In parts of Portland, Oregon, one must hardly walk three blocks before running into another bar that pours its very own beer. Locally brewed?
With dedicated bike lanes and businesses catering to cyclists, the Oregon city is a true pedaler's paradise
Among the treasures that will be on display when the park's new museum opens later this year are 30 pieces donated by the legendary architect
Known as Klein Deutschland circa the 1860's, the Lower East Side had the 5th largest German-speaking population among cities in the world at the time
In the late 1960s, a gorgeous stretch of beach in Ha’ena State Park was the site of a hippy haven called Taylor Camp
A Russian icon in the Art Nouveau style on St. Isaac‘s Square near the Neva River, the Astoria evokes a Belle Époque world gone by
Looking for unique, fun, inexpensive lodging? Stay in a university dorm
Home of the heart-shaped tub, the Pennsylvania mountains once rivaled Niagara Falls as a honeymoon destination
In a funky New Orleans experiment, musicians turn a ramshackle house into a cacophony of sounds
In downtown Los Angeles, a 95-year-old winery weathered hard times by making wine for church services. Now connoisseurs are devoted to it
The trail is rough and hard to follow, marked chiefly by cairns; water is intermittent; and if something bad happens help is not at hand
Artifacts from the Central Asian nation, including saddles ornamented with gold foil and cinnabar, are on display for the first time in the United States
The area between the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Capitol has seen better days, but architects are vying to improve the nation’s front lawn
Smithsonian Best Small Towns 2012
From the Berkshires to the Cascades, we've crunched the numbers and pulled a list some of the most interesting spots around the country
For this renowned travel writer, no place has proved harder to decipher than his home for the past 22 years
The author of our May article about the country's best small towns was pleased to find that lots of small towns are thriving
"It's the most exhilarating thing I've ever done," says filmmaker Bradley Beesley, whose documentaries have popularized the ancient art of noodling
The Basques followed the sheep from Europe to the western United States and they brought with them their boardinghouse cuisine
What are the best restaurants for authentic Basque cuisine?
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