If you fancy a little slice of Caribbean paradise but don't want to leave the country, these gorgeous beach towns in the U.S. should scratch the itch.

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A female activist threatened park rangers in a profanity-laced fury as they took her into custody for allegedly tearing down an American flag and replacing it with a Mexican one at a California ...

Customers have described the shop in Mount Street as an “Aladdin's cave'' due to its wide range of crystals, fossils and gemstones. Over a quarter of a century, the shop has sourced items ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Café Olé, just outside the Crystal & Fantasy Caves, has one of the best fish sandwiches on the island. A sun hat is essential because you'll sit in the garden while they ...

About 12 miles east of Innsbruck, you'll find the dazzling Swarovski Crystal Worlds (Swarovski Kristallwelten). The Walt Disney World of gems, this nearly 19-acre park features a variety of art ...

For Felicia Ludwig, the founder of Maryland Fossil Finders, fossil hunting is up to the whim of the tides. “It just depends on the day what time low tide is,” Ludwig said. The sun isn’t up ...

But the refinery could have been facing steep penalties after last weekend’s explosion had a bill opposed by its owner passed during California ... would have required fossil fuel polluters ...

Some paleontologists think that fossils recovered from Antarctica are evidence of birds similar to modern geese and ducks that lived alongside the dinosaurs. By Asher Elbein Asher Elbein ...

The tip of a right flipper of the new plesiosaur fossil, with two scales along the trailing edge. A new study suggests that some plesiosaurs, in addition to fishy scales on their flippers ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — The City of Bakersfield is considering purchasing the iconic Buck Owens' Crystal Palace. A special closed session is scheduled for Thursday to discuss the ...