Travel

Riding the revived line from New Orleans to Mobile (or vice versa) takes about four hours. But for a dedicated and hungry train-iac, it’s also an opportunity to explore the Gulf Coast flavors along the way.

The Hideaway combines a dreamy farmhouse and two chic cottages in one luxury retreat

Even if you’re not a space buff, the Rocket City has enough food, art, and nature to keep you busy

These lobby dining spots offer much more than the convenience factor

Wahoo runs, mountain rambles, and miles logged near and far—plus the destinations inspiring our 2026 travel plans

These spots foster local and legendary talent alike

A longtime local and certified bourbon steward dishes on where to make the most of a trip to Bourbon City

Lodging that will spoil you into the semiquincentennial spirit

The Alabama Booksmith runs on first editions and the verve of its unforgettable proprietor

Twenty-six epic ways to explore the South this year

New Orleans’s buzziest hotelier puts down roots in Music City

Nashville’s greatest new honky-tonk is a seventy-five-year-old downtown landmark

Twelve articles that captured readers’ wanderlust this year

Northwest Arkansas’s buzzy new digs bring the outdoors in

Where to eat, stay, and play in the larger-than-life coastal city

Even after decades of change, writer Ace Atkins can’t escape the magnetic pull of the island city

Seventy years after she published “Gift from the Sea,” her words still resonate for shellers and solitude seekers in Florida and far beyond

Sights, bites, and secret spots, approved by locals and regulars

For all the romanticism a voyage down the Mississippi evokes, cruising the river and exploring its still-wild pockets for pleasure can be fraught—even life-threatening. The few who do such, however, find rewards beyond measure. And learn that by the waterway’s very nature, no two trips are alike

With a trove of collected artwork and antiques, the new Bunkhouse property builds off the eclectic character and storied history of the Houston Heights neighborhood