Chow Down in Hudson
- By Sierra Tishgart
- With a spate of adventurous new restaurants, stylish inns, and well-curated boutiques opening, the upstate town’s buzzing even in the chillier months.
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By Emma Sloley
Bypass the overcrowded wineries to visit family-run farms and dairies producing some of the country’s best cheddars and chèvres.
Tri-State Area
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Savor the Season in Millbrook -
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Taste Fall Flavors on Martha’s Vineyard -
After the summer crowds fold up their umbrellas is when this island really shines: Water temperatures rise, hotel rates drop, and the culinary scene takes off during the fall harvest.
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With rehabbed architectural gems, stylish hotels, and innovative new restaurants, the upstate city now has far more to recommend outside of chicken wings.
West
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Find New Southwestern Style in Santa Fe -
With an impressive contemporary art scene, imaginative restaurants, and sleekly updated hotels, the city has moved far beyond its rep as a snowbird's paradise.
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Take a Fresh Look at the Western Sierra Nevada -
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South
Take a Breath of Fresh Air in Houston-
Long known as the country’s oil capital, the Bayou City is experiencing a downtown renaissance, investing in new green space, impressive public art, and reinvigorated historic places.
Explore History and Good Eats in Wilmington-
With newly restored sights in North Carolina’s largest historic district, plus creative New Southern restaurants and elegant inns, the riverfront town is looking like the new Savannah.
Midwest
Uncover Urban Cool in Kansas City-
Everything’s up to date in this former railroad town: a blossoming culture and art scene, a newly hip industrial neighborhood, and food that goes beyond barbecue.
Check Out Cincinnati’s New Cool-
Long known for its industrial past, the city is getting new life from craft breweries, bold new restaurants, and a major neighborhood transformed.
International
Go Drink Up and Rock Out in Belfast-
The city now has off-kilter charm to spare: high-design hotels, a lively music scene, and a wealth of new spots to enjoy a craft pint.
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The ever-evolving city has become an aesthete's ideal, with austerely designed hotels, a cooperative local fashion scene, and restaurants offering far more than whale.
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The Travel Planner
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Forget Paris ... and London, and Berlin, and Beijing Head to these lesser-known cities for equally fine wine, just-as-ancient architecture, and even-more-secret warehouse parties.
NORTHEAST U.S.
Hudson Valley
Beacon is host to a slew of new independent galleries, art cafés, and design stores.
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Camden, Maine
Skip lobster in favor of the town’s vineyards, farm markets, and cooking schools.
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Boston Harbor
The revitalized waterfront is packed with luxury hotels and great restaurants.
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Montauk
A crush of newly renovated hotels, boutiques, and off-the-beaten-path seafood spots are revitalizing the classic beach town.
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