Courtesy of Hotel Marina Riviera Big Bear Lake is one of California’s most sought-after vacation destinations for nature-lovers. Big Bear Lake is located near San Bernardino, around 100 miles north of Los Angeles. The lake, which is seven miles wide, is set high in the mountains at around 6,750 feet and is fully surrounded by the dense, magical San Bernardino […]

Who doesn’t dream of a backwoods adventure in the Colorado Rockies? Adventurous travelers can take on the wild in places like Rocky Mountain National Park and Black Canyon of the Gunnison, along with ski slopes in winter hubs like Breckenridge and Vail. From snowboarding down sand dunes to going horseback riding through the mountains, there’s […]

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the country’s most-visited national park. According to Outside, Great Smoky Mountains National Park welcomed around 11.5 million visitors in 2025—a whopping 6.5 million people more than the second contender, Zion National Park. That’s more than double the number of visitors compared to other heavy-hitters on the national parks […]

Today, much of the world is fortunate to have sufficient sanitation and methods of treatment to prevent widespread tuberculosis (TB). In the early 20th century, however, this was not the case, and the disease was much more poorly understood and a massive issue. Prior to the discovery of antibiotics, TB patients (known as "lungers") would often seek treatment at sanatoria in places with healthier…