Itineraries
Echo Park in Two Hours: Lake Paths and Nearby Streets
For two hours in Echo Park, start at the northeast edge of Echo Park Lake, where Park Avenue meets Echo Park Avenue. Follow the lakeside path
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ItinerariesMorningside Heights Walk: Art, Cathedrals and the Hudson
New York can change scale without asking you to leave Manhattan. Around Morningside Heights, a townhouse museum, an enormous cathedral, a church tower and a presidential
ItinerariesEast Side Gallery and Oberbaumbrücke: a walk along the Spree
Combine the East Side Gallery and Oberbaumbrücke in a two-hour walk: start at Ostbahnhof, reach the gallery’s western end on Mühlenstrasse, follow the paintings
ItinerariesUpper West Side Architecture Walk: Four Remarkable Homes
An Upper West Side architecture walk can focus on four apartment buildings rather than on a museum timetable or a search for famous residents. The Dakota,
ItinerariesA Different Central Park: Belvedere to Conservatory Garden
For a different Central Park walk, start at Belvedere Castle and head north towards Conservatory Garden. The appeal is the change of scenery: a miniature castle
ItinerariesYour First Evening in Verona: a Short Arrival Walk
For a first evening in Verona, see the Arena from outside, walk from Piazza Bra along Via Roma to Castelvecchio, then finish near Porta Borsari. Allow
ItinerariesVenice Through Textiles, Costume and Perfume: Mocenigo to Fortuny
Explore Venice through textiles, costume and perfume by pairing Palazzo Mocenigo with the Fortuny Museum. Begin in Santa Croce, cross the Grand Canal on the Rialto
ItinerariesA rainy day in El Born: Picasso, history and short walks
A rainy morning in El Born can explore two different ways of seeing Barcelona: through Picasso’s work first, then through traces of the old city
ItinerariesHanseatic Bruges: A Walk Through the Merchant Quarter
Explore Hanseatic Bruges on a compact walk from the old exchange corner to the Burghers’ Lodge, Jan van Eyckplein and Oosterlingenplein. Allow about 90 minutes to
RecommendationsMusical London: Handel, Hendrix, the Beatles or Instrument History?
Musical London can mean entering a musician’s former home, visiting a familiar record-cover location or discovering how instruments make and reproduce sound. Those are
ItinerariesBernauer Strasse: a walk through the Berlin Wall Memorial
To understand the Berlin Wall as a border that divided everyday life, begin at Nordbahnhof and follow Bernauer Strasse through the memorial. Allow around two hours
ItinerariesRunyon Canyon in Two Hours: Choose a Walk That Suits You
Runyon Canyon is best approached as a walk with climbing, exposed sections and a necessary return, even though Hollywood is close by. For a first visit