A pitch for river ships to call in Yonkers, a city on the Hudson River just north of Manhattan: Museums, music, kayaking, ...

Welcomed by water birds by day and meteors by night, nothing compares to a houseboat cruise on the Mississippi. Read about ...

If you'd like to take a cruise but aren't interested in the hustle and bustle of a massive ocean liner, consider a river cruise. River cruises offer the chance to visit lesser-known ports around ...

The Steamboat Natchez offers a paddle-wheel boat experience on the Mississippi River. Departing from the French Quarter ...

The riverboat captain is a storyteller, and Captain Don Sanders shares the stories of his long association with the river — ...

La Crosse Queen Cruises run up and down the Mississippi River, and when the boat is not out on the water, it can be found ...

Located on the banks of the Mississippi River, Memphis, Tennessee, is known for blues and rock 'n' roll music, barbecue and civil rights history. One of the best ways to explore its wealth of ...

On the Mississippi itineraries sail both the lower and upper sections of the river ... Boats. There are several restaurants, a library, an indoor pool, a science lab and an auditorium for daily ...

there's also an hourlong riverboat cruise along the Mississippi River from March to November. Cruises are narrated by the boat's captain or a National Park Service ranger and spotlight the ...

Meanwhile Viking, American Cruise Lines and American Queen Voyages operate river-cruise ships on itineraries upstream to Memphis and sometimes beyond. The Mississippi ... tour in a boat or ...

Disney World, Times Square and Yellowstone National Park can be packed to the rafters with tourists. But other places across ...