If you’ve read enough of my travel guides, you’re probably already aware of my soft spot for anything old-timey. Historic towns, quirky roadside attractions, forgotten little landmarks turned into art ...

Walter Knott never set out to build a theme park — but a series of smart choices and lucky breaks led him and wife Cordelia Knott to building one of California’s earliest and most popular tourist ...

On Thursday, Oct. 9, I was determined to be the first curiosity seeker to explore the newly opened Austin History Center addition inside the modernist John Henry Faulk Building at 800 Guadalupe St.