
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City sits at 4,300 feet with the Wasatch Range as its backyard — the Temple Square crowd is just a fraction of what this city offers.

Salt Lake City sits at 4,300 feet with the Wasatch Range as its backyard — the Temple Square crowd is just a fraction of what this city offers.

Three UNESCO sites, one country: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Kilimanjaro alone justify the flight to East Africa.

Sirmione sits on a narrow peninsula jutting into Lake Garda — the Roman ruins and medieval castle alone justify the detour from Verona.



Burgundy’s wine route costs nothing to drive and the villages along it — Pommard, Meursault, Gevrey — are reason enough to slow down.

Zell am See skis in winter, swims in summer, and somehow never feels like a tourist trap. The Grossglockner drive alone justifies the detour.


The Camino ends in Santiago, but the Galician Coast keeps going — all the way to Finisterre, where pilgrims once believed the world stopped.

The Rhine Valley packs castles, vineyards, and medieval villages into one river corridor — boat or bike, the views hold up either way.

Pike Place Market before 9am is a different city — locals, no lines, and the fish guys actually talk to you.
