Travel Why You Should Go to New York City This SummerAFAR Media - Lyndsey Matthews After a cold and rainy spring, summer weather has arrived in New York and with it a host of exciting events and openings over the next few months. In …
Travel 6 Adventures in the Middle East That Just Got EasierAFAR Media - Devorah Lev-Tov Israel’s new airport is making a whole region more reachable—here are six things to add to your itinerary for when you land. Southern Israel has a …
Travel Chile’s Epic Hiking Trail: Must-Stops Along the Route of ParksAFAR Media - Zoe Baillargeon Don’t have 6 months to follow the 1,700-mile path that connects 17 Chilean national parks? Get a taste of the experience at these 6 spots. Until …
Travel Why Micro-Festivals Are Perfect for Music-Loving, Globe-Trotting SoulsAFAR Media - Maggie Fuller The major festivals may get all the hype and headlines when it comes to summer music, but intimate, curated, and oh-so-local events offer travelers a …
Travel The World’s First Floating Museum Is Opening in ParisAFAR Media - Sara Lieberman Float into summer on Fluctuart, a new museum dedicated to street art set on a barge in the Seine. I am standing on a floating barge in the shadow of …
Great Barrier Reef How to Book an Uber Submarine to the Great Barrier ReefAFAR Media - Michelle Baran For a limited time—and for about $1,000 a pop—Uber users in Queensland, Australia, will be able to request a submarine ride through the world’s …
Eiffel Tower Oui, the Eiffel Tower Is Getting a Huge New ParkAFAR Media - Katherine LaGrave Paris’s largest green space will be ready when the city hosts the 2024 Olympics. As if Paris couldn’t get any better: On Tuesday, the city announced …
Travel Escaping to the Best-Kept-Secret Island in the BahamasAFAR Media - Lyndsey Matthews Most tourists haven’t heard of it. Many Bahamians haven’t been there. Here’s why Cat Island should be your next island getaway. There are no swimming …
Travel U.S. Travelers Can Now Use ePassport Lines at U.K. AirportsAFAR Media - Michelle Baran Getting through Heathrow just got a whole lot easier for travelers from 7 countries. The United States is one of seven new countries whose citizens …
Travel Commemorate LGBTQ Pride and the 50th Stonewall Anniversary at These U.S. Art ExhibitionsAFAR Media - Eric Newman Museums across the United States are hosting powerful exhibitions that examine the country’s queer past, present, and future. Here are a few to visit …
Lego Legoland California Builds New Attractions to Mark 20 Years and Everything Is AwesomeAFAR Media - Tim Chester A Duplo playground, an express train, and several movie tie-ins will have your toddlers in heaven. Legoland California reached the grand old age of 20 …
Birds How United Is Working to Save SFO’s OwlsAFAR Media - Lyndsey Matthews The airline is bringing its “raptor relocation” project to San Francisco. After successfully launching its “raptor relocation” project at Newark …
Air Travel Finally, a Flight Deal Service for Domestic Weekend GetawaysAFAR Media - Michelle Baran We love a great airfare deal, but what we love even more are great deals we can actually use during our coveted weekends. Right on time for summer, …
Travel Best U.S. Beaches for Beginning SurfersAFAR Media - Deb Hopewell Surf’s up: These laid-back beaches and friendly breaks are ideal for beginner surfers looking to learn the basics. If you’ve always wanted to learn …
Travel The Joys of Cleaning Up a Beach on VacationAFAR Media - Maggie Fuller Whether you join an organized cleanup or simply spend 15 minutes tidying the sand around your towel, picking up trash on a beach can help you connect …
Travel The Best Small Beach Towns in the United StatesAFAR Media - AFAR EDITORS From Washington to Virginia, the AFAR team pick their favorite seaside spots. Great small beach towns come in many forms. They can be surrounded by …
Travel 8 Great Lakeside Beaches in the U.S.AFAR Media - Laura Itzkowitz Come summer, what could be more all-American than escaping your everyday routine and holing up in a cozy retreat by one of the country’s picturesque …
Travel The Best Summer Beach Reads of 2019AFAR Media - Jane Ubell-Meyer Bedside Reading founder Jane Ubell-Meyer shares her picks for the hottest books to pack for your next trip. Summer is quickly approaching. For me, …
Travel The Best U.S. Beach Houses on Airbnb to Book This SummerAFAR Media - Lyndsey Matthews From Maine to Puerto Rico, these are some of the most wish-listed Airbnb properties in the United States near the water. Escaping to a beach house is …
Travel A Surf City Native’s Guide to Southern California BeachesAFAR Media - Michelle Baran Huntington Beach has evolved from a sleepy surf town into a hopping vacation hub. A born-and-bred AFAR editor offers tips on the best beaches, how to …
Travel Where U.S. Travelers Would Go if Time and Money Were No ObjectAFAR Media - Michelle Baran A recent survey queried American travelers about their dream destinations, what drives them to travel, and how much they’re willing to sacrifice to …
Travel Iceland Canyon Is Now Closed to Visitors After Viral Music VideoAFAR Media - Egill Bjarnason, Associated Press Over 1 million people have visited the area since Justin Bieber released a music video filmed there in 2015, leaving deep scars on its vegetation. A …
Travel How to Get a Tourist Visa During a Layover in Beijing—and What to Do With ItAFAR Media - Brooke Vaughan After a failed first attempt at making it out of the second busiest airport in the world, I was on a mission to see the Great Wall of China on my …
Travel The Best Way to Tackle Disneyland With Small Kids Isn’t What You ThinkAFAR Media - Michelle Baran The dominant theme park strategy is to do and see as much as possible in a day. We offer a better (and saner) way. Having grown up in Southern …
Travel Get Ready to Fall in Love With This Hip, Seaside City in Southern FranceAFAR Media - Lauren Sloss The best way to explore laid-back, many-cultured Marseille is by following your stomach. Trust us, this goes way beyond bouillabaisse. Shaking off its …
Travel Boroughs, Beaches, and Kings: A Guide to Charleston's NeighborhoodsAFAR Media - Ann Shields Venerable old Charleston is growing like a supercharged kudzu vine: The U.S. Census Bureau ranks it 12th in the nation for rate of growth. As the …
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico’s Iconic Caribe Hilton Is Reborn Post-Hurricane MariaAFAR Media - Michelle Baran The resort where the piña colada was invented reopens, helping to celebrate the Caribbean island’s renaissance. In yet another symbol that Puerto Rico …
I.M. Pei I.M. Pei, Visionary Architect Who Designed Louvre Pyramid, Is Dead at 102AFAR Media - Kathy McCormack/Associated Press Pei’s works ranged from the trapezoidal addition to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., to the chiseled towers of the National Center of …
Travel Why You Should Spend Your Summer Weekends in the BerkshiresAFAR Media - AFAR Editors Summer often seems in short supply in New England. But when it’s available, locals and visitors alike know they’ve got to strike while the weather is …
Travel Can’t Afford to Travel This Summer? This Glamping Company Wants to HelpAFAR Media - Lyndsey Matthews To help the 39 million Americans who can’t afford a summer vacation, Under Canvas launched a “pay what you can” campaign to get more people outside …
