One of the first “roller-coaster” rides in the U.S. was actually a short coal railway in Pennsylvania that hauled coal downhill between mines and used mules to bring the empty cars back up the hill.

I can sit on my deck, set a glass of iced tea down and smile. My coasters aren’t just fresh and bright, brimming with bright yellow lemons — I have the added pleasure of knowing that I made them ...

In 2010, a Lithuanian artist named Julijonas Urbonas designed the ultimate thrill ride: a steel roller coaster engineered ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Universal, Walt Disney World and Sea World are ramping up construction on new rides and attractions at an unprecedented rate, but the real winner might be the theme park industry. It's ...

Urbonas' design is best described as a thought experiment or conceptual art project. The Euthanasia Coaster does not exist in the real world, nor was it meant to. A viral post on Reddit and Twitter ...

A practical way to protect and care for marble to avoid damage from drink spills is to keep a stack of coasters on hand. In fact, these accessories work for most tabletop materials, from wood to ...

A madcap uncle made his young nephew’s dream come true by building a roller coaster in his back yard based on the 11-year-old’s drawings. Leigh Downing, 47, and his son Charlie, 20, used the sketches ...

JAMES CITY — Melody Matheny first became interested in entertainment attractions as a teenager while working at Busch Gardens. She didn’t know at the time she would end up becoming an attraction ...

As a nesting enthusiast who made it through most of my adult life with a collection of passed-down and thrifted furniture, ...