Red Hook makes a rewarding separate outing in Brooklyn when you want contemporary art, traces of the working port and time beside open water. Keep the
A first Barcelona trip often begins with a long list: the Sagrada Família, Gaudí, the old town, a museum, a market and the sea. Names alone
For Venice on a small budget, build your day around one paid experience and spend the remaining time exploring on foot. This plan starts at Rialto’
London’s architecture becomes more interesting when you ask what a building wanted to say. Michelin House turned a tyre company into a ceramic and stained-
For an evening with one clear destination, cross Ponte Pietra and go up to the outdoor viewpoint at Castel San Pietro. The pleasure is the change
You do not need a long walk to encounter a different side of Los Angeles in Leimert Park. A neighbourhood plaza, a historic theatre and a
Connect Potsdamer Platz and the Kulturforum for a half-day architecture walk through several different versions of central Berlin. The sequence takes in contemporary towers, the
To see all four surviving medieval city gates in Bruges, begin at Smedenpoort, head north to Ezelpoort, continue around the northern and eastern edge to Kruispoort
Poblenou offers a Barcelona walk where the planting can be as interesting as the buildings. In one park, trees and metal structures suggest rooms with open
Westwood suits a cultural half-day built around one museum, time with a few artworks and a walk through selected accessible outdoor spaces at UCLA. The
A subway token and a skyline describe two very different New Yorks. One fits in a display case; the other needs a stretch of river between
Fort Greene is a good choice for a New York outing built around a park and one cultural experience. Begin among the paths and sloping lawns
