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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA USA- FEB 2 2016: An unidentified local jazz band performs in the New Orleans French Quarter, to the delight of visitors and music lovers in town.

The 7 Best American Cities for Music Lovers

From the Memphis blues to Seattle grunge, the United States’ unique musical genres are products of the cities that birthed them.

March 21, 2025 10:56 AM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

Style + Design

These Bluffworks Pants Are Made for Travel—and Now Is Your Last Chance to Buy Them

You can bike miles in them and wear them out to dinner after—but the Trevi Pants won’t be available for much longer.

January 29, 2021 05:06 PM

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Jessie Beck

Weekend Getaways

Napa’s in Bloom: How to Plan the Perfect Spring Weekend

Now is the time to plan a visit to wine country.

April 8, 2021 06:42 PM

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Aislyn Greene

Road Trips

How Off-Roading Helped Get My Life Back on Track During COVID

Learning how to drive Land Rover’s new Defender up a mountain was the small risk I needed to take to get back out into the world after a long year indoors.

October 23, 2020 10:39 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Restaurants + Cafés

Cheese Tea: The Bizarre Drink to Order Next Time You’re in Shanghai (or San Antonio)

The odd combo works much better than it sounds, and there’s a load of flavors to discover.

August 31, 2018 02:52 PM

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Kat Odell

Weekend Getaways

Local Getaways: The Santa Cruz Mountains Offer a Much-Needed Escape to Nature

Escape to nature with an easy, woodsy weekend retreat to the Santa Cruz Mountains.

October 14, 2020 05:11 PM

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Jessie Beck

Epic Trips

A Night to Remember on the Greenland Ice Sheet

When the going gets tough, the tough use hand warmers.

March 29, 2023 02:39 PM

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Stephanie Vermillion

Hotels

The Secret Formula for Designing the World’s Coolest New Hotels

The under-the-radar company behind hipster chic properties like Freehand and the LINE has mastered the art of creating instant hotel hits—and they’re not done yet.

February 28, 2018 05:28 PM

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Laura Itzkowitz

People chatting at a cafe in Thessaloniki, Greece.

In the Magazine

This Greek City Is the Country’s “Capital of Cool”

In the Greek city of Thessaloniki, rich history, creative gastronomy, and laid-back living abound.

September 28, 2023 09:49 AM

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Anya von Bremzen

Located near the border with Syria, Gaziantep boasts a reputation as one of the region's great foodie cities.

Summer 2022

Syrian Refugees Are Transforming an Ancient Turkish City’s Food Culture

Writer Anya von Bremzen explores the fluid nature of food, identity, and community in Gaziantep, a Turkish city renowned for its cuisine—and reshaped by the Syrian war.

September 27, 2022 01:22 PM

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Anya von Bremzen

Food + Drink

Waterworld

America’s first water sommelier believes that the more we think about what we drink, the more we will care about the planet. But first, he has to get people to take him seriously.

October 28, 2020 11:13 AM

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Katherine LaGrave

Hotels

Wildflower Farms Offers a High-End Escape for Nature-Starved New Yorkers

Part of the Auberge Resorts Collection, this is the first luxury brand hotel to open in New York’s Hudson Valley.

January 12, 2023 05:30 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Longreads

Welcome to the New All-Inclusive

Goodbye, buffet lines and colored wristbands. Hello, butler service and yachts. Making the case for a different type of luxury resort.

April 25, 2024 02:50 PM

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Katherine LaGrave

Hotels

An Elegant New York Building Gets a Makeover for Its Second Act

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