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Article / DailyMoment

In Honor of International Dog Day: The Most Popular Breeds in the World

When I travel with my friend Rachel, which I do every other year or so, we come back with as many photos of dogs as we do pictures of monuments. Rachel, you see, is canine crazy, and…

Shopping / Stanfords

Stanfords

Marvelous since 1901, Stanfords trades in globetrotting goodness, from guides to narratives to fiction with a worldview. Should you accidentally leave your map in your hotel room,…

Shopping / WardMaps LLC

WardMaps LLC

Come here for the enormous variety of gift items printed with maps. Stick around to learn about the sources of the images: government “ward maps” (which show municipal divisions) and…

Guide / Barcelona

Barcelona

The Catalan language has a verb that must have been invented for Barcelona. “Badar” means (more or less) to walk around with your mouth wide open in astonishment. You’ll be doing a lot…

Guide / Galicia

Galicia

Galicia is a rain-swept land of grass and granite, much of its coastline gouged by fjordlike inlets called rías. The verdant countryside often reminds visitors of Ireland. Indeed,…

Guide / Sant Feliu de Guixols

Sant Feliu de Guixols

A 40-minute drive southeast from Girona, Sant Feliu de Guíxols is a former fishing port with a beautiful harbor. Its natural setting, with sandy beaches and rocky red outcrops jutting…

Guide / Maine's Mid-Coast

Maine's Mid-Coast

Bath: 33 miles NE of Portland. Boothbay Harbor: 23 miles E of Bath; 41 miles SW of RocklandVeteran Maine travelers contend that this part of the coast, long known as the "Midcoast," is…

Guide / Universal Studios Florida

Universal Studios Florida

Universal Studios, which welcomed 10.75 million visitors in 2022, usually opens at 9am. In winter months, hours end around dinnertime; in summer, it’s open as late as 10pm. After you…

Guide / Universal's Volcano Bay

Universal's Volcano Bay

Universal Orlando’s custom-built water park, the tiki-tastic, 28-acre Volcano Bay, opened in the summer of 2017, and is already number seven in the world’s most-attended water parks.…

Guide Article / Anchorage

Active Pursuits in Anchorage

Anchorage is special among cities of its size anywhere in the world for the number of places right in and near town to hike, bike, ski, and otherwise get into the wild. In town, the…

Guide Article / Atlanta

Suggested Itineraries in Atlanta

Whether it's your first visit or your 10th, a trip to Atlanta is always a new experience, as the city keeps evolving and providing visitors with more to see each year. Below are a few…

Guide Article / Atlanta

Active Pursuits in Atlanta

Fishing There's good trout fishing on the Chattahoochee River, in the North Georgia Mountains, about 1 1/2 hours from downtown. Many lakes in the area are good for bass and striper;…

Guide Article / Austin

Active Pursuits in Austin

Biking A city that has a "bicycle coordinator" on its payroll must take biking seriously. Austin publishes a map of city bike routes for the benefit of local bike commuters and those…

Guide Article / Austin

Organized Tours in Austin

Self-Guided Tours In addition to the guided walking tours offered by the Austin Convention and Visitors Bureau , the ACVB sells MP3 audio tours for $15. These come with a map to guide…

Guide Article / Austin

Side Trips in Austin

In a short drive from Austin, you can find world-famous barbecue, explore the area’s German past, kayak on a clear river, hike in a pine forest, shop in a Texas-size outlet mall—or mix…

Guide Article / Southwest Coast Beach Resorts

Getting to Know in Southwest Coast Beach Resorts

Boqueron--Lying 85 miles (137km) southwest of San Juan and 33 miles (53km) west of Ponce is the little beach town of Boquerón. It is just south of Cabo Rojo, west of the historic city…

Guide Article / Utah

Active Pursuits in Utah

Utah is one big outdoor adventure, with millions of acres of public lands where you can cast for trout or herd cattle, go rock climbing or four-wheeling, sail or ski. The state boasts…

Guide Article / San Antonio

Side Trips in San Antonio

San Antonio sits at the southern edge of one of Texas’s prettiest regions, the rising and falling dreamscape of lakes, rivers, and limestone caverns called the Hill Country. In the…

Guide Article / Washington, D.C.

Active Pursuits in Washington, D.C.

For information about sporting events and venues, go to our page on spectator sports. But if you prefer to work up your own honest sweat, Washington offers plenty of opportunities in…

Guide Article / Denver

Active Pursuits in Denver

Denver’s proximity to the Rocky Mountains makes it possible to spend a day skiing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, hiking, river running, sailing, fishing, hunting, mountain climbing,…

Guide Article / Maine

Side Trips in Maine

Once ensconced on the coast of Maine, you’d be easily forgiven if you didn’t wish to do anything more strenuous than turn the pages of a book while lying in a hammock. But if you’re a…

Guide Article / Deer Isle

Side Trips in Deer Isle

Rocky and remote Isle au Haut offers one of the most unusual hiking and camping experiences in northern New England. This 6.3-mile island, located 6 miles south of Stonington, was…

Guide Article / Coastal Maine

Outdoor Activities in Coastal Maine

While southern Maine has classic beach towns where the smell of salt air mixes with coconut oil and taffy, much of the rest of the Maine coast is unruly and wild. In parts it seems to…

Guide Article / The North Woods

Active Pursuits in The North Woods

BACKPACKING: Baxter maintains about 180 miles of backcountry hiking trails and more than 25 backcountry campsites, some of them accessible only by canoe. Reservations are required for…

Guide Article / The North Woods

Camping in The North Woods

Baxter State Park has eight campgrounds accessible by car, and two more backcountry camping areas that must be walked into; most are open from mid-May until mid-October. Don’t count on…