is the calendar devised by the extraordinarily advanced civilization of the ancient Mayans who populated most of the Yucatan Peninsula and nearby land which is now known as Central America.... Read More

While we would all love for everything at Disney to be open all the time, sometimes closing an attraction or two is necessary. And right now two of Walt Disney World’s major attractions are closed for refurbishment: Magic Kingdom’s Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Epcot’s Test Track.

Animal Kingdom’s Tree of Life and Tough to Be a Bug attractions are also currently closed but, actually, not due to refurbishment. The Orlando area experienced some intense storms the night of April 21 and a small branch from the Tree of Life fell the following night.... Read More

Canadians are known for many things, and two of them are our love for the great outdoors and our love for beer. These two passions are what make the May 24th Weekend (you may even hear us say “May Two Four”) one of the most anticipated holidays of the season.

We also call a case of beer a Two Four (24 bottles of beer, get it?). Coincidence? I think not! ... Read More

One of my favorite Mexican ”comfort foods” are empanadas. The food consists of bread that is bulging or curved because empanadas are baked and/or fried pouches of dough, stuffed with different types of fillings.

I’ve had empanadas with fruit, vegetables, meat, seafood, cheese and most combinations thereof.  I’ve seen empanadas on menus as appetizers, entrees and even as dessert.... Read More