Skip to main content From art-filled mansions near the Nelson-Atkins to sleek downtown towers, these are the Kansas City hotels worth planning a trip around. Alyssa Broadus/Courtesy Crossroads Hotel If you’re looking for world-class art museums, moody jazz clubs, and the best brisket of your life (sorry, Texas), move Kansas City to the very top
“Climbing has been this passport to some really remote destinations that I never would have seen were it not for climbing,” says Sasha DiGiulian. One case in point? Yosemite Valley, as seen from some 2000 feet in the air—while hanging from the face of El Capitán by a harness. Yosemite's El Capitan is the world's
Skip to main content A masterclass on island living for the gallery-hopper, the trail-blazer, and the adrenaline-junkie alike Getty Puerto Rico is deceptively small—just 3,500 square miles—but within that space lies a wealth of landscapes, flavors, and experiences. I’ve returned countless times, yet each visit reveals something new: a local farm supplying produce and cheeses
On Location peels back the curtain on some of your favorite films, television shows, and more. This time, we take a look at Sirāt. Spanish filmmaker Óliver Laxe first imagined Sirāt as a singular vision in 2011. “I started with this idea of making a film in the desert with trucks driving fast through the
If there’s one good reason to get excited about spring (aside from the warmer weather, of course), it’s the promise of cherry blossoms. The sight of those fluffy, pink perennials can do a lot to refresh a city, bathing it in a certain Wes Anderson light. Across the US—from Washington, DC, to Portland, Oregon—you’ll start
The Yorkshire moors have been the stars of the big screen this February with the release of Emerald Fennell’s interpretation of one of the world’s greatest love stories, Wuthering Heights , starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi. While much of the new movie’s filming took place around the Yorkshire Dales National Park in North Yorkshire
As a country surrounded by water on three sides, it’s unsurprising that the best beaches in Spain encompass a delightful range. The famed rocky Mediterranean calas, or coves, of the Balearic Islands bear little resemblance to the wide sandy swaths of Andalusia or the fine volcanic-sand beaches of the Canary Islands. While the country has
Traveling for art can be incredibly virtuous and culturally rewarding, like collecting souvenirs for your eyes (and from the post card rack in the gift shop). The importance of researching what's on at some of my favorite museums before I book flights is a lesson I learned all too well after I went to New
When your child starts elementary school, your relationship with time changes. The long, lazy off-seasons for travel evaporate, replaced by brief, precious windows—one week here, two weeks there—wedged between school projects and sports schedules. So when summer rolled around, my husband Ross and I decided to use that freedom wisely: We’d take one big trip
In order to visit the United States in 2026, citizens from dozens of nations will be required to put down thousands of dollars for an entry visa, according to new State Department regulations. The payment scheme is part of a year-long visa bond pilot program first launched by the Trump administration in August 2025. The
Skip to main content These editor-tested garment bags protect dresses and suits from spills, rain, and wrinkles. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from years of packing—from weeklong vacations in Europe to black-tie celebrations across the country—it’s that the right garment bag changes the entire tone of a trip. You barely think about it until
Close your eyes and picture Scotland. If you’re not thinking of the photo at the top of this article, you’ve likely conjured up one of two images: the gothic, stony architecture of Edinburgh, or the vast, sweeping vistas of the highlands. To experience Scotland in its truest form—through its people—neither of these alone will do.