From Iceland's midnight sun hikes to New Zealand ski slopes open while the Northern Hemisphere bakes, the best summer escapes from the heat

From the cliff-edged calanques of Cassis to a hilltop village practically silent within 20 miles of the French Riviera

From a 57-MPG Prius with sportier styling than its reputation suggests to a Ford Maverick that brings hybrid efficiency to a compact pickup truck

From a Honda Civic with sculpted ergonomics and direct steering to a Chevy Tahoe with power-adjustable pedals for full-size SUV access

From Tauck's waived supplement on all European rivers to a new Riviera Travel ship built entirely for solo passengers

From a time capsule buried at Independence Hall to Nashville's largest fireworks show ever, the best Fourth of July destinations for 2026

From Warner Bros.' original sets and costumes to a walking tour of the London streets that shaped J.K. Rowling's imagination

From choosing an interior cabin to skipping the art auction, strategies that keep the final cruise bill closer to what you planned to spend

From the Tokyo National Museum's 110,000-work collection to a teamLab room where digital koi respond to your every step

From the Acropolis and Delphi's oracle ruins to a Cycladic island with empty volcanic beaches, Greece's most beautiful destinations

From Normandy's Camembert museum shaped like a cheese wheel to a Croatian island where the sea wind salts the sheep's milk directly

From a car-free Indonesian island minutes from Lombok to a Newfoundland fishing community reinvented as an unlikely cultural destination

From the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum to a Berlin museum closed for renovation where virtual access is the only way in

From a pastry class in Paris before boarding in Lyon to a kayak through the Gorges de l'Ardèche gorge

From peak whale watching in June and July to aurora-chasing cruisetours that push into Fairbanks, when to cruise Alaska depends on what you want

From tiny Golden Gai bars built around a single obsession to sake breweries that turn three ingredients into an afternoon

From a lottery-access museum in Nintendo's original factory to Donkey Kong Country at Universal's newest U.S. theme park

From Edinburgh Castle's volcanic rock above the capital to Dunnottar's clifftop ruins reachable only by 200 steps down and back up

From Chiang Mai's five-year digital nomad visa to Lisbon's sun-drenched expat infrastructure, the best cities for young adults living abroad

From Kauai's helicopter-only Jurassic Falls to the Oahu ranch where the franchise's most iconic stampede scenes were filmed