Immediately upon entering the walled garden, you will be transported from Yonkers to lands far away. This is only the beginning of the journey through the Untermeyer Park and Garden off of North Broadway in Yonkers.

Whether you’re feeding them, walking alongside them, or simply observing their calm presence in the fields, the experience feels both grounding and memorable.

iMajor and Mrs. James H. Dooley transformed rough fields and pastures into a showplace many American millionaires were creating during the Gilded Age.

Motorbikes surge through the streets like rivers of silver and black, street vendors call out over the constant hum of traffic, and towering skyscrapers rise unexpectedly above faded French-colonial facades.

Nemours, the former 300-acre estate of Alfred I. du Pont, is named after the du Pont ancestral home in north central France. The 102-room French chateau-style mansion, designed by Carrere and Hastings, and built between 1909 and 1910, was a gift from Alfred to his second wife, Alicia.

Originally dug by villagers in Cu Chi District during resistance against French colonial forces in the late 1940s, the tunnel network was later expanded extensively during the 1960s and used throughout the Vietnam War.

At first, they seem like weathered stone columns. Then you look closer… and the stone is looking back at you.

There are places that impress you—and then there are places that completely humble you. Angkor Wat in Cambodia does both.

Hidden deep within the Angkor Archaeological Park, Ta Prohm feels less like a monument and more like a rediscovered secret.

Standing there, it’s impossible not to feel small — and completely awestruck. There’s a stillness at the summit that makes you aware of how ancient and immense this landscape is.

In “The Great Gatsby”, F. Scott Fitzgerald described this area as “a valley of ashes”. It would later be transformed into the 1,200-acre site where the world would converge in 1939, to witness highlights that included exhibitions by companies like General Electric, IBM, RCA, Borden, American Tobacco and Coca Cola.

Coe Hall is the 65-room centerpiece of the 409-acre Planting Fields Historic State Park located in Oyster Bay, New York. The estate was originally landscaped by Frederick Law Olmsted, featuring greenhouses, rolling lawns, formal gardens, woodland paths and outstanding plant collections.

Westbook Farms started when William Bayard Cutting purchased the George C. Lorillard estate on the Connetiquot River in the Long Island town of Great River. Cutting was a New York City lawyer and sugar beet refiner, who made his fortune in railroads and in the development of the Red Hook, Brooklyn waterfront.

This small historic Victorian-style town, nestled in the Lehigh Mountains, is definitely worth exploring. The town’s main commercial streets are Broadway and Race Street with charming old buildings, some maintained, some restored. The coal mining and railroad town was founded in 1818, and named Mauch Chunk (derived from the Indian words meaning “bear mountain”).

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.

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.

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

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

Often called the “Iceland’s Capital of the North,” Akureyri offers a charming mix of culture, small-town comfort, and easy access to nature.

Traveling here felt less like sightseeing and more like stepping into a living, breathing National Geographic scene.