JW Marriott Costa Elena is now open on Costa Rica's Guanacaste coast, with a beach, 11 restaurants, all-suite rooms, pools and an all-inclusive stay.

Dauphin Island, Alabama — a quiet barrier island at the mouth of Mobile Bay dubbed the 'Sunset Capital' — pairs uncrowded Gulf beaches with a globally significant bird sanctuary, a Civil War fort, a public aquarium, and old-Gulf-Coast calm.

Catalina Island, California — a car-free Mediterranean-style escape just an hour by ferry from Los Angeles — pairs the walkable town of Avalon and its 1929 Art Deco Casino with clear-water diving, golf-cart adventures, bison, and rugged backcountry trails.

Four Seasons Resort Puerto Rico is debuting Perla and Ocean Terrace, two new restaurants that give travelers new reasons to dine by the beach.

Jean-Georges Philadelphia has a new chef, Dylan Stage. Here's why the 59th-floor restaurant belongs on your Philadelphia travel itinerary.

What does a Michelin Star mean? Learn how the MICHELIN Guide rates restaurants, plus what Bib Gourmand, The Plate and other symbols mean for travelers.

From fiery curries to buttery tandoori — our 2026 editor's guide to the best authentic Indian restaurant, curry house, and tandoori kitchen in all 50 states.

Providence, Rhode Island — home of Brown, RISD, and the world-famous WaterFire — pairs a nationally acclaimed food scene on Federal Hill with colonial College Hill, a creative arts energy, and one of the most interesting small cities in America.

Visit Portsmouth, NH: Strawbery Banke, America’s 250th history, seafood on the Piscataqua, tax-free shopping, The Music Hall and Isles of Shoals cruises.

Abita Springs, Louisiana — a tiny artesian-spring town north of New Orleans — is home to the gloriously strange UCM Mystery House folk-art museum, a historic spring pavilion, a famous brewery nearby, and a slow, quirky Northshore charm.

Helen, Georgia — a dying logging town reinvented as an alpine Bavarian village in the north Georgia mountains — pairs cobblestone streets, German food and beer, and the country's longest Oktoberfest with tubing the Chattahoochee and Blue Ridge waterfalls.

Visit Park City, Utah after Sundance: Deer Valley’s huge expansion, Olympic venues, historic Main Street dining, 400+ miles of trails and a real art scene.

Visit Jacksonville, Florida: Michelin picks in San Marco, America’s largest urban park system, wild beaches, Five Points shops and a thriving art scene.

Ca' d'Zan at The Ringling in Sarasota, Florida is the opulent 1920s Venetian Gothic mansion of circus magnate John and Mable Ringling — a 56-room bayfront palace of marble, terra cotta, and Jazz Age glamour, and the crown jewel of a 66-acre estate.

Indianola, Mississippi — B.B. King's hometown in the heart of the Delta — pairs the acclaimed B.B. King Museum with juke joints, tamale stands, cotton-field highways, and the raw birthplace of the blues along the Mississippi Blues Trail.

Visit Sleepy Hollow, NY: Washington Irving’s grave, Philipsburg Manor, Halloween events, Matisse and Chagall windows and river trails, an hour from NYC.

Cape Air is bringing the Cessna Grand Caravan EX to Eastern Montana in 2027, adding more baggage capacity while continuing flights from Billings to five regional communities.

Madeline Island, Wisconsin — the largest of the Apostle Islands and gateway to Lake Superior's famous sea caves — pairs a sacred Ojibwe past and a fur-trading village with beaches, an arts scene, and one of the wildest freshwater landscapes in America.

Wilmington, Delaware — the walkable heart of the Brandywine Valley — pairs a revitalized Riverfront and a Market Street dining scene with the grand du Pont estates and gardens, world-class art museums, and deep Underground Railroad history.

Prince Edward Island, Canada — the red-sand island that inspired Anne of Green Gables — pairs the Cavendish farmhouse and dunes of PEI National Park with lighthouse coast, world-famous seafood, and gentle pastoral beauty across the Confederation Bridge.