No Place Like Home: 23 All-American Travel Experiences

Mississippi's Tanglefoot Trail

For an off-the-Interstate peek into rural Mississippi, follow this brand-new path. It slices 44 miles through dense woodlands and open fields from Houston to New Albany along a route once used as a foot trail by the Chickasaw Indians.

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Fuel for Creativity in Texas

A new addition to the art hub in the middle of nowhere, Marfa Contemporary occupies a former gas station. Expect to see cutting-edge works by regional and international artists.

Photo by Patricia White on Flickr.com. This appeared in the...

MOCA Cleveland

Cleveland’s new jewel shimmers and reflects the neighborhood. Katharina Grosse is the first artist to get to use the atrium as her canvas, spraying it with purple, orange, and yellow acrylic paints.

Photo by Erik Daniel Drost on Flickr.com. This...

The Artist's Studio

The 19th-century landscape painter Winslow Homer produced some of his best-known works at this house on the coast of Maine, recently restored by the Portland Museum of Art.

A Museum for New York Artists

This museum, founded in 1898, opened its new space last November. It collects works by artists who have called Eastern Long Island home, including Jackson Pollock and Chuck Close.

Photo by Matthu Placek. This appeared in the March/April 2013 issue....

Hotels for Art Lovers

Art collectors Laura Lee Brown and Steve Wilson set out to revitalize their hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, by turning five abandoned warehouses into a 90-room hotel with a 9,000-square-foot exhibition space and a restaurant (above). Their...

The Golden State Palette

Companion shows at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art and the Pasadena Museum of California Art celebrate the styles that developed in California in the first half of the 20th century. The SBMA show (through June 16, 2013) focuses on plein air...

Go Off The Grid in Maine

The LEED-certified Gorman Chairback Lodge offers access to more than 66,000 acres of water and woods. Borrow a canoe to paddle Long Pond; fly-fish for salmon; hike the new Henderson Brook Trail; or simply relax on the porch of your lakefront...

Jackson to Jenny Lake Path, Wyoming

Hop on your bike in downtown Jackson and ride 20 absurdly scenic miles to Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. The mountains watch over you as you pass through the National Elk Refuge. You can also stop off at the National Museum of Wildlife...