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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,...

BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (TOPEKA, KANSAS) | Topeka, Kansas, is home to the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site, located at the restored site of Monroe Elementary School, one of four segregated black elementary schools in Topeka that was part of the landmark Supreme Court case.

Civil rights tourism starts to regain footing in Atlanta

By Atlanta Journal-Constitution

July 12, 2021 at 4:48 p.m.

ATLANTA — Tom Houck, who spent his younger days chauffeuring Martin Luther King Jr. around...

Vehicles wait in traffic to enter Holland Tunnel on July 2, 2021 in Lower Manhattan in New York City.

As road travel resumes and vacations peak, gasoline prices spike to 2014 levels

By Ed Blazina

July 9, 2021 at 10:51 a.m.

PITTSBURGH — To Patrick DeHaan, petroleum industry analyst at GasBuddy.com, the recent hike in summer...

Rick Steves’ Europe: Alsace and Colmar are where France and Germany mix it up

By Rick Steves

July 8, 2021 at 1:58 p.m.

Biking down a newly paved but skinny one-lane service road through lush vineyards, I notice...

Go away with… Jaylen Barron

By Jae-Ha Kim

July 8, 2021 at 1:56 p.m.

Jaylen Barron is one of the stars of the Starz series, "Blindspotting," based on the...

Fans gather inside the Garage Food Hall to watch games at the Bottleworks District BBall Bash during the 2021 NCAA Tournament on March 19, 2021, in downtown Indianapolis.

Indianapolis’ Bottleworks District: A new neighborhood rises from a former Coca-Cola factory

By Amy Bizzarri

July 8, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

When my artsy, hip 22-year-old niece announced she was planning to move to Indianapolis post-college...

By the numbers: Unruly passenger reports have been skyrocketing

By Holly Kane

July 6, 2021 at 4:38 p.m.

By the numbers: Unruly passenger reports have been skyrocketing | Flying decreased as the pandemic...

A new chapel built right on Lake Michigan is an event space for weddings at Lodge Kohler.

Destination Kohler: A Wisconsin luxury resort built on American dreams

By Amy Bertrand

July 6, 2021 at 2:21 p.m.

KOHLER, Wis. — We needed a break. A break from vaccines, viruses, masks, plans for...

The Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas underwent a 24-day drydock refurbishment in January 2015. One new dining venue is Sabor's Modern Mexican.

Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas pictures

By Contributed Content

July 6, 2021 at 10:48 a.m.

Royal Caribbean Freedom of the Seas departs PortMiami on June 20 for a simulated sailing...

Go away with…Alondra Delgado

By Jae-Ha Kim

July 1, 2021 at 1:04 p.m.

Born in Puerto Rico, actress, writer and producer Alondra Delgado is best known for her...

Adult summer camps provide parties, booze and no curfew.

The 6 most amazing adult summer camps in the US

By Megan Johnson

June 30, 2021 at 12:36 p.m.

Who says summer camps are just for kids? Imagine the summer camp you went to,...