Travel

The Chicago skyline backdrops the Chicago Jazz Festival at Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavilion on Sept. 4, 2026. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Conde Nast Traveler readers name Chicago ‘Best Big City’ for 10th year in a row

By Robert Channick

October 6, 2026 at 3:25 p.m.

Conde Nast Traveler received nearly 800,000 votes for this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, which cover...

Olivia Estrada, the on board manager, carries plates of food to the dome car for guests aboard a Patrick Henry Creative Promotions private rail car as it travels from Chicago, Illinois, to St. Louis, Missouri, on May 19, 2026. Private train cars may seem like a relic of the past, but for some rail fans, nothing beats having — or renting — your own sleeper car. (Jamie Kelter Davis/The New York Times)

The quiet allure of private rail

By The New York Times News Service Syndicate

October 2, 2026 at 6:15 p.m.

Private rail cars traveled 429,000 miles on Amtrak in fiscal year 2025, according to the...

Cary Sabados shops for chocolate at Hotel Chocolat in Lakeview on Feb. 12, 2026. This Lakeview location, opened last April, was the first Chicago store. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Chicago-based Hotel Chocolat going nationwide with airport concessions, grocery stores and new retail markets

By Robert Channick

September 23, 2026 at 12:37 p.m.

This fall, Hotel Chocolat will pop up at 49 airports, hit the shelves at Wegmans,...

Taking the kids: In a new destination, playgrounds can be as important as museums when traveling with kids

By Tribune Content Agency

September 7, 2023 at 6:55 p.m.

Playground or museum? Of course, when you are visiting a new city, you want to...

Durng a Saturday ride, members of Organized Chaos Women's Motorcycle Club approach the Kane-DeKalb county line on Beith Road.

Women in motorcycle groups travel far and wide to find fellowship and adventure outside the flatlands of the Chicago area

By Jay Jones

September 6, 2023 at 10:49 a.m.

On a warm and sunny Sunday morning, a circle of about 40 motorcyclists joined hands...

"Entertainment Tonight" co-anchor Nischelle Turner said the Bahamas is a perfect getaway.

Go away with … Nischelle Turner

By Jae-Ha Kim

September 5, 2023 at 4:26 p.m.

"Entertainment Tonight" co-host Nischelle Turner knows a thing or two about traveling. She's hosted the...

Enjoy a sunset stroll along Vernazza' s breakwater at dusk when colors deepen and glow.

Rick Steves’ Europe: Five flavors of Italy in the Cinque Terre

By Rick Steves

September 5, 2023 at 4:23 p.m.

I'm up early in my favorite village on the Italian Riviera, as the morning sun...

Hiking with Melissa Soltesz from White Pine Touring and her dog Foxy.

Taking the kids: Heading to the mountains for the fall colors and festivals

By Eileen Ogintz

August 31, 2023 at 2:50 p.m.

Let's get outdoors! If your kids aren't in school yet, or you are new empty-nesters,...

"The Uncanny Counter" actress Kim Sejeong said she likes to think of life as travel and embrace even the mundane moments. (Jellyfish Entertainment/TCA)

Go away with … Kim Sejeong

By Jae-Ha Kim

August 29, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

Kim Sejeong has a busy few months ahead of her, but the singer and actress...

Haarlem's market square (Grote Markt) is always buzzing with activity. (Rick Steves/Rick Steves' Europe)

Rick Steves’ Europe: Testing Europe’s cultural waters in Haarlem

By Rick Steves

August 29, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.

I'm under the towering church spire in the tidy Dutch market town of Haarlem, tempted...

Taking the kids: When a grown daughter and her pooch join the fun

By Eileen Ogintz

August 24, 2023 at 3:07 p.m.

The loud cars cruising down San Luis Obispo's Higuera Street suddenly became a trend —...

An aerial photograph shows Memorial Hall and Confederate Memorial Carving at Stone Mountain Park on April 20, 2021.

Martin Luther King’s ‘Dream’: Letting freedom ring from Stone Mountain, 60 years later

By Nneka M. Okona

March 12, 2024 at 11:57 a.m.

I was born in Atlanta during the evening hours on a Friday in late May....

Carla Patullo's trips to Italy are an opportunity to connect with her Italian relatives. (Carla Patullo/TCA)

Go away with … Carla Patullo

By Jae-Ha Kim

August 22, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.

Carla Patullo's latest album "So She Howls" was borne out of tragedy. Years ago, her...