George Vanderbilt's Biltmore House was completed in Asheville, North Carolina, in 1895. The 175,000-square-foot home, now open to the public, is the largest private residence in the US. Its holiday ...

Christmas is unlike any other holiday. Many of the acts we associate with celebrating it originated thousands of years ago, with the celebration of Yule in Norse culture, and eventually came to merge ...

Giving the holidays a Floridian touch. The holidays have arrived, and the world’s finest hotels are celebrating in grand style. This year’s collection of Christmas trees includes everything from ...

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We've had our first snowfall. The temperature falls below freezing at night. Frozen dew greets the sun every morning. Winter tires have begun arriving on cars. The squirrels are disappearing. The ...