Best destinations for culture and history

Paris is only the opening act — wine country, the Alps, and two coastlines.

The benchmark for food, history, and beauty.

Extraordinary food, culture, and cities. Nothing quite prepares you for it.

Mexico City is world-class. Add the coast, ruins, and food culture.

Food, beaches, and three or four cities that each justify the trip.

Ancient history and hypermodern cities at a scale that's hard to grasp until you're there.

London, then the parts most visitors skip — Scotland, Wales, and the coast.

Overwhelming, beautiful, and utterly unlike anywhere else.

Medinas, desert, mountains, and coast — sensory and varied.

Istanbul alone is worth the trip. Add Cappadocia, the coast, and ancient ruins.

The best food in Southeast Asia, remarkable scenery, a long coastline.

The pyramids and Luxor — unmatched ancient sites.

Ruins in the morning, a swim by noon, taverna until dark.

The complete package for warm-climate travel.

A continent pretending to be a country — cities, deserts, and the best national parks anywhere.

Warm, affordable, endlessly deep — beach, wellness, and culture in one place.

Prague earns the crowds. The rest of the country is the bonus.

The best value city in Western Europe.

The best two days you can spend between flights — or on their own.

Seoul alone justifies the flight — food, nightlife, and mountains inside the city.

Extraordinary food, wine, hospitality, mountains, and old cities — all cheap.

Buenos Aires has the best steakhouses and nightlife in South America.

The Alps done properly — skiing, hiking, and Vienna for the culture.

A continent of a country. Pick two or three things and commit.

Medellin is one of the most exciting cities in the world right now.

Serious cities, river valleys, and the Alps in the south.

Budapest is the best-value great city in Europe.

Rent a car, chase the coast, accept the weather.

The most underrated food trip in Southeast Asia.

Amsterdam, then the cities and coast most visitors never reach.

Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, Lima's food scene, and the Amazon.

Europe's best-value city break, with the history to match.

Highlands, lochs, castles, and whisky. Dramatic, moody landscapes.

Angkor is one of the great sights on earth. Build the trip around it.

Petra alone justifies the trip.

Newly open, and the most surprising trip in the region right now.

Beaches, ancient ruins, tea country, and wildlife in one compact island.

Best street food in the world, dramatic gorges, deeply welcoming culture.

The Himalayas. Trekking that changes how you see scale.

Dubrovnik, the Adriatic coast, ancient cities. Compact and beautiful.