Taughannock Falls State Park: The Waterfall Taller Than Niagara That Most People Have Never Heard Of
Taughannock Falls State Park sits on the western shore of Cayuga Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York, about ten miles north of Ithaca. Most visitors come for the waterfall — and rightfully so. At 215 feet, Taughannock Falls is the tallest single-drop waterfall east of the Rocky Mountains, roughly 50 feet taller […]
Genesee Country Village & Museum: A Living 19th-Century World in Mumford
A Living Village in the Genesee Valley Tucked into the quiet hamlet of Mumford in Monroe County, about twenty miles southwest of Rochester, Genesee Country Village and Museum is the largest living history museum in New York State. Covering more than six hundred acres and featuring sixty-eight restored 19th-century structures, it offers something genuinely rare: […]
Tokyo’s Kitchen: A Guide to the Tsukiji Outer Market
The Tsukiji Outer Market is one of the most famous food destinations in Japan, and for good reason. Even after the wholesale inner market relocated to Toyosu in 2018, the outer market has continued to thrive as a bustling, vibrant district of more than four hundred shops and stalls, drawing professional chefs, local shoppers, and […]
Capri’s Blue Grotto: Ancient Light in a Sea Cave
A Place Unlike Any Other On the northwest coast of Capri, set into the base of a limestone cliff, is a cave entrance so small that the only way in is by lying flat in a wooden rowboat while an oarsman times the waves and pulls you through. What waits inside has been stopping travelers […]
Walking Through 2,600 Years of History: Marseille’s Old Port
Marseille’s Vieux-Port is not a picturesque recreation of maritime history. It is the real thing – a working harbor that has been in continuous use since Greek sailors first anchored here around 600 BC, and the living center of France’s oldest and most fiercely independent city. The Founding of Massalia The story of Marseille begins […]
Maplewood State Park: Where the Glaciers Left Their Masterpiece
Maplewood State Park is one of Minnesota’s most surprising state parks. Tucked into the rolling hills of Otter Tail County about three and a half hours northwest of the Twin Cities, this 9,250-acre park feels nothing like the flat farmland that surrounds it. Eight lakes, 25 miles of hiking trails, ancient archaeological sites, and hardwood […]
Osaka Castle – A Warrior’s Fortress at the Heart of Japan
A Fortress at the Heart of Japan Osaka Castle is one of those rare places that manages to be both a famous landmark and a genuinely moving historical site. Built in 1583 by the warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi on the ruins of a great Buddhist temple, it was the largest castle in Japan at the time […]
Ely, Minnesota: Gateway to the Boundary Waters
There’s a reason people call Ely the End of the Road. Sitting in the northeastern corner of Minnesota, roughly 110 miles north of Duluth and about four hours from the Twin Cities, Ely is a small city of around 3,000 residents perched at the edge of one of the most spectacular wilderness areas in North […]
Gooseberry Falls State Park: The Thundering Gateway to Minnesota’s North Shore
Just northeast of Two Harbors, where Highway 61 hugs the Lake Superior coastline and the forest gives way to basalt cliffs and cold blue water, Gooseberry Falls State Park announces itself with sound before it reveals itself to the eye. The Gooseberry River drops through a narrow volcanic gorge in a series of five waterfalls, […]
Dotonbori — Osaka’s Neon-Lit, Food-Obsessed Soul
The Street That Smells Like Osaka Dotonbori announces itself before it comes into view. The air along the canal in the heart of Osaka’s Minami district carries a particular combination of smells — sweet-savory takoyaki sauce, the sharp hiss of tempura in hot oil, and underneath it all, the deep umami of dashi broth drifting […]