including the Giant Dipper wooden roller coaster – a nearly 100-year-old National Historic Landmark. Mission Beach is also a great spot for beginner surfers (several surf schools offer lessons ...

and by the time people were ready to ride roller coasters again, the woodies had begun their long slide into obscurity. Traver's Cyclone at Crystal Beach Park was torn down in 1946, to make way ...

Marked by turmoil, tragedy and triumph, 1968 was a roller coaster. Political protests hit ... ended in victory for the crew of the Apollo 8 mission, which orbited the moon in a first for mankind.

For the ultimate thrill, few experiences can top a spine-tingling roller-coaster ride. Luckily, with adrenaline-inducing amusement parks scattered all over the world, it's easy for daredevil ...

Spanning across three separate piers, with three large roller coasters that would fit right ... endless source of ...

[Jared Holladay] is a computer engineering student at the University of Cincinnati and a life-long roller coaster fanatic. A lot of people look at roller coasters as an exciting example of physics ...

Did you know that roller coasters don't have engines? That’s because they don’t need them! Gravity is the force that pulls things to the ground. Roller coasters rely on gravity to take them to ...

Knott's Boardwalk takes inspiration from Southern California's beach vibes while offering the park's most extreme roller coasters and ... location in San Diego's Mission Bay.

Jerry Beach covers New York sports and the Baseball ... Starling Marte followed with a slow roller down the third base line that popped up and over the bag. Marte scored on a groundout to second ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Marc Berman is a New York-based reporter who covers media. The positive news from the start was the diversity. It was great to see this ...

If you get bored laying on the beach and hotel pools just don’t cut it, you probably want something a little more thrilling from your trips. From skydiving over the Dubai skyline to riding the fastest ...

Marked by turmoil, tragedy and triumph, 1968 was a roller coaster. Political protests hit ... ended in victory for the crew of the Apollo 8 mission, which orbited the moon in a first for mankind.