Courtesy of Kentucky Bourbon Trail via Condé Nast Traveler To wisely enjoy the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, sign up for a bus tour, such as one run by Mint Julep Tours. When you’re visiting a place famous for a specific dish or type of cuisine [...]

Courtesy of Burgenland Tourismus In Burgenland, Austria’s easternmost region, the sun shines more than 300 days a year, making it ideal for grapes and cyclists.     Slideshow: See the world’s most bikeable wine regions The [...]

Facebook / The Salt Lick BBQ via Condé Nast Traveler Salt Lick BBQ, in Austin’s international airport, is noteworthy for its beef brisket and pork ribs. Airport restaurants haven’t traditionally been at the top of globe-trotting gourmands’ [...]

Dan Addison / U. Va. Public Affairs via Travel + Leisure The heart of the campus at University of Virginia in Charlottesville was designed by Thomas Jefferson. Trinity College in Dublin epitomizes our collective vision of a university campus. [...]

Courtesy Plate Pitchfork Paddle the Snake River’s scenic territory in Hell’s Canyon and rope a calf at Carman Ranch on Plate Pitchfork’s five-day Ranch and Raft culinary adventure. Procrastinators, pack your bags! For travelers [...]

Allen Kennedy / Courtesy of Brush Creek Ranch The Lodge Spa at Brush Creek Ranch in Saratoga, Wyo. opened in the fall of 2011, with 37 rooms split between a main lodge and restored log cabins. Miami has something new to buzz about thanks [...]

Courtesy of Moon Juice At Moon Juice in Venice, Calif., Amanda Chantal Bacon, who once worked under star chef Suzanne Goin, makes vibrant drinks like cilantro-celery juice. Freshly squeezed, pressed or blended with a bit of green algae, raw [...]

Courtesy of Moon Juice At Moon Juice in Venice, Calif., Amanda Chantal Bacon, who once worked under star chef Suzanne Goin, makes vibrant drinks like cilantro-celery juice. Freshly squeezed, pressed or blended with a bit of green algae, raw [...]

Courtesy of ARAMARK Parks and Destinations Lake Powell stretches for almost 200 miles into southern Utah and also includes more than 80 side canyons. Waking to another cloudless morning, you dive off your houseboat into the wild blue of Lake [...]

Flickr / Alaskan Dude via The Daily Meal La Cabrera, in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, is a small restaurant that serves hefty portions. Think you have tried everything? Well, The Daily Meal has met someone who has probably been [...]

“Leap the Dips,” a wooden roller coaster in Central Pennsylvania, thrills riders with its lack of modern day safety equipment With the summer theme park season winding down, many park operators are turning their attention to the [...]

Gabriel Bouys / AFP – Getty Images San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge turned 75 in 2012. Bridges have always held a place in our collective history. Whether symbolizing escapes to new frontiers or the intrinsic connection between [...]

HOSHAYA, Israel — It was nothing like this 3,000 years ago. An Israeli attraction meant to immerse tourists in an authentic, ancient biblical experience has outfitted its donkeys with wireless routers. At the historical park of Kfar [...]

Ryan Donahue / via Travel + Leisure The Fremont Diner in Sonoma, Calif., sports a reclaimed-wood bar, vintage metal stools and screened-in wraparound porch. It’s open for breakfast and lunch only. Slideshow: See the coolest new diners  Roll [...]

Matej Kastelic / Dreamstime.com via Budget Travel The buildings in the Cinque Terre town of Manarola add color to the rugged Italian coast.   Slideshow: See the most colorful towns Ever notice how many of the world’s great cities and [...]

Courtesy of Ithaa Undersea Restaurant via The Daily Meal Seafood, anyone? Ithaa Undersea Restaurant off Conrad Maldives Rangali Island sits 16 feet below sea level. Ever wonder how the last meal on the Titanic tasted? Want nothing more than [...]

Courtesy Bob Coscarelli A former camp, the Wandawega Lake Resort in Elkhorn, Wis., is a cluster of rental cottages done up with charming Americana touches like vintage Pendleton blankets, Boy Scout–issue axes and antique tennis rackets. Remember [...]

UNESCO / Heiko Oehme Complete with paintings and intricate carvings, the 500-seat Margravial Opera House in Bayreuth, Germany was designed by architect Giuseppe Galli Bibiena. Germany’s Bayreuth Opera House isn’t exactly a household name, [...]

John Kellerman / Alamy Barcelona itself is awash in the imaginatively whimsical stonework of Antoni Gaudí, and perhaps nowhere is it shown off better than at Park Güell in Barcelona, Spain. There is something almost otherworldly about viewing [...]

Carol Pucci Visitors walk through a simulated rain forest at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. Dressed for the evening in leopard-print tights and red heels, Maya Bush starts out her 25th birthday celebration with a beer [...]

Courtesy The Peabody Memphis Fans can remember the King of Rock and Roll with an Elvis-themed dessert at The Peabody Memphis. Thursday marks the 35th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death and fans of the crooning, hip-shaking sensation [...]

Courtesy City of Chicago/GRC Chicago — America’s third largest metropolis — has 117 miles of on-street bike lanes, more than 30 miles of marked shared lanes and dozens of miles of off-street paths. Pedaling through a major [...]

Courtesy U.S. National Whitewater Center Summer campers participate in high adventure activities at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte, N.C. Call it a special kind of wanderlust that comes over travelers every four years. Perhaps [...]

Courtesy of Atlantis, Paradise Island “Leap of Faith” is a nearly perpendicular slide that cascades down a life-size replica of a Mayan temple, at the Aquaventure Water Park at Atlantis Paradise Island in the Bahamas. As you speed [...]

Looking for fresh air and wide open spaces? Nilou Motamed of Travel + Leisure shows six beautiful country hotels located just outside of London that feature fine dining, horseback riding, and amazing gardens. After the Olympics hubbub, it’s [...]

Dana O’Keefe/Hulu “Up to Speed” premieres on Hulu.com on Aug. 9. Armchair travelers who find most travel shows a bit too slow — you know, earnest host visits exotic destination and waxes rhapsodic about the major landmarks [...]

Terme di Saturnia Spa Golf Resort via The Daily Meal Terme di Saturnia Spa Golf Resort, an hour-and-a-half from Rome, offers a week’s worth of indulgences. When one drink, one dinner or one night with your girls simply won’t do, head [...]

Courtesy Bosphorus Cross-Continental Istanbul, Turkey, has lost its bid to host the Olympics four times, but now the city has its eyes set on 2020. Each July, Istanbul hosts the Bosphorus Cross-Continental 4-mile swimming and kayaking races, [...]

There’s just something about lighthouses. They are photogenic. They are historical.  We asked for ‘em, and you sent ‘em. Here are the best of your lighthouse photos:

Courtesy of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History In 2001, Julia Child donated the kitchen from her Cambridge, Mass., home to the National Museum of American History. It includes the cabinets, appliances, cookbooks, kitchen [...]