End of the freak show?

| Will a revamp of Coney Island revitalise a New York icon or, as critics fear, "destroy the magic"?

The hacienda cocaine built

| The jungle estate of drug-lord Pablo Escabar has become an unlikely tourist attraction…

Salt of the earth

| Plans to mine lithium could ruin Bolivia's remote Salar de Uyuni; the world's highest salt desert.

Lady Liberty to re-open

| Nearly eight years after the 9/11 terror attacks closed her to visitors, the Statue of Liberty will reopen on 4 July.

Iowa: The Final Frontier

| March 22 is a special day in Riverside, Iowa. In just 219 years Captain Kirk will be born there...

Walk the Obama walk

| A new walking tour allows tourists to follow in the footsteps of US President Barack Obama.

Fear and fun in Acapulco

| Mexican drug violence isn't stopping US students making the most of their Acapulco spring break.

Museum to the Mob

| Las Vegas will soon boast a new museum devoted to the infamous Mafia families.