As you stroll along the sidewalks, you pass elegant buildings with iron balconies, colorful shop windows, and cafes where people sit talking for hours.

The capital of France sits along the River Seine in northern France and is often called “the City of Light” because of its historic role in art, learning, and innovation.

The 50-acre Sonnenberg Gardens and Mansion State Historic Park is located in Canandaigua, New York. The historic park contains the former summer mansion, a collection of period garden architecture, nine formal and informal gardens, statuary, and a greenhouse complex. The property is a gift to New York State from philanthropists Frederick Ferris and Mary Clark Thompson.

For decades, this picturesque town has attracted legendary artists, writers, and musicians, including icons like Freddie Mercury and Charlie Chaplin.

The Dyker Heights Holiday display has become one of the most sought out New York attraction during the holiday season.

Stockholm’s City Hall is one of the city’s most iconic Swedish landmarks, designed by Ragnar Östberg and officially opened in 1923.

George C. Boldt, a millionaire associated with the Waldorf Astoria and the Bellevue-Stratford Hotels in New York City, built this 120-room castle to display his love for his wife, Louise, on picturesque Hart Island, which he re-named Heart Island.

Located in the heart of the Old Town, Maison Tavel is the oldest private residence still standing in Geneva — a rare surviving example of medieval civil architecture in Switzerland.

Stockholm strikes a rare balance between cosmopolitan and cozy. It’s a capital without the chaos…

Grand Cayman is the largest of the Cayman Islands, a British Territory, and Georgetown is the capital city, and major cruise ship port.

One devoted to faith, the other to science — one vertical and monumental, the other scholarly and orderly. Yet together they form a perfect pair, each integral to Montpellier’s identity.

Permanent, special, and rotating exhibitions guide you through the city’s layered history, spanning topics such as urban life, culture, social activism, labor movements, civil rights, abolition, fashion, theater, and New York in films.

Once a major Roman colony, Nîmes thrived as an important stop along the Via Domitia, the Roman road that connected Italy to Spain.

Notre-Dame des Doms has survived sieges, religious wars, and the political upheavals of the French Revolution.

The Riga Art Nouveau Center was once the home of renowned architect Konstantins Peksens and was built in 1903.

From its tranquil canals and cobblestone streets to bold contemporary architecture and world-class cuisine, Copenhagen radiates a laid-back Scandinavian sophistication.

Tucked into the sun-drenched, Italian-speaking corner of southern Switzerland, Lugano feels like a place caught between two worlds — part Swiss precision, part Mediterranean soul.

By 1859 the town had already become a fashionable summer retreat. In 1864 came the bet that changed everything. Innkeeper Johannes Badrutt challenged his British guests to return in winter.

Originally built as a monastery for the Franciscans in the late 13th century, the church transitioned into a royal burial church after the Protestant Reformation.

A trip to Mount Pilatus isn’t just a scenic excursion — it’s a blend of adventure, nature, legend, and awe-inspiring beauty.