look, sometimes you just need to cry, and the question is where. not your apartment (your roommates will ask if you're okay), not the subway (though respect to everyone who has cried on the L train), not a coffee shop (the ambient indie folk playlist will somehow make it worse). brooklyn has a specific geography for emotional processing that new york doesn't talk about enough — waterfront piers where the wind gives you a reason to have wet eyes, a 478-acre victorian cemetery where nobody is surprised you're sad, a botanic garden where crying next to the cherry blossoms is basically fine art, and a boardwalk at the end of the earth on a cold tuesday in november where you can be as loud as you want because the ocean doesn't care. this guide is not a joke — these are genuinely the best places in brooklyn to feel something, let it move through you, and come out the other side.
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From Montauk's surf-chic shoreline to Gatsby-coded Gold Coast castles, Long Island is the East Coast's most underrated luxury escape — and yes, I've stayed at all of these (it's research, babe). I hand-picked the properties that hit every aesthetic — coastal grandmother, wellness girlie, dark academia, old-money Americana — so you can stop doom-scrolling Instagram and start booking. IYKYK.
Evanston is a genuinely good food and bar town — it just doesn't get the credit it deserves because Chicago is 30 minutes south and tends to absorb all the attention. But when the 'Cats take a W on the lacrosse field, you don't need to get on the train. From Campagnola's candlelit Italian bistro for the celebration dinner, to Saint Errant Brewing's craft beer hall for the postgame round, to Five & Dime's rooftop when the weather cooperates — Evanston has everything you need to make the win feel as good as it played.
The Upper West Side has one of the most legitimately great sandwich and deli circuits in New York City — this is the neighborhood where Zabar's has been hand-slicing nova salmon since 1934, where Barney Greengrass has been called 'the Sturgeon King' since 1908, and where the question of where to eat a sandwich is genuinely worth taking seriously. This guide runs the full spectrum from the lox-on-a-bialy at the city's oldest fish deli to the pork belly banh mi that a reviewer described as 'almost a perfect sandwich — I eat it once a week,' to Maison Pickle's legendary French dip that comes with its own dipping jus and is impossible to eat neatly.
Nassau County doesn't get enough credit for how good its restaurant scene actually is — between the waterfront tables, the storied steakhouses, and the kind of intimate neighborhood rooms that make you linger over dessert, you have everything you need to make a weeknight feel like the early days again. This guide covers the full spectrum from celebration-worthy fine dining to the kind of cozy, candlelit rooms where you remember why you married her in the first place.
Los Angeles invented the movie palace, the Hollywood cocktail, and the mythology of a city that runs on celluloid and ice — and if you know where to look, you can still find all three intact. This guide pairs the great surviving golden age cinemas with the bars and lounges that existed alongside them, from Tarantino's Vista Theatre in Los Feliz and the Netflix-restored Egyptian to the speakeasy jazz bar in a downtown alley and the 1919 booth where Bogart used to drink.
Tuesday is the new Thursday — calmer rooms, real conversations, no bachelorette party drowning out your term-sheet talk. These are my favorite curated Manhattan's most strategic sip spots: sophisticated enough to pitch your Series A, intimate enough to actually hear each other, and aesthetic enough to discreetly boomerang your espresso martini for the founder timeline.
Boca Raton may be known for polo clubs and pink buildings, but it's also quietly one of the most dog-friendly corners of South Florida — with off-leash parks ranging from a pristine three-section facility right inside city limits to a lakeside paradise and a certified dog beach where your pup can actually get their paws in the Atlantic. Whether your dog is a 10-pound Yorkie who likes to strut or a 90-pound Lab who needs to run full speed for 45 minutes before they'll let you sit down, this guide has the right spot for both of you within 20 miles. Bring water, waste bags, and sunscreen — for yourself.
In New York City, the bacon, egg and cheese on a bagel isn't just breakfast — it's a civic institution, a mood stabilizer, and a litmus test for any neighborhood worth living in. SoHo has gone from no-bagel desert to legit BEC battleground in the past few years, with a scrappy mix of old-school delis, cult-status bagel shops, and next-gen upstarts all throwing down on the same sacred sandwich. This guide cuts through the hype and maps out every spot worth lining up for within walking distance of Spring and Broadway.
Most visitors to the Upper East Side hustle between museum marquees and designer storefronts without ever noticing the gated mews, tucked-away gardens, and forgotten side passages hiding just a half-block off the main drag. This guide pulls back the velvet rope on the UES's most under-the-radar spots — the kind of places old-money locals guard jealously and out-of-towners almost never find. Lace up your walking shoes and prepare to see Manhattan's most storied neighborhood through a completely different lens.
Manhattan has no shortage of pizza opinions, but a very short list of places that would make a Neapolitan grandmother put down her wooden spoon and nod in approval — spots where the dough rises 48 hours, the oven hits 900°F, the San Marzano tomatoes are D.O.P., and the crust blisters and puffs the way God and UNESCO intended. Whether you're chasing the world-ranked best pie on the planet or a neighborhood wood-fired gem that packs as much soul per square inch as anything on Via dei Tribunali, this guide has you covered from the Lower East Side to Harlem. Come hungry, order the Margherita first, and judge everything by the char.
Hell's Kitchen is one of the last neighborhoods in Manhattan where the kitchen is still open at midnight and nobody looks at you like you're a problem. This is the theater district adjacent, 9th Avenue food corridor that has been feeding post-show audiences, industry workers, and night people for decades — and the guide covers the spots that are actually still seating and serving a real dinner when the rest of the city is clearing tables.
Hell's Kitchen is one of the last neighborhoods in Manhattan where the kitchen is still open at midnight and nobody looks at you like you're a problem. This is the theater district adjacent, 9th Avenue food corridor that has been feeding post-show audiences, industry workers, and night people for decades — and the guide covers the spots that are actually still seating and serving a real dinner when the rest of the city is clearing tables.
Mother Nature is awesome my list of things to do when driving through Virginia
If you want to know the hidden gems of an area ask a waiter or waitress. We got the best recommendations for breakfast and how to experience the history of Charleston by horse and carriage.
We are on a family roadtrip to Charleston and did a stop over in Washington. We had a great breakfast and got on scooters and explored all the historic experiences in Washington. The 0 Museum is awesome. You can literally get lost in this place. It was a highlight of our stop in Washington
Absolutely love wildwood for a family trip
There is no city like NYC especially during the holidays