6 Wild Swimming Spots in California, Beyond the Coast
The beach may beckon, but these freshwater swimming holes and hot springs show another side of the state: Granite canyons, emerald pools and ancient redwood groves.
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The beach may beckon, but these freshwater swimming holes and hot springs show another side of the state: Granite canyons, emerald pools and ancient redwood groves.
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Fall in love with the churches, seafood-heavy cuisine and UNESCO-listed streets of Portugal’s second-largest city.
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Pantelleria is a seductive idyll of mud baths, romantic ruins and secluded swimming coves. It’s also rocky and wind-whipped, making it quieter than its big-sister island next door.
By Amy Tara Koch and
For families with children, we found half a dozen beaches in the United States and Mexico, each tailored to a particular summer activity.
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Savoring the Summer at 5 Waterside Hotels
Whether it’s by a lake or an ocean, or in a castle or a cottage, here are places where the water is never far.
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Learning to Surf, 200 Miles From the Nearest Ocean
With consistent conditions, affordable prices and a friendly vibe, a wave pool in Waco, Texas, proved to be an ideal place for a beginner to find her footing.
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Sand, Sea and as Much Serenity as You Could Ever Want
The bluffs, dunes and lagoons of the Magdalens, a colorful yet tranquil island chain north of Prince Edward Island, are far from everywhere. That’s the point.
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From Waiter to Guest at Nantucket’s Grande Dame Hotel
A writer returns to a classic Massachusetts hotel, where he worked 50 years ago, to ponder how he, the island, and the newly refurbished inn, have changed.
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36 Hours in Traverse City, Mich.
A new creative energy is invigorating this laid-back northern Michigan city, loved for its cherry festival, unspoiled lake vistas and access to epic dunes.
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This slow-paced Spanish island offers a quieter and wilder retreat than its more touristy neighbors.
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Colorado’s second-largest city, which brims with outdoor activities, is enticing visitors with a new museum and revamped hotels.
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Springtime is best for exploring this Midwestern city’s lakeside trails, robust arts scene and top-notch restaurants.
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The beauty and hospitality of this Hawaiian island, still recovering from last year’s wildfires, remain as vibrant as ever.
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Braving the Winter to Visit a Valley Shrouded in Snow and Secrets
Compelled by stories he’d heard as a child, the photographer Showkat Nanda traveled to the high Himalayas to see Gurez, a valley long off-limits to most travelers.
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In the World’s Driest Desert, Ancient Wisdom Blooms Eternal
Burned out from life in New York, a photographer traveled to northern Chile to study the ancient wisdom of the Lickanantay, the area’s Indigenous people. Here’s what she saw.
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A Statue Draped With Snakes? In Italy, It Happens Every Year.
Held in a small, mountainous village, this festival has it all: snakes, charmers, religion, science. See for yourself — and try not to squirm.
By Elisabetta Zavoli and
Flamenco and Fervor: Inside Spain’s El Rocío Pilgrimage
The annual spectacle, featuring fanciful caravans and riders on horseback, is arguably the most potent visual representation of Andalusian culture.
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Timeless Portraits of L.A.’s Arcades
Documenting video game parlors offered a French photographer a way to explore Los Angeles and its surrounding areas.
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We checked out the 136-passenger Sea Cloud Spirit on a Mediterranean cruise. In this era of gargantuan ships, its elegant clipper design, wooden decks and relatively small size stands out.
By Ceylan Yeğinsu
A guide to Paraty, on the Costa Verde, with tips on where to stay, shop and island hop from the artist Vik Muniz and four other insiders.
By Nora Walsh
Soumya Karlamangla, who writes The Times’s California newsletter, wants to balance uplifting stories and hard news happening in the Golden State.
By Josh Ocampo
The Dutch military police identified the man only as “an employee of a company operating at” Schiphol Airport. His death on Wednesday has been ruled a suicide.
By Jesus Jiménez
Three Black men said they and five other Black men were removed from a Phoenix-to-New York flight in January for about an hour because of a complaint about body odor.
By Niraj Chokshi
Even if you’re visiting for the Games, you may want to take a cultural break like a local.
By Laura Cappelle
From southern Japan to the English countryside, these properties put the focus on therapeutic waters.
By Gisela Williams
This urban island is home to a huge number of popular books for younger readers. Try this short quiz to see how many you recognize.
By J. D. Biersdorfer
Shayne Patrick Burke, a disabled veteran in the Army Reserve, said the attack was “the most violent” thing he had experienced, including being shot at.
By Amanda Holpuch
The Dublin Airport said that a Qatar Airways flight from Doha landed in Ireland after a dozen people were injured by turbulence.
By Amanda Holpuch
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