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Guide Article / Hiking and Camping in Maui

Haleakala National Park in Maui

Hiking into the Wilderness: Sliding Sands & Halemauu Trails Hiking into Maui's dormant volcano is the best way to see it. The terrain inside the wilderness area of the volcano,…

Guide Article / East Maui and Heavenly Hana

Just Beyond Hana in Maui

The Kipahulu Ranger Station (tel. 808/248-7375) is staffed from 9am to 5pm daily. Restrooms are available, but there's no drinking water. Kipahulu rangers offer safety information,…

Guide Article / Past & Present in South America

Chile in South America

Chile's history as a nation began rather inconspicuously on the banks of the Mapoche River on February 12, 1541, when the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded Santiago de la…

Guide Article / Day Hikes in Grand Canyon National Park

North Rim Corridor Trail in Grand Canyon National Park

North Kaibab Trail Highlights: Less crowded than Bright Angel Trail, it's great for a first backpack trip into the canyon. Drawbacks: At 14.4 miles and with a vertical drop of 5,850…

Guide Article / Switzerland

Sports in Switzerland

The destination sections in this guide are full of specific details on local ski trails, hiking trails, boating, fishing, and more. But here we’ve assembled a roundup of sports…

Shopping / Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World

Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World

It’s a wee bit of a schlep out west to the Dolphin Mall, but if you’re a fishing, hunting, camping, boating, and/or sports enthusiast, you’ll be in heaven at this superstore. Depending…

Shopping / Pine Isle Market

Pine Isle Market

The Honda family has operated this grocery for 6 decades. Three doors down from Richard’s, it carries everything that its competition doesn’t. A visit to both will net you a fine haul.…

Shopping / Hasegawa General Store

Hasegawa General Store

This family-run, tin-roofed mercantile has been serving the Hana community since 1910, its eclectic wares even inspiring a popular song recorded in 1961 and occasionally covered today.…

Attraction / Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours

Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours

Brothers Linc and Brandon Walker will take you on the walk of a lifetime, on the beach opposite their parents’ house. This is the traditional fishing ground of the Kubirri Warra…

Restaurant / Marisquería Corcovado

Marisquería Corcovado

This lively open-air joint serves up excellent seafood and local specialties. This is where the townies come when they want to eat well. The menu is long, with much of what is swimming…

Restaurant / Viavélez

Viavélez

Paco Ron’s celebrated seafood restaurant near the Bernabéu stadium is named for the Asturian fishing village where he made his name. It is split between a casual taberna and a more…

Restaurant / El Faro

El Faro

The El Faro group got its start in the fishing port of El Puerto de Santa María, but even Porteños profess to prefer the Cádiz branch for staying true to the Bay of Cádiz fish cuisine.…

Restaurant / La Cuina de Can Simón

La Cuina de Can Simón

The rough stone walls of the rustic dining room date from around 1700, when Tossa was a fishing village and fortress town rather than a seaside playground for the well-to-do. But the…

Restaurant / Thurston's Lobster Pound

Thurston's Lobster Pound

Right off the end of a dock (the same place where they load the lobsters), Thurston’s possesses all three key requirements of a great Maine lobster shack: a great view of Bass Harbor…

Restaurant / L’Epuisette

L’Epuisette

This Michelin-starred option is undoubtedly the premier place in Marseille to sample bouillabaisse stew. Bring your appetite: Fresh fish is poached in saffron-infused soup; the final…

Restaurant / The Shark

The Shark

The commercial fishing docks in West Ocean City draw a crowd at dinner time. And that's because of the handful of good restaurants surrounding it. The Shark's food makes it the best.…

Restaurant / The Bistro

The Bistro

John-Paul Gordon is yet another Kauai chef taking inspiration from the bounty of local fields and fishing grounds, with an admirably inventive palate and a well-practiced eye for…

Attraction / City Island

City Island

During Colonial times, City Island was known as Minneford Island, which reflected the area's connection to its traditional owners, the Sinawoy Minneford tribe. Today City Island is…

Attraction / Bayou St. John, Esplanade & Lake Pontchartrain

Bayou St. John, Esplanade & Lake Pontchartrain

Bayou St. John is one of the key reasons New Orleans exists. This body of water originally extended from the outskirts of New Orleans to Lake Pontchartrain. Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne,…

Attraction / City Park

City Park

Once part of the Louis Allard plantation and named one of America’s “Coolest Parks,” City Park has seen it all—including that favorite pastime among 18th-century New Orleans gentry:…

Attraction / Jardines de Méndez Núñez

Jardines de Méndez Núñez

The tourist office only half-jokingly refers to these lovely gardens and walking paths near the fishing port as the city’s living room. They were created on land reclaimed from the sea…

Attraction / Stone Mountain Park

Stone Mountain Park

A monolithic gray-granite outcropping (the world's largest) carved with a massive monument to the Confederacy, Stone Mountain is a distinctive landmark on Atlanta's horizon and the…

Attraction / A-Ma Temple

A-Ma Temple

Macau's oldest Chinese temple -- and the longest surviving building in Macau -- is situated at the bottom of Barra Hill at the entrance to the Inner Harbour, across from the Maritime…

Attraction / West Quoddy Head Light & Quoddy Head State Park

West Quoddy Head Light & Quoddy Head State Park

This red-and-white lighthouse, which has been likened to a barbershop pole or a candy cane, marks the easternmost point of the United States and helps guide boats into the Lubec…

Attraction / Fisherman's Wharf

Fisherman's Wharf

Few cities in America are as adept at wholesaling their historical sites as San Francisco, which has converted Fisherman's Wharf into one of the most popular tourist attractions in the…