Think beach trips end after Labor Day? Not even close. For budget-conscious families, the real magic starts when the crowds head home and prices slide down. Off season family beach vacations mean ...

Emerald Isle, North Carolina, confesses its obvious charms—brilliant blue-green waters, a verdant maritime forest, and lush marshes—in its name. From its place on the Crystal Coast, an 85-mile-long ...

A tiny Jersey Shore town is prepping for summer traffic by installing parking meters for the first time ever. Six-block-long ...