Condé Nast Traveler
27 Adult Spring Break Destinations That Might Surprise You
Off-peak destinations with mild weather and fewer crowds, from Antigua to Holland.
Condé Nast TravelerSep 26, 2025
Escape the Cold With These 7 Warm-Weather Destinations
Where to embrace your inner snowbird, from Belize to the Canary Islands.
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- Península de SamanáNeighborhoodHumpback whales pass through until April
- W Punta Cana, Adult All-InclusiveHotelRedefining all-inclusive with top-tier dining
- Eden Roc Cap CanaHotelLuxury resort for families
- Frank Sinatra’s Twin Palms estateSightTour of midcentury and modern architecture
- Palm Springs Vintage MarketMarketTakes place on the first Sunday of every month
- MitchellsMarket760 864 1515 Facebook Tiktok & Instagram mitchellspalmsprings info@mitchellspalmsprings.com Curated Vintage and Iconic…
- The Fine Art of DesignMarketcollected vintage clothing shop in Palm Desert, California established in 2011…
- Joshua Tree National ParkTrailFamous for hiking trails dotted with flora and fauna
- TerraHotelDesert-inspired wellness with salt sauna
- Two Bunch PalmsHotelBathe in mineral waters from a natural spring
- Todos SantosPlace of worshipCreative town with art galleries
- Modernism WeekFestivalHosting the world-renowned Palm Springs celebration of midcentury architecture, design, and culture In the heart of…
- La Sonrisa de la MuerteMuseumEncuentra en nuestra galería la obra de talentosos artistas mexicanos y latinoamericanos Te esperamos en Todos Santos,…
- Sierra de la LagunaTrailHome to stunning trails and swimming holes
- Hotel San CristobalHotelBoutique hotel with vibrant interiors and fresh seafood
- Paradero Todos SantosHotelDesigned around outdoor adventure
- Pérez Art MuseumMuseumMuseum to peek into
- Design DistrictNeighborhoodPlace to spend money
- Fairchild Tropical Botanic GardenSightGarden to have a stroll through
- Goodtime HotelHotelRooftop pool club
- Hoyo AzulSight
- Hoyo ClaroSight
- Bay of La PazSight
- Galeria de Todos SantosMuseum
- Casual ConcoursFestival
- 1956 Ocotillo LodgeHotel
- Playa Los CerritosSight
- Playa San PedroSight
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Smithsonian MagazineJul 31, 2025
In Belize, Maya Descendants Are Reviving an Ancient, Sacred Ballgame
A movement is underway to make pok-ta-pok, the world’s oldest team ballgame, the national sport
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- XunantunichSightarchaeological site dating to Maya civilization
- El CastilloSightgrandest of the site’s temples and palaces
- pok-ta-pokPlaceworld’s oldest team ballgame, nearly lost during colonization
- Yucatec MayaPlaceThere is also a significant diasporic community of Yucatec Maya speakers in San Francisco, though most Maya Americans…
- Popol VuhPlace16th-century recounting of Maya creation stories
- Penn MuseumMuseumarchaeology and anthropology museum
- International Pok-ta-Pok TournamentFestivalsixth tournament in Copán, Honduras, Sept 25-28
- TulaSightsite with 6 excavated pok-ta-pok courts
- El TajínSightsite with 20 excavated pok-ta-pok courts
- CantonaSightsite with 24 excavated pok-ta-pok courts
- TikalSightGuatemala’s best-known Maya settlement with five courts
- Great Ball CourtSight545-foot-long court at Chichén Itzá
- Chichén ItzáSightTerminal Classic Maya city with over a dozen courts
- CaracolSightmajor regional seat of power with largest ball court
- Cahal PechQuartersite with eroded ball court yielding finds
- Mopan River ValleyNeighborhoodlocation of three pok-ta-pok sites
- Journal of Sport for DevelopmentPlacepublished paper on pok-ta-pok revival
- Riviera MayaNeighborhoodincorporated pok-ta-pok into glitzy shows
- Ek BalamPlaceteam name meaning 'black jaguar'
- tasteSightmodern-day open field for playing pok-ta-pok
- Ts’unu’unSightcourt at Jardín Pachamama, Orange Walk
- Jardín PachamamaSightThe Belize Tourism Board (BTB) and the Belize Maya Ancestral Maya Sport Pok-ta-Pok (BMAMSP) celebrated the opening of…
- Orange WalkNeighborhoodmodern headquarters of pok-ta-pok in Belize
- CopánSight
- OlmecsPlace
- Guatemalan HighlandsNeighborhood
- University of Nevada, RenoPlace
- Northern YucatánNeighborhood
- ulamaPlace
- chajchaayPlace
- chaajPlace