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A novel setting
With the surprise success of an American book, the little-known island of Guernsey, and its role in WWII, has been thrust from near-obscurity into the international limelight.
Behind their crafts are the high arts
The annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, from Nov. 11-15, features 195 artists who push crafts beyond being only a hobby.
Where the melting pot still simmers
Beacon Hill was settled in 1625 and its always diverse history is traceable - and walkable - nearly 400 years later.
Ways to the Glades
Exploring the wetland by car, foot, boat, and more, dispelling myths along the way.
Take 10: Foreign flair in New England
No room in the budget for global adventures? Skip the plane ride (and price tag) in favor of these 10 spots that will have you experiencing distant states and the world without leaving New England.
A memorable tour
Bountiful wildlife and dramatic landscape beckon visitors to Cape Town, South Africa, belying a people's long, brutal struggle.
The man behind Mickey and the theme parks
Explore San Francisco's Walt Disney Family Museum, which brings to life the story of Walt Disney from his childhood to his great success with Disneyland.
The spirit of Sleepy Hollow lives on
Enough landmarks have survived in this Hudson Valley village-turned-suburb to allow visitors the chance to retrace the tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman.
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Less costly safaris are within reach
Until a few years ago, a night drive in the African bush was a luxury reserved for the wealthy few. Fortunately, South Africa has come up with safaris for the middle-class masses.
13 frights
Whether aboard ship or gondola, wary of woods or castle keep, fear will surely factor in. Here are 13 ways to get a charge out of Halloween.
Walk it off
At this time of year, Rhode Island is a bastion of colors, sights, and sounds. Here are 10 walking paths to take it all in.
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Down by the Bay
A kayaking tour of Essex Bay becomes a reminder of why September is New England's most serene month.
Haunted New England
With a past rooted in this much colonial history, it's no wonder many New England sites are sources of reported paranormal activity. Check out some of the most haunted places across Maine to Massachusetts.
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Beantown or bust
Travel and Leisure Magazine recently ranked America's favorite cities based on responses from both visitors and residents. From nightlife to the T, here's how our city stacked up.
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In Baltimore, a heady mix that heats up
Hotels, shops, restaurants, residences, and night life kickstart the evolution of a waterfront city left fallow.
Capital come-ons
Shine and substance add allure to the Capitol, National Museum of American History, and Ford's Theatre.
Best iPhone apps for the road
Need to send an electronic post card? How about where to find cheap gas? As the people at Apple like to say, there's an app for that.
Promenade in parts
The Boston Harborwalk explores a waterfront of the city that mixes old and new, work and play.
Six great seafood spots
While there's obvious choices like Legal Seafoods and Summer Shacks, here's an insider's guide to other sumptuous offerings.
Eagle scout
The big bird has rebounded along the Mississippi, astonishing admirers with its robust beauty and power and profusion.
The road to real
After a distance of years and an ocean, seeking the roads and routines, the landmarks and laid-back nature of a home state.
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Behind the old-time veneer,
see an essential country store
Most country stores offer more than dubious snacks to summer tourists, they're a sustaining element in Vermont village culture.
Small wonders
While New York City can seem big, impersonal, and expensive, the city offers intimate, delectable tidbits for everyone.
Take 10: Best mountain biking spots
New England's parks and forests are compact and welcoming. Create your own route as you conquer one of these top-notch trails.
Black sea echoes
If there ever was proof of the attraction the landscape of our families holds for us, you need look no further than Wellfleet.
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Playtime is the rule
At the Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, tots to teens are not only expected, but encouraged, to touch everything.
Beyond the Bay of Fundy
In Nova Scotia, experience the Atlantic coast with echoes of Maine but in an earlier, less-McMansioned era.
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Peace and play on a war footing
Explore Fort Warren, the most popular attraction in the Boston Harbor Islands national park area, which has given rise to legends and ghost stories.
Savoring elegant, yet relaxed Bordeaux
The countryside around this French port city is stereotyped as a stuffy spot with cufflinks and expensive wines, but that goes down the drain in a whirl.
10 places to bask in barbecue
Contrary to myth, you need neither a bluetick hound nor a pickup truck to enjoy eating Southern barbecue. Here’s a guide to 10 of New England’s smokiest grills.
Dive into seclusion at Honduran spa
ROATÁN, Honduras - This island in the Gulf of Honduras, an inlet of the Caribbean Sea, is a dive destination because of coral reefs that are part of one of the largest systems in the world.
Behind their crafts are the high arts
PHILADELPHIA -- Our excitement grew as we entered the 32d annual Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show with its 195 artists selling fanciful hats, wood and leather goods, exotic jewelry, ceramics, glass, and crinkled silk dresses.
For a coffee fan’s hot spot
My double-shot latte stayed toasty on a two-hour drive thanks to RoadPro’s thermal travel mug. This stainless steel, heated cup plugs into your car’s cigarette lighter or your computer’s USB port, so you can have a warm drink whether you’re commuting, on a road trip, or working in an airport lounge.
Truffles, saki, and reds out West
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World class: A semester in Madrid
Michael Polark, a senior majoring in economics and Hispanic studies at Boston College, spent five months at La Universidad Complutense de Madrid last semester. Though he has studied Spanish for five years, Polark found a daunting language barrier. He quickly learned to ask lots of questions and immerse himself in the local culture, where numerous dialects, slang, and passionate conversations ...
Conservative hopes ‘patriots’ will join his European jaunts
Ken Chase savors life’s cosmopolitan pleasures: fine food and wine, conversing in several languages, European travel. He’s also a longtime Republican activist capable of flame-throwing opinionating. He refers to President Obama as “the dear leader,’’ invoking North Koreans’ term for their leader, Kim Jong Il.
Opera, high fashion on a Milan escape
MILAN - Strolling beneath the towering glass-and-iron dome of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, it’s easy to feel like the king for whom Milan’s most elegant shopping arcade was named. Sip a latte macchiato at the Gucci Caffe, then soak up the 19th-century opulence, from dazzling mosaic scenes gracing large lunettes, to the intricately tiled concourses that Milanese use as ...
A novel setting: The other life of the only British territory occupied by the Germans in WWII
ST. PETER PORT, Guernsey - When you put your mind to it, there are plenty of ways to use a bunker on your property.
Where the melting pot still simmers
It’s the most historic neighborhood in America’s most historic city. So it shouldn’t be a surprise that for much of the world the iconic images of Beacon Hill - flickering gas lamps, red-brick sidewalks, wrought-iron fences - are synonymous with Boston.
No minimum stay required to rest your eyes on these hotels’ fine art
It’s possible to view works by artists ranging from Wyeth to Warhol without leaving Greater Boston or setting foot in the Museum of Fine Arts or the Institute of Contemporary Art. Sip a drink, savor a meal, or simply relax while pondering an installation at these hotels, where you needn’t check in to check out the museum-quality artwork adorning the ...
Where they went: Tanzania
W HO : Veronica McCormack, 57, of Watertown WHERE : Tanzania
Faces of rock to a Van Gogh show
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Ways to the Glades
EVERGLADES CITY, Fla. - As we slogged waist-deep into a soup of black water, the Cypress dome closed in, a wet garden of epiphytes and silvered tree trunks so magical, I almost forgot the cottonmouth water moccasins lurking out of sight.
Nostalgia, chic mix well in Sunny Isles
SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. - If you remember this city from its heyday in the 1960s and ’70s, names like Golden Nugget, Carousel, Chateau, Thunderbird, Dunes, or Tangiers will be familiar. They were all motels situated along Collins Avenue in an unbroken 40-block row on the Atlantic Ocean just north of Miami Beach, above 156th Street.
Touristy but not tacky, St. Augustine carries its past with pride
ST. AUGUSTINE - So much of Florida can seem like a big swath of mini-malls, chain stores, and sprawling residential complexes - one development after another, relieved only by the occasional pelican or palm tree. We came to St. Augustine hoping to find something with a little more soul.
Revitalized Bradenton brims with artistic flair
BRADENTON, Fla. - Turn onto 12th Street West, and it’s clear that this isn’t your average neighborhood. Instead of the usual bungalows, there is a riot of lime green picket fencing, a mural that pairs Frida Kahlo with an emaciated Christ figure, and a giant cow statue painted blue. And that’s just within two blocks.
Tastes of the Azores
Just when it seemed that our table - loaded with squid rings, cod fish cakes, smelts, and Dão wine - couldn’t fit another plate, Ines De Costa delivered a pork loin marinated in fresh squeezed oranges, wine, paprika, and fresh garlic. “What I send to the table is what you’re going to eat,’’ said the 76-year-old chef of St. John’s ...
10 ways to transport yourself for a while
No room in the budget for global adventures? Skip the plane ride (and price tag) in favor of these 10 spots that will have you experiencing distant states and the world without leaving New England.
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Haunted New England
From lighthouses to inns to college campuses, check out some of the most haunted places across Maine to Massachusetts.
Beantown or bust
Travel and Leisure Magazine recently ranked America's favorite cities based on responses from both visitors and residents. From nightlife to the T, here's how our city stacked up.
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Haunted haunts
Check out these Eastern Massachusetts spots that have been to known to make skin crawl.
Oktoberfests around New England
Can't make it to Germany for the annual festivities? No worries, we've got you covered with celebrations from Acadia, Maine to Harvard Square.
National parks photo contest
Legendary filmmaker Ken Burns chose a winner for our national parks contest. Check out the winning shot and all the finalists.
Go for the gold
Spectacular hikes, a wild raft ride, pumpkin pancakes, and more reasons to love New England at its brightest.
Fall might find you...
From film festivals and street parties to football games and balloon rides, there is more to celebrate in fall than pumpkins and foliage.
25 things to do under $25
From popular faves (like the Boston Jazz Festival) to less traditional fare (Boston Tweed Ride, anyone?), we've got 25 fall events and ideas that don't break $25.
Take a New England lighthouse tour
From Maine to Connecticut, lighthouses are defining landmarks of New England.
Fall events preview
From a pumpkin regatta to arts and craft fairs galore, keep your New England fall calendar full.
Three-day coastal wine tour
Looking to escape but don't have the time — or the energy — to plan a trip? Our GPS tour has you covered.
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Best of secret spaces
Hidden T stations, behind the scoreboard, inside famous clock towers, and more — take a peek around Boston's hidden gems and secret spots.
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Your fall photos
Have the leaves already started to turn in your backyard? Check out some readers' photos of fall in New England, and when you see color this season, send in your own.
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National parks photo contest
Legendary filmmaker Ken Burns chose a winner for our national parks contest. Check out the winning shot and all the finalists.
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