Travel + Leisure

When it comes to dress sense, what's worse: layer upon bulky layer of long underwear and puffy coats? Flashy, barely-there outfits? Or downright sloppiness?

Travel + Leisure readers rated major destinations in categories including style for the annual America's Favorite Cities survey -- and the results confirm that...

Fast food may conjure up those ubiquitous Golden Arches, but the concept has come a long way from frozen burgers and soggy fries. The best fast-food chains around the world are getting serious about quality, offering up bowls of slow-simmered pork ramen, freshly baked baguette sandwiches, and sustainably...

In Travel + Leisure's first-ever airport survey, we asked readers to rate America's 22 major airports in seven categories: flight delays; design; amenities; food and drink; check-in and security; service; and transportation and location. The best-scoring airports have tackled these issues head-on, refurbishing terminals and adding amenities that...

Disneyland's Space Mountain is infamous for long lines, but the only visitors it literally scares away are those who suffer from macrophobia, the fear of waits.

Everyone has some kind of phobia, whether they admit it or not. Some are common and understandable like arachnophobia (fear of spiders),...

There's a quirky new microbrew in Seattle: Churchkey Can Company produces a pilsner in a flat-top can, which requires an old-fashioned "church-key" opener to drink it. A beer blog promptly declared it the "most hipster beer in the world"--which may or may not be a compliment.

It's no wonder that...

American travelers were betrayed by their national currency over the past five years, but the dollar is finally taking back some ground. The Dollar's value against the Euro increased 9.2% between January 2010 and January 2012.

Pair a stronger dollar with unsteady European economies -- as well as growing tourist...

T+L rounds up the coolest new Disney vacations, including the rides, experiences and hotels.

A pack of Disney villains wants to take over the Magic Kingdom, and it's up to you, as Merlin's apprentice sorcerer, to stop them by unlocking clues to their whereabouts.

Disney spent more...

Escapism looks a little different for everyone, but we can all agree that a reasonable price tag spells relaxation almost as much as a hammock and a cold one. So we've rounded up our favorite affordable beach resorts worldwide, each checking in between $50 and $250 per night.

It looks like any old roller coaster, with curves and heart-stopping loops. But instead of zooming by, people are walking--on inclines fitted with steps. This creation in Germany's Rhine Valley is an interactive sculpture, but it's also one of the world's most unique staircases.

While staircases are fundamentally...

T+L reflects on its love of Los Angeles music--and the unshakable pull of California.

By Peter Jon Lindberg

There are cities you love for the way they look, the way they move, the...

You finally made it: You're canoodling in a Venetian gondola while a musician croons a melody that seems composed just for you and your paramour. It'd be the most romantic moment of your life if not for that stench from the canal and the bottleneck of gondolas up ahead.

Every year, Travel + Leisure asks readers to rank their favorite cruise lines based on staterooms, food, activities, service, and value. Delivering on these characteristics is especially challenging for large-ship lines, which have capacities of more than 600 passengers, and can be as large as the No. 9-ranked...

The High Line, a converted rail bed that's now an elevated park, lures millions to the far west side of Manhattan with its scenic lookouts. Even though it's less than three years old, the High Line has already become one of the world's most popular landmarks...

In which city are you most likely to get a rude reception from locals? Travel & Leisure readers have crowned America's capital of crabbiness.

Which is worse when you're traveling: The local driver who blithely cuts you off in traffic or the surly cabbie who gives you...

If everybody's working for the weekend, then brunch is our reward. Unlike grab-and-go breakfast, the best brunches are drawn-out, indulgent meals in good company that inspire you to shake off those covers and then linger over another round of Bloody Marys.

America's best brunch spots deliver that kind of pick-me-up...

New Year's Eve is ultimately about the countdown, and it's made official when something drops at midnight. Across America, some places have gotten creative about what exactly is being dropped. Some wacky drops pay tribute to local products or tastes, while others just go all-out outrageous. Whether you're braving the...

A plush chunk of talking bacon may not be exactly what your kids hope to find under the Christmas tree. But consider this: Instead of jousting to snag the latest video game or Barbie -- and furnishing your children with the same stuff as their friends -- you can give...

Long before you sit down to Christmas dinner in Ethiopia, preparations are under way. Farmers buy lambs early to fatten them up for yebeg wot, the thick, buttery berbere-spiced stew that locals know and expect.

After all, holiday meals are judged by a different set of standards than...

It used to be that if you needed to perk up a street or park, a statue of a mustachioed general on horseback or a goddess in a toga would do nicely. But these days, being pretty or handsome just isn't enough of a goal for public art, which is...

For the movie buffs who frequent Austin's Alamo Drafthouse, the theater matters as much as the show. They go for the themed dinners, the sing-alongs and and the chance to wear outrageous costumes.

Even as home entertainment systems get bigger, there's a longing for the thrills associated with...