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A float session at Beverly Hot Springs and cheering for the Lakers are part of the agenda for the "Is God Is" star.

Yorkshire birthed many literary classics. My journey led me to James Herriot, Dracula, the Brontës and Sally Wainwright.

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" is the latest film to be given the Cosm treatment, in which supplemental animations seek to envelop guests.

From the hospitality group behind the unapologetically glamorous Lafayette in San Diego's North Park, Baby Grand is ready to make a splash in stately Coronado.

And our tips for capturing brilliant snapshots of neon signs, cool landmarks and other sights throughout your trip.

Former Imagineers talk about the roadside attractions in Arizona, Oklahoma, Texas and California that sparked ideas for Disney's famous fictional town of Radiator Springs.

For Bobby Troup, an aspiring songwriter from Pennsylvania, the decision to drive west in 1946 set off a chain of events that helped turn the road into a symbol of footloose American freedom.

Once the Penguin Coffee Shop, and now Mel's Drive-In, this Googie gathering place marks the unofficial end of the Mother Road.

And where you still find remains of these events, from the Dust Bowl exodus to Japanese American incarceration.

First erected in the early 1960s as an advertising gimmick, these giants are rising again thanks to preservationists, kitsch aficionados and savvy entrepreneurs.