A three-mile raft ride on Jamaica's Martha Brae River lasts just over an hour. Photo Credit: Omar Perez Sure, beaches and massages bring forth a welcome dose of serenity while on vacation. But on a ...

A bamboo raft that looks like a prop pulled from the set of “Cast Away” was the latest strange item to wash up on Padre Island National Seashore. The park, which spans 130,355 acres across Padre ...

Construction on this fascinating home began in 1780 and was completed by 1800, built by Richard Barrett, cousin of English poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. At one time, Barrett owned the largest sugar ...

Sometimes, the "rafts" are actually a plastic disc or a homemade frame with floating tubs and netting. Often, these devices have nets and ropes hanging from them where small fish hide out in the deep ...