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Maryland’s Eastern Shore, stretching from the Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, is a vast landscape of farmland, tidal wetlands, and small towns, many of which retain their character and architecture of the past, thanks to significant preservation efforts. The Eastern Shore is about an hour and 20 minutes from DC, making it an easy day trip from the nation’s capital.

A billion-dollar economic windfall looks set to sweep across the parts of the U.S. in the path of April 8’s total solar eclipse. From huge surges in demand for hotels, flights and rental cars to meals, the filling up of gas tanks at local gas stations, tickets for events, souvenirs and post-eclipse bottles of champagne, a welcome economic boon for local communities will trail in the wake of the moon’s dark shadow. It could be like having 50 Super Bowls happening at the same time across the country.

Travel is an investment. It's all about the money you spend on travel. We often overlook the significance of our expenditures, but they carry substantial weight, shaping the experiences we cherish and the communities we touch.

Treating your friends and family members to a nice meal is a great way to connect and share community. It's also a great way to earn bonus rewards that you can later use for travel.

With the dawn of another election year, even a cursory glance at the headlines serves as a reminder of how volatile and divisive U.S. politics have become. Add to that a string of global crises and conflicts, and the desire to somehow escape from the chaos becomes easily understandable.

One of South Africa’s pioneering eco-lodges, andBeyond Phinda Forest Lodge, has entered a new era as it emerges from a complete redesign.

To see where Cape Town's cool kids hang out, stop by the Pot Plant Club. Set amid the Victorian row houses on trendy Bree Street, the boutique, cofounded by Salik Harris in 2022, doubles as a social club for locals, who linger at the shop's café and rifle through racks of oversized jackets and denim. The emporium's collection includes emerging labels like Asa Sadan, the Paint Company, and Yarns Worldwide alongside Harris's own streetwear brand, Leaf Apparel. All were founded by talents from the Cape Malay community, a South African ethnic group with a huge impact on the city's cultural life.

Two decades ago, when I first moved to New Jersey, I was repeatedly warned to avoid taking the bus on my commute into Manhattan because it would mean going through the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Dark, dank, and dated, not much has changed since then, despite connecting millions of commuters and travelers to the city's sprawling network of airports, subways, and train stations.

Ferlach, Austria, is a hamlet of some 7,000 souls nestled in the Karawanken mountains to the south. It’s a land rich in forests, beauty, and gun-making traditions. Because of those traditions, Ferlach has become a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage community. Firearm manufacturing here dates to the 16th century when emperor Ferdinand of Austria had a vision to create a firearm production center in the region known as the Valley of Roses.

Although many give Bruce Brown's 1966 film, The Endless Summer, credit for introducing surfing to fishing communities in Ghana, Senegal, and Nigeria, the sport has been happening along the shores of Western Africa, including Ghana's 300-mile coastline, for centuries. West Africans independently developed surfing before outsiders arrived; since at least the 1640s, sea merchants knew surf patterns well and used wooden surf-canoes to fish and ride 10-foot tall waves. Yet in present-day Ghana, surfing is largely the domain of tourists.

Guests at the Weekapaug Inn in Westerly, Rhode Island, can now take over the elegant but understated 33-room coastal resort for a weekend.

Like the city itself, Houston’s Chinatown (also known as Asiatown) is vast and sprawling, an eight-mile stretch along Bellaire Boulevard on the southwest side of town. It also extends into Katy, known as “Houston’s second Chinatown,” in the Greater Houston area.

Through the 18th and 19th centuries, the predominant opinion in the United States was that Black Americans had no history, says Joy Bivins, director of collections and research services at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, New York.

The award-winning Mala Ocean Tavern restaurant reopened Feb. 1 on Maui, after being closed for five months, and is now taking reservations. The building survived the Maui wildfires, and it's one of the few oceanfront structures still standing in Old Lahaina Town.

In a remote lowland forest in northern Argentina, giant anteaters snuffle around termite mounds, and jaguars stalk prey along the muddy banks of the Bermejo River. Parque Nacional El Impenetrable, which opened in 2017, is one of the South American country’s newest and most diverse wildlife sanctuaries—and a growing site for ecotourism. Yet, these 320,000 acres of pristine wilderness were nearly lost to development following a brutal murder that gripped the nation.

While the positive effects of exercise on our mental health have long been known, the benefits of art are only starting to be fully appreciated. Research by the Mental Health Foundation suggests that art helps boost confidence, making us feel more engaged and resilient. It can also alleviate anxiety, depression and stress.

Temporary closures, parking issues, and entrance delays are to be expected at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park as it's about to undergo a “major” construction effort.

“Tender” is Them's column about all of the beautiful, delicious, and liberating ways that LGBTQ+ people work with food. From production to preparation, local farms to reimaginings of the restaurant, our community is at the forefront of what it means to nourish and be nourished today. Read more from the series here.

In 2024, The Nordics, a coalition of seven Nordic tourism boards, aims to reshape sustainable travel. Backed by the European Union, this collection of countries that are celebrated for breathtaking landscapes and cultural vibrancy, introduces a captivating array of eco-friendly initiatives and pioneering accommodations.

If you’re looking for a safari experience that transcends the ordinary, head to Botswana’s inimitable Linyanti Bush Camp, a part of the acclaimed African Bush Camp collection. At this exceptional lodge, guests are not merely passive observers on safari but are invited to be active participants in an unfolding story of the wildlife, people and traditions that define Botswana and make it such a standout safari destination.

The lure of island life is hard to resist…