On a hot Washington day, smaller sections can be more rewarding than one continuous monument walk. Choose one outdoor focus in the morning, one museum for
Rain in Washington does not require an urgent new itinerary filled with indoor stops. Often, choosing one museum area, reducing the approach outside and leaving time
Washington with a teenager does not have to begin with a lecture about the sights they ought to enjoy. Offer a choice between three interests instead:
A short walk in Pisa can connect two very different artistic languages: Keith Haring's Tuttomondo and the Romanesque church of San Paolo a Ripa
A family half day in Washington works best around one interest rather than several compulsory museums. Making something, looking at fossils and observing living plants are
If you have time for only one Smithsonian museum in Washington, choose the subject that will hold your attention rather than the institution with the longest
For a short introduction to southern Pisa, begin at Logge dei Banchi, turn towards Piazza Chiara Gambacorti, then connect Santo Sepolcro with Via San Martino and
An evening in downtown Washington can begin with a small walk that leads comfortably to the theatre you have chosen. Warner Theatre, the National Theatre, Woolly
For a relaxed evening in Pisa, walk a loop along the Arno between Ponte di Mezzo and Ponte Solferino. Follow the north bank west past palace
Washington’s architecture is more varied than a continuous procession of domes and columns. One selective day can compare the U.S. Capitol, the National Gallery
For three days in Pisa, give the first to Miracles Square and the historic centre, the second to the south bank and ancient ships museum, and
Outdoor sculpture offers a different Washington art experience from a continuous sequence of museum rooms. At the National Gallery of Art’s Sculpture Garden, works are
