Begijnhof
Begijnhof sits a meter below street level — step through an unmarked door on Spui and the city noise disappears completely.
Travel for Families
Traveling with kids changes the calculus on everything — pacing, room layouts, meal timing, and how far you can realistically walk in a day. This archive gathers family-tested destinations, kid-friendly hotels and resorts, and itineraries built around naps, snacks, and attractions that keep every age engaged. Multigenerational trips are surging too, so you will also find guides for the times grandparents come along.
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Four Seasons Hotel Prague
Six Forbes Five-Stars in a row. The CottoCrudo restaurant and Castle views make this Prague’s hardest hotel to justify leaving.
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Stedelijk Museum
The Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam is a leading modern art museum located in Museumplein, showcasing a dynamic range of exhibits from renowned global artists alongside a permanent collection featuring works by Andy Warhol, Vincent Van Gogh, and Pablo Picasso.
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Heineken Experience
Heineken’s original 1867 brewery is now a solid half-day stop in Amsterdam — the VR ride is cheesy, but the fresh pour at the end earns it.
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Willet Holthuysen Museum
The French garden hidden behind this Herengracht canal house is the part most visitors walk past without knowing it exists.
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Moco Museum
The Moco Museum in Amsterdam is a vibrant hub for modern and contemporary art, showcasing works by renowned artists like Banksy and KAWS in a historic building at Museumplein.
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Lulu Guldsmeden Hotel
A certified eco hotel in a 19th-century Berlin building — Nordic-Balinese design, four-poster beds, and organic breakfast done right.
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Les Remparts Hotels Et Demeures Historiques
Beaune’s best address sits inside the medieval walls — Les Remparts puts you steps from the Hospices and deep in Burgundy wine country.
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Hotel Burg Reichenstein
A real medieval castle on the Rhine — not a theme park approximation. The museum, the terrace, the views: all earned.
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Madison
Madison sits on an isthmus between two lakes with a farmers’ market circling the Capitol every Saturday — Wisconsin’s college-town capital at its best.
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Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs has Garden of the Gods, Pikes Peak, and the Air Force Academy — a military-and-mountain city at 6,000 feet with Olympic-level ambitions.
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Des Moines
Des Moines is Iowa’s capital with a food scene that outgrows its reputation every year — plus a sculpture garden, craft breweries, and genuine Midwestern welcome.
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Juneau
Juneau is the only US state capital unreachable by road — hemmed in by ice fields, rainforest, and a glacier you can walk to from downtown.
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Sacramento
California’s capital trades beach culture for farm-to-fork dining, a gold rush history you can walk through, and a river scene that locals quietly protect.
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Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara sits on a rare south-facing stretch of California coast where the mountains drop straight to the beach. The wine country behind it seals the deal.
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Denver
Denver sits a mile above sea level at the foot of the Rockies — craft breweries outnumber Starbucks and the mountains are a 45-minute drive from downtown.
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Athens
Athens has the Acropolis towering over a city where 3,400 years of history sit next to street art, rooftop bars, and €3 souvlaki that rivals any fine dining.
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Dallas
Dallas pairs big Texas energy with an arts district that rivals any coastal city — plus the BBQ, Tex-Mex, and a skyline that earns its swagger.
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Jacksonville
Jacksonville is the largest city by area in the lower 48 — beaches, a riverfront downtown, and enough room to avoid the crowds that plague Florida’s coasts.