Traveler

Adult Space Academy, in “Rocket City” Huntsville, Alabama, is about as close as you can get to being an astronaut—or at least to playing one on a movie set.

Bloomington’s Week of Chocolate festivities atone for indulgence by benefiting charity.

With legwork and willingness to brave the elements, you can stage a hit weekend without much fuss.

With the leaves down, winter is a good time to see Hocking Hills State Park, when the water that seeps, drizzles, and cascades down the rock walls in warmer months freezes, frosting the landscape with fairytale-quality icicles

Ski Magazine proclaimed Crystal Mountain the “number one resort in the Midwest.” Nearly 60 trails offer a mix of downhill exhilaration for skiers of all skill levels.

Billed as the “Quilt Capital of the World,” Paducah shreds homey preconceptions of the folk art, showcasing new-wave materials and eye-popping pieces that are solidly 21st century.

Ohio’s capital was already getting serious national buzz for its creative appeal when the Columbus Museum of Art completed a major expansion last year.

Kohler Waters Spa guests pitter-pat around in slippers and robes all day, sipping cucumber water and champagne.

More than eye candy for engineering geeks, the museum offers fun sorties into history and pop culture.

Entourages rush Lower Broadway ’til the wee hours in designer cowgirl boots and matching tiaras and sashes, hustling veiled brides-to-be in and out of honky-tonks. The walkable strip is boisterous yet safe—Vegas without the sleaze.

Taste of Tippecanoe on June 18 reps old favorites and newcomers on Lafayette’s emerging dining scene (20 restaurant openings within the past year).

“If you come to Richmond, you are really going to find world-class Shakespeare.”

Weekday matinee games, which are far less numerous now though thankfully not extinct, are still the cheapest and best way to experience a Cubs game.

From May 20 to 22, Chicago throws Ferris Fest, a tribute to the 30th anniversary of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, set in and around the city.

Louisville may have two famous minutes of thundering action this month, but another well-bred Kentucky city, Lexington, has virtually everything else equestrian.