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Photo courtesy of iStock / kerdkanno Go on a (virtual) global ice cream tour Here are 13 different types of ice cream you can find across the globe.  Perhaps you’ll even be inspired to try making some of these unique treats at home! Photo courtesy of iStock / jackmalipan Gelato | Italy Gelato, Italy’s most

Note from 10Best: Someday, we’ll all be ready to pack our suitcases again and head out on our next adventures. In the meantime, we’ll keep supporting the places that inspire us. As you await your next adventure, consider supporting your favorite attractions by donating or purchasing an annual pass or membership. To help plan your

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Despite the uncertainty of the last several months, many of us have daydreamed about traveling again, but as more countries open their borders, there is no denying that things look a little different. While COVID-19 has undoubtedly impacted the way airlines and hotels will operate for the foreseeable future, it’s not all doom

Photo courtesy of E+ / urbazon Love in bloom Note from 10Best: Someday, we’ll all be ready to pack our suitcases again and head out on our next adventures. In the meantime, we’ll keep sharing the places that inspire us. A field full of flowers can be one of the prettiest and most romantic places

Note from 10Best: Someday, we’ll all be ready to pack our suitcases again and head out on our next adventures. In the meantime, we’ll keep supporting the places that inspire us. Please check individual business websites for the latest updates. North America is home to well over 8,000 wineries, with nearly 250 American Viticultural Areas

Photo courtesy of iStock / bluejayphoto Welcome to San Francisco San Francisco might not be California’s biggest city, but it makes a good case for being its most beautiful. From its scenic bay to its diverse and lively neighborhoods, there’s a lot to love about SF. Come along on a virtual tour of the city

An assortment of salad greens — Photo courtesy of iStock / Svetl There are plenty of mouth-watering lettuce-free salads – such as panzanella or caprese – that we’ll gladly devour if placed before us. But when it comes time to build our own, the first thing that most of us reach for is some sort

A man in a crowded restaurant shouts, “Waiter! Waiter! Was there shellfish in this?!” Bluefaced and swollen, his wife tumbles out of her chair gasping for breath. Somebody calls 911, while the husband frantically fishes an EpiPen out of his wife’s purse. A quick shot to her leg, and a few minutes of labored breathing

Note from 10Best: Someday, we’ll all be ready to pack our suitcases again and head out on our next adventures. In the meantime, we’ll keep supporting the places that inspire us. When you want to get away from it all, it’s hard to beat a small town. Whether you’re interested in history, culture, outdoor adventure,

I scream, you scream, we all scream when we read the calories for the suggested serving size of our favorite ice cream. And yet, we can’t bring ourselves to put down the carton. Plenty of brands have acknowledged that struggle, replacing frozen milk and cream with sugar-free and non-dairy alternatives. Satisfying our cravings for the

Photo courtesy of iStock / stevegeer Feats of engineering For centuries, devotees of major religions around the world have been building awe-inspiring structures to honor their gods. Take a look at these 10 seemingly impossible monasteries. Photo courtesy of iStock / Ihor_Tailwind Meteora Monastery | Greece In Greek, Meteora means “suspended in the air,” and

Photo courtesy of ©Tokyo Convention & Visitors Bureau Welcome to Tokyo Old and new collide in Tokyo, Japan’s dazzling metropolis and capital city that spreads out in seemingly endless sprawl in all directions. Take a look at some of the city’s cultural icons and hidden gems through this photo tour. Photo courtesy of ©Y.Shimizu/©JNTO In

Visit Mendocino Fine food, fine wine, and an even finer coastline; Mendocino County, located about halfway between the San Francisco Bay Area and the Oregon border, remains one of our favorite destinations in recent memory. With its abundant natural beauty, incredible shoreline drives, and towering redwoods, it’s less touristy than other scenic parts of California

They say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but have you ever thought about why that might be the case? Aside from being the meal that sets the tone for the day, the Crossmodal Research Laboratory at Oxford University‘s studies suggest that breakfast can help with cognitive performance and stabilize our

Jul. 3rd, 2020 Paradise is a cliché term bandied about when the natural landscape in front of the viewer is beyond any other descriptor. The South Island of New Zealand is such place of crisp fresh air, majestic snow-capped alpine mountains, emerald forests, and crystal-clear fjord lakes where to describe it as paradise could be

A few years back, one of my friends picked up an issue of a local magazine. You know, the kind that you find in dentists’ offices and in Jiffy Lube waiting rooms. Its cover story was about the surprising number of hot dog joints that are scattered throughout our mid-sized Southern city, and it gave

Note from 10Best: The restaurants listed in this article may be limited to takeout or delivery only at the moment. Call ahead to find out what’s available. Although French cuisine may not necessarily be top of mind when you think about Los Angeles, the city has its fair share of innovative casual bistros, authentic bakeries

Photo courtesy of iStock / suesmith2 Go wildlife spotting Visiting our country’s national parks puts you in the middle of stunning natural landscapes, but it’s the critters that call these parks home that really put the “wild” in wilderness.  Here are just 10 examples of amazing animals you can see across the nation. Photo courtesy

Note from 10Best: Someday, we’ll all be ready to pack our suitcases again and head out on our next adventures. In the meantime, we’ll keep supporting the places that inspire us. Please check individual hotel websites for the latest updates. A quick glance at travel expenses from your last trip will likely reveal that one

Photo courtesy of iStock / JohnnyGreig Welcome to Rio Look at Rio de Janeiro from just about any angle, and it’s easy to see why it’s nicknamed the Cidade Maravilhosa. Surrounded by tropical mountain landscapes and white sand beaches, this city of over six million people enjoys views known the world over and a joie