Helen Pitt uncovers the history of Sydney’s iconic Luna Park and the history of amusement parks from world fairs to Coney Island and beyond.

From its glittering 1935 opening to a fatal ghost train fire and tales of stolen teeth, explore the incredible 90-year history of Luna Park Sydney.

Two hours from the closest stoplight, the Rio Grande runs through rugged canyons under the darkest skies in the Lower 48 states, carving cliffs that drop 1,500 feet below the desert floor of the ...

REDFORD, Texas—Plans for a border wall through the Big Bend region of West Texas are raising alarms among residents and elected officials. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to build ...

The Trump administration plans to build a border wall in West Texas, including in Big Bend National Park. Pictured is the mouth of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend. (Dan Leeth / Special Contributor) ...

California State Parks and the Sempervirens Fund announced the permanent acquisition of 153 acres to expand Big Basin Redwoods State Park.The purchase was for the NoraBella property — also known as ...

Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the oldest state park in California, is now 153 acres larger, thanks to the $2.415 million purchase of a storied nearby property. NoraBella, ...

BOULDER CREEK — California State Parks is expanding its presence in the Santa Cruz Mountains in a big way. The state agency announced Thursday that it acquired the 153-acre NoraBella property in ...

Big Basin, the old-growth redwood forest in the Santa Cruz Mountains that was established as the first state park in 1902, is expanding by 153 acres following the purchase of a new piece of forest ...

Towering steel barriers could soon cut across one of Texas' most remote and iconic landscapes. Until recently, CBP's public map labeled the entire 800,000-acre national park as a "technology only" ...

Another large industrial development may be coming soon to Chaska as Scannell Properties pushes forward with plans for its Big Woods Business Park. Wednesday night, the Chaska Planning Commission ...