Discover towns and cities by country and region, with travel guides, places to stay, restaurants and practical information for your visit.
Cooperstown, New York, combines baseball history, substantial art collections and rural heritage with the scenery of Otsego Lake. Its museums and park excursions reward an unhurried, selective visit.
Explore this destination →Hudson, New York, connects Warren Street’s hotels and restaurants with Olana’s river views, contemporary art in nearby Ghent and a museum of firefighting history. Arrive by rail, then plan separate transfers for the countryside.
Explore this destination →Lake Placid, New York, connects Olympic history with Adirondack lakes, the Ausable River and mountain viewpoints. Choose accommodation and outings by their actual location and season.
Explore this destination →New Paltz, New York, connects the Shawangunk Ridge with a village base for historic visits, restaurants and countryside inns. Explore Mohonk Preserve, Minnewaska and Huguenot Street with separate plans for access, mobility and transport.
Explore this destination →Rhinebeck, New York, combines historic village accommodation and distinctive restaurants with Hudson River landscapes, Wilderstein and aviation history in neighboring Red Hook. Choose a village base, then arrange the countryside transfers.
Explore this destination →Skaneateles, New York, brings together a historic Finger Lakes village, lake cruises and nearby waterfall scenery. Distinctive inns, a spa retreat and established restaurants make it a useful base for an unhurried visit.
Explore this destination →Watkins Glen, New York, combines a waterfall gorge, Seneca Lake sailing and motor-racing history. Its waterfront hotel, smaller inns and village restaurants support a visit shaped around landscape and comfort.
Explore this destination →Woodstock, New York, offers Catskills mountain views, a working arts scene and distinctive small hotels and restaurants. Choose the demanding Overlook Mountain ascent, Byrdcliffe’s village gallery or nearby Opus 40 with their separate access and seasonal schedules.
Explore this destination →Banner Elk, North Carolina, provides a High Country base for mountain scenery, live theatre and carefully chosen outdoor excursions near Grandfather Mountain.
Explore this destination →Black Mountain, North Carolina, links Swannanoa Valley history and arts with a lakeside walk and access to the separate mountain trails of Montreat.
Explore this destination →Edenton, North Carolina, combines a historic port landscape, courthouse and river lighthouse with the waterfront of Edenton Bay.
Explore this destination →Highlands, North Carolina, pairs art and botanical walks with the waterfalls of the Cullasaja Gorge, reached by winding roads across the southern Blue Ridge.
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