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Hotels

This New Luxury Hotel in Manhattan Is an Ode to Gilded Age New York

The new Fifth Avenue Hotel occupies a landmark Italian Renaissance–style bank and a new glass tower in New York City’s NoMad neighborhood.

October 16, 2023 12:21 PM

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Nicholas DeRenzo

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Natural Wonders

The World’s Most Beautiful Botanical Gardens for Arctic Plants, Wild Fruit Trees, and Giant Water Lilies

Memorable gardens thrive on nearly every continent, in cities, deserts, and even in the Arctic Circle. Here’s a global tour, with stops at 15 of the prettiest.

December 18, 2025 03:00 PM

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James Oliver Cury

Thousands of Fireflies Will Create a Spectacular Light Show in the Great Smoky Mountains

The lottery to obtain one of the limited spots to witness the phenomenon opens soon.

April 24, 2024 12:54 PM

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Michelle Baran

Tips + News

Europe Proposes Further Extending Travel Ban Until July 1

Internal borders could open up by the end of June, but visitors from the U.S. would only be allowed back into Europe once virus spread is brought under control stateside.

June 5, 2020 05:23 PM

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Lorne Cook

People seating in garden chairs alongside a fountain in Paris' Jardin des Tuileries with a Ferris wheel in the background

Family Travel

Every Year This New York Family of 5 Does Summer Camps in Europe. Here’s How They Pull It Off.

Maddy Novich, known as the CargoBikeMomma on Instagram, shares the travel hack that changed the way her family of five tackles summer break.

June 16, 2025 02:54 PM

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Terry Ward

Tips + News

No More 14-Day Quarantine for New York—Travelers Will Now Take COVID Tests Instead

A new two-test system reduces the amount of time out-of-state arrivals have to quarantine from 14 days to just three.

November 1, 2020 12:46 PM

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Michelle Baran

Trains

Virgin’s Hyperloop Could Mean a 30-Minute New York-to-D.C. Journey

The company has confirmed a manufacturing and testing site in West Virginia that brings the zero-emission technology ever closer to commercial operations.

October 8, 2020 04:01 PM

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Michelle Baran

Here's everything you need to know about protecting yourself from COVID on your next cruise.

Travel Tips + Etiquette

5 Things I Wish I’d Known Before I Caught COVID on a Cruise

Many countries are dropping COVID entry requirements and ships are sailing in full force once again. COVID-19, however, still lingers in the air—literally.

October 5, 2022 09:24 PM

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Mae Hamilton

The exterior of an ornate white mansion with manicured gardens and a fountain.

Art + Culture

HBO Max’s Gilded Age Is Back. Experience It for Yourself in Newport, Rhode Island

Explore the famed coastal “cottages,” don tennis whites for a friendly match, and cruise the harbor in a vintage schooner.

July 3, 2025 08:15 AM

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Robin Catalano

Tips + News

New Study Reveals the Spending Power of Black U.S. Travelers

The report, called “The Black Traveler: Insights, Opportunities and Priorities,” was created to identify the needs of the Black travel community.

December 18, 2020 04:03 PM

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Sarah Buder

Four young Black men playing trombone and several middle aged Black people in colorful suits dancing down the street

Cities We Love

6 New Orleans Neighborhoods for All-Night Parties, Live Music, and Memorable Food

From the lively French Quarter to the culture-packed Tremé, get your Crescent City bearings.

July 23, 2025 05:12 AM

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Kristin Braswell

Outdoor Adventure

How My Autistic Kid Found Accessible Adventure—and Yours Can, Too

In our new series “Traveling on the Spectrum,” one family learns you don’t have to push pause on outdoor activities, thanks to U.S. adaptive recreation organizations.

July 7, 2023 10:26 AM

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Melinda Fulmer

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Travel Tips + Etiquette

Yes, U.S. Citizens Need a Visa to Travel to These 9 Countries—Including a New One

You can visit 180 countries without getting a visa in advance, but these others require one.

October 13, 2025 01:05 PM

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Sophie Friedman

Pianist Min Kwon Is Remixing “America the Beautiful” for Our Tumultuous Times

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