Best places in April

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

The benchmark for food, history, and beauty.

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

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.

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

Vast, varied, relaxed. Reef, Sydney, and proper wilderness in one.

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

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

A handful of islands where the landscapes and the ocean genuinely earn the flight.

The best value city in Western Europe.