With snow-capped peaks soaring up into the striking blue skies and panoramic valleys that spread out for miles beneath you, ...

In a discovery that has literally changed the landscape of the Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier—Washington state's towering icon—has been found to be shorter than previously known. A local ...

Mt. Rainier is shorter than we all thought … 10 feet shorter. New GPS measurements measure the new peak, a rocky patch along the Southwest rim, at 14,399.6 feet. Rainier’s old ice cap peak ...

RailCycle, as this conveyance is called, is the newest attraction offered by the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad ... Impending seasonal closures include Sunrise (Oct. 8), Stevens Canyon Road (Oct ...

The best way to get around Mount Rainier National Park is by car since ... it can be difficult or impossible to find parking at the Paradise, Sunrise and Grove of the Patriarchs parking lots ...

Weather is a major factor in planning a visit to Mount Rainier. It can snow as early ... Start your visit by picking up a map at one of the park's visitor centers. There is plenty of wildlife ...

A Central Washington University student died while hiking last week in Mount Rainier National Park. Charles Tetreault was a junior majoring in clarinet performance and music education.

Following the success of last year’s Rocky Day, which drew thousands of spectators and fans dressed as their favorite boxer, the Philadelphia Visitor Center on Tuesday announced the first RockyFest.

Artist rendering of the front of the Alamo Visitor Center and Museum as seen directly across the street from the Alamo. Construction began Tuesday on the new $185 million Alamo Visitor Center and ...

The Mount St. Helens Visitor Center in Castle Rock closed on Monday to allow work to begin on a $1.2 million update to its exhibits to make them more “tactile, interactive and visual,” and to ...