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If you’re looking for serenity in 2024, check out these top destination spas.

The castles, palaces, and monastaries scattered across the Portuguese countryside are more than just relics of a time gone by.

Get a real insider perspective on how a neighborhood becomes cool—and how best to see it.

Afar’s team roamed wide in 2025. These were our favorite spots from a year of exploring.

Rather than constructing new glass boxes, hoteliers in Sydney are converting heritage buildings into boutique stays, helping to preserve a piece of the city’s character.

With a booming outdoors scene, grand hotels, and a slew of new restaurants, Knoxville is one of the South’s most happening cities.

The government has converted 97 significant buildings into boutique hotels up and down the country, making for a history-rich road trip.

Moroccan and Mexican food have striking similarities—and that’s not a coincidence. One Michelin-starred San Francisco chef is exploring this overlap in an exciting new restaurant.

Crack open your history books and then dig out your mittens: The past comes alive as temperatures fall at these primed-for-winter UNESCO sites.

Our writer tastes her way through the Lisbon culinary scene on a foodie-focused city tour with two local food experts.

Islands in the Caribbean and the Pacific get all the love. But you can find equally appealing islands—rich in history and adventure, but low in crowds—in the waters off of Europe and West Africa. Here’s where to dive in.

Here, we’ve suggested seven super-sweet small U.S. towns with tulip festivals, pottery trails, and more.

Open House weekends provide exclusive insider access to beautifully designed buildings across the globe. Here are eight places to visit this fall as the architectural initiative grows in popularity—including Asia’s first participating city.

Set your airfare alerts for the biggest party in sports. These destinations aren’t the host nation, but they’re still worth the trip.

From Knoxville’s Tennessee Theatre to Pasadena’s Ambassador Auditorium, these concert venues hit just the right note.