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Tri-State Area

All Destinations Asbury Park Beacon Bedford Bucks County Columbia County Ellicottville Greenport Hamptons Hudson Hudson Valley Lambertville Montauk Modern Montauk New Jersey North Fork North Fork (wineries) Rhinebeck Saugerties Seneca Lake Shawangunks Spring Lake

Admire Blazing Fall Foliage in Poughkeepsie

By Elizabeth Cline

Scope out riverscape views from the world’s longest pedestrian bridge and bike through bucolic woods in this revitalized Hudson Valley city.

Go Country—and Carless—in Rhinebeck

By Kathryn Matthews

Pedal and paddle your way through the bucolic Dutchess County town where Chelsea Clinton recently wed.

East

All Destinations Asbury Park Atlantic City Baltimore Beacon Bedford Berkshires Boston Boston Harbor Bucks County Camden Cape May Central Vermont Columbia County Connecticut Delaware Ellicottville Endless Mountains Greenport Hamptons Hudson Kaaterskill Falls Kennebunks Jay Peak Lake Placid Lake Winnipesaukee Lambertville Martha's Vineyard Montauk Modern Montauk Nantucket New Jersey Newport North Creek North Fork North Fork (wineries) Pennsylvania Wilds Philadelphia Pittsburgh Portland, Me Potomac River Providence Provincetown Rhinebeck Saugerties Seneca Lake Shawangunks Spring Lake Stowe Vermont Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. (alternative) Woodstock

Pretend Politics Don’t Exist in D.C.

By Brendan Spiegel

Skip Congress and the national monuments to discover Washington’s nascent hipster scene at mini-museums and creative restaurants and bars.

Get Back to the Farm in Columbia County

By Sarah Amandolare

Sleep in a renovated barn, taste food at its freshest, and roam across pastures dotted with free-range livestock just two and a half hours outside of New York.

West

All Destinations Aspen Big Sur Catalina Island East L.A. Healdsburg Las Vegas Long Beach Los Angeles Los Angeles (urbanist) Maui Mendocino New Mexico Oakland Park City Portland Portland (alternative) San Diego San Francisco Santa Barbara Seattle Scottsdale Sun Valley Tahoe Vail

See the Contemporary Side of Santa Fe

By Jeff Koyen

It’s still the capital of southwestern décor and turquoise jewelry, but a growing alternative art scene is giving the city a new layer of vibrancy.

Escape SoCal Sprawl on Catalina Island

By Brendan Spiegel

Long considered a day trip destination, this largely undeveloped isle 22 miles from Long Beach has come into its own with a variety of new eco-tourism offerings.

South

All Destinations Austin Big Bend Charleston Dallas Houston Kentucky Knoxville Marfa Memphis–New Orleans Miami Naples Nashville New Orleans North Carolina Triangle Orlando Palm Beach Savannah South Beach South Beach With Kids South Florida St. Petersburg West Palm Beach

See the Kid-Friendly Side of South Beach

By Didi Gluck

Believe it or not, Miami isn’t just about trendy clubs and pools lined with perfect bodies—there’s plenty of fun for families, too.

Go Contemporary in Palm Beach

By Edna Ishayik

A revitalized major museum, a slate of new galleries, and a budding artist community prove there’s more to the South Florida art scene than Art Basel Miami.

Midwest

All Destinations Chicago Indianapolis Kansas City Minneapolis

The Urbanist’s Chicago

Rahm vs. Daley, Cubs vs. Sox, modernist cuisine vs. hot dogs.

Touch Down in Kansas City

By Michael Kruse

A brand-new nightlife district, an enviable food scene, and a renewed appreciation for a rich history is liberating this part of Missouri from flyover country.

International

All Destinations Amsterdam Amsterdam Nightlife Antwerp The Azores Bangkok Barcelona Belize Berlin Bermuda Bocas del Toro Bogota Cabarete Cairo Calgary Cantons-de-l'Est Cartagena Copenhagen Copenhagen Cuisine Culebra Dakar Dominican Republic Granada Guadalajara Halifax Hamburg Istanbul Jamaica London London (cuisine) London (urbanist) Le Massif Lisbon Madrid Marrakech Medellin Mérida Montreal Moscow Munich Nayarit Newfoundland Niagara Nosara Paris (budget) Paris (biking) Paris (shopping) Paris (urbanist) Piemonte Porto Prague Prague Art Puebla Québec City Reykjavik Rincón Rio de Janeiro Roatan Rome San Juan San Salvador Scotland St. Barts St. Croix St. John (Eco-Friendly) St. Johns St. Martin South Tyrol Tel Aviv Toronto Trinidad Utila Valencia Vancouver Venice Vienna Vieques Warsaw Zaragoza Zurich

Go Between City and Sand in San Salvador

By David Kaufman

Once dominated by civil war, El Salvador’s capital city now offers a vibrant urban culture plus nearby escapes to towering volcanoes and Pacific beaches.

Go Green in St. John

By Grace Bastidas

Ecoconscious hotels and locally sourced menus have added to the sustainable allure of this island, nearly two thirds of which is protected national parkland.