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If you’ve already conquered the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails, you’ll want to add Chile’s brand-new Route of Parks to your list.

Slip into a secret garden. Climb to a rooftop oasis. Stroll an elevated park. To get a fresh angle on a city, take a walk on its green side.

From the landscape architects who designed Manhattan’s popular elevated park comes a playful public space along the East River in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood.

In a virtually inaccessible part of Alaska, there’s a little lodge that takes travelers places very few have been before.

Who knew that a stylishly refurbished setting could serve as a recipe for sucess?

Whether you’re strolling the coast of an Atlantic island or savoring the sunset on Hawaii’s low-key paradise, you’ll be surprised at how quickly time becomes irrelevant.

Want to eat well, experience a cultural resurgence, and just maybe restore your faith in humanity? Head to the Greek capital, now.

In Ireland, Leap Day is the day to turn the tables on proposals.

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No longer a simple college town surrounded by farmland, Athens, known also as the “Classic City” brings visitors in their own right for the award-winning restaurants and lively music scene. Musical acts like R.E.M. and the B-52s as well as James Beard award winner Hugh Acheson proudly call Athens home, making it a perfect place to explore for the day. This easy day trip from Atlanta also features craft breweries, boutiques and parklands.

Located in the middle of New York harbor, less than half a mile from Manhattan (and even closer to Brooklyn), 172-acre Governors Island feels like a world unto itself, far from the bustling city. It has played a key role in the defense of New York at various points and two fortifications here, Fort Jay and Castle Williams, reflect that history. From 1966 to 1996, the island was a Coast Guard station; since it closed, the city, state, and federal governments have discussed various plans for the island’s development. In the meantime, it is open to the public for six months each year, from May 1 to October 31, when it is possible to wander among the Coast Guard barracks, visit the commander’s house, and bike around the mostly car-free island. Ferries depart from both Manhattan and Brooklyn starting at 10 a.m. and running until 6:15 p.m. on weekdays and 7 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. During many weekends in the summer, art fairs, food festivals, and other events help draw visitors to the island, but even if you go on a day without anything special scheduled, a journey here provides a refreshingly different perspective on New York.

If you’re anything like me, you like to get lost. Unfortunately, I can’t always find my way back home. That has never happened in Toronto—not when the city is never more than a kilometer or two away—but it’s sometimes fun to pretend. The East Don Parkland is a great place to get lost for a little while. You probably don’t need to overdue it on gear like I did, either. This bit of parkland connects to numerous green spaces that follow the Don River; if you’re outrageously adventurous, you can follow this system through downtown Toronto, and out onto Lake Ontario.

Gülhane Park, recently renovated with the zoo and other structures removed, sits on Sarayburnu peninsula at the base of Topkapı Palace of which it was formerly a part. In April, millions of tulips bloom in colorful displays to celebrate Turkey’s national flower, but all year round the promenade, green lawns, and tea gardens overlooking the Bosphorus are a great place to unwind and watch the world go by.