36 Hours in Reykjavik

A highly walkable city, Reykjavik offers public pools, elegant spas, a new exhibition of ancient texts and a blossoming

Enjoy its famous geothermal public pools, unwind in elegant Icelandic spas, and explore cultural gems like the new exhibition of ancient Icelandic texts. The city also boasts a blossoming culinary and arts scene, making it a top destination for those seeking relaxation, history, and local flavor in the heart of Iceland.

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36 Hours in Budapest

New museums, galleries and spruced-up parks counterbalance this Central European city’s classic architecture and thermal baths.

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36 Hours in Hilo, Hawaii

Low key and affordable, Hilo has recently raised its coolness factor with a swanky new speakeasy and local chefs gaining national recognition. And outside town, you can witness the fiery spectacle of its resident volcano, Kilauea, now in a particularly active phase.

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‘The White Lotus’ Is Coming to Thailand. So Are the Tourists.

Crowds of visitors descended on Maui and Sicily after the HBO show’s first two seasons. Is the tropical resort island of Koh Samui ready for Season 3?

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One Way to Get to Know the Locals in Britain? Stay in a Pub.

This quintessentially British lodging option offers room and board; the chance to hang out with regulars over pints of beer; and, if you’re lucky, an in-house ghost.

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50,000 Steps in a City Where the Sidewalk Never Ends

In Montevideo, Uruguay, the nearly 14-mile waterside promenade La Rambla serves as an outdoor living room for locals. It’s also a perfect antidote to visitors’ winter blues.

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36 Hours in Quebec City

The weather may be in the single digits but there’s skating, vintage luxury shops, an ice hotel, a jazz bar to cozy up in. Not to mention tobogganing down a track at 45 mph.

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36 Hours in Barbados

Snorkel from the beach, sample the rum, dance to reggae, and don’t miss the early morning procession of thoroughbreds heading for a swim.

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36 Hours in Palm Springs, Calif.

With its kitsch, color and joyous queer scene, this oasis in the Coachella Valley is all in on earthly pleasures.

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Kacey Musgraves’s Nashville

The country singer and songwriter, up for five Grammy Awards this year, including best country album, recommends spots in her adopted home.

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36 Hours in Atlanta

This Southern hub of creativity, nightlife and civil rights history is showing it has an outdoorsy side too, with the Beltline, a popular biking and walking path.

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36 Hours in San Francisco

As beautiful as ever, this glittering bayside city is expanding its public spaces and arts institutions.

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36 Hours in Lyon, France

Dine in rustic restaurants, ride a funicular for panoramic views and hunt for treasures at a sprawling flea market in France’s third-largest city.

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36 Hours in the Berkshires

Take a road trip across this mountainous region of western Massachusetts, popping into breweries, art galleries and pizzerias, as its landscape erupts in autumnal glory.

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36 Hours in Edinburgh

Fall is the ideal time to explore the ruggedly beautiful Scottish capital, which turns 900 this year.

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36 Hours in Lima, Peru

Swim with sea lions, cycle along the coast, and gorge on ceviche and fried-fish sandwiches in Peru’s underappreciated capital.

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36 Hours in Door County, Wis.

Spend a weekend exploring the forest preserves, cliff-lined shores and walkable towns of this peninsula that juts out into Lake Michigan.

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36 Hours in Seattle

Beyond the museum-studded central districts, three colorful neighborhoods encapsulate the Emerald City’s natural beauty, history and vibrant culture.

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36 Hours in Denver

Explore city trails, see a concert under the stars or admire the snow-capped Front Range from a rooftop bar in Colorado’s capital.

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36 Hours in Izmir, Turkey

Thousands of years of culture and history converge in this vibrant, coastal city known as the “Pearl of the Aegean.”

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