Some people, including many Bay Area residents, go to Ashland, Oregon just to see plays. Other people go just to play. It's possible to do both while enjoying the scenic town set in a mountain valley.

Ashland, Oregon, is renowned for hosting the world-famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival, drawing theater enthusiasts from across the globe. However, beyond the enchanting world of Shakespearean plays, ...

The Winchester Inn in Ashland has been voted Best Bed and Breakfast by USA Today 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. The boutique hotel in the Rogue Valley combines history and elegance to provide a luxury ...

The success of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival vaulted Ashland, a tiny city on the state’s southern border, into a travel destination. Since 1935, the venerable tourism powerhouse has lured in ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that Ashland, Ore. is all Shakespeare, all the time. Home to the famous Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the town of around 21,000 isn’t exactly subtle about its love for ...

Ashland Springs Hotel, a nine-story buttercream beacon visible from Interstate 5 and the heartbeat of the southern Oregon city’s downtown commercial vitality, opened its doors to summer visitors 100 ...

Most people plan their travel around a destination’s restaurants and cultural and recreational possibilities. Sunnyvale author Ellie Alexander looks for great places to kill someone — preferably in a ...

If you like mountain biking on uncrowded trails in deep, dense forest or along pristine lakeshores, I have a secret spot to tell you about. A half-day’s drive — or one-hour flight — north of the Bay ...