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Eat. Dough Enjoy Neapolitan and American style pizzas with fresh fior di latte.

Stay. The Gunter Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel↗ Book a storied stay at this historic hotel, a winner of the 2026 Historic Hotels of America Awards.

AfarOct 16, 2026

The 9 Best Historic Hotels in the United States in 2026 and Why Each Is Worth Traveling For

Book a storied stay at one of these winners of the 2026 Historic Hotels of America Annual Awards of Excellence.

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Condé Nast TravelerOct 9

17 Best US Family Vacation Spots to Get Everyone Off Their Phone and Spending Time Together

From Cape Cod to Charleston, these destinations promise fun for the whole family.

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Atlas ObscuraSep 30

The Best Haunted Hotels to Book for a Spooky Getaway

Nothing beats staying in a hotel whose suites hold some stories — especially if they’re of the spooky variety. The same friends who roll their eyes at mentions of luxury amenities and amazing views will be wide-eyed when you tell them about the ghost you accidentally ate breakfast with, the wailings you heard on your way to the icebox, or your run-in with an uncanny Victorian woman wearing all…

13 hotels in this story
  • The Stanley HotelHotelEstes Park, United Statesinspired Stephen King's "The Shining"
  • Hotel Alex JohnsonHotelRapid City, United Statesbuilt in 1927 to attract high society to Mount Rushmore
  • The Marshall HouseHotelSavannah, United StatesSavannah's oldest hotel, established in 1851
  • 1886 Crescent Hotel and SpaHotelEureka Springs, United Statesstaff lead daily ghost tours
  • The Drovers InnHotelArgyll and Bute, United Kingdomrural Scottish inn on the edge of Loch Lomond
  • The Lodge at Hot Lake SpringsHotelLa Grande, United StatesA haunted hot springs hotel that went from healing retreat to asylum before it was restored.
  • Gran Hotel BolivarHotelLima, Peruswankiest place to stay in Lima in its heyday
  • St. James HotelHotelCimarron, United Statesoffered weary travelers a place to rest their heads
  • The Mermaid InnHotelRye, United Kingdomquaint inn with over 600 years of history
  • Hotel del CoronadoHotelSan Diego, United Statesself-proclaimed birthplace of the American beach vacation
  • Clown MotelMotelTonopah, United Statesfully embraces its role as nightmare fodder
  • The Mizpah HotelHotelTonopah, United Statesrestored to its former glory after sitting abandoned
  • The Aztec HotelHotelSan Diego, United States
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Atlas ObscuraSep 14

Cryptid Tourism: The Best Museums, Destinations & Festivals Across America

What is a cryptid? A cryptid is an animal whose existence has been suggested but not proven by science—creatures like Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, the Chupacabra, and the Jersey Devil. The term comes from cryptozoology, the study of “hidden animals.” Quick Reference: Cryptid Destinations at a Glance Destination Location Cryptid Hours Admission Access Notes International Cryptozoology Museum…

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Lonely PlanetAug 26

The Best Día de Muertos Celebrations in the United States

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National GeographicJan 6

The best pizza spots in the U.S. that aren't in New York or Chicago

New York City has more pizzerias with more variety than any other city in America. Meanwhile, Chicago has its own deep-dish style that no New York pizza spot has been able to successfully replicate.

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  • DoughRestaurant12-inch pies come out in 90 seconds, split between Neapolitan and American
  • Elsewhere
  • Frank Pepe Pizzeria NapoletanaRestaurantNew Haven, United StatesInvented the clam pie in the mid-20th century
  • Mission Pizza NapoletanaRestaurantWinston-Salem, United StatesJames Beard-nominated chef Peyton Smith touches the wood-fired oven
  • PARMRestaurantOshkosh, United StatesChef Andy Saray Presents PARM - a boutique restaurant highlighting Neapolitan style wood-fired pizzas and other…
  • Pizzeria BiancoRestaurantPhoenix, United StatesJames Beard Award-winning chef opened his namesake pizzeria in the mid-1990s
  • Pizzeria VetriRestaurantPhiladelphia, United StatesWe created Pizzeria Vetri to celebrate the art of authentic pizza making.
  • Guantonio'sRestaurantLodi, United States
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Atlas ObscuraOct 14, 2025

Sam Sanders: How to Become a Nature Girly

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , and all major podcast apps. Dylan Thuras: So obviously we’re going to be talking about place and the way that place impacts who you are. I would love to hear about growing up in Texas. Sam Sanders: I grew up around San Antonio in the San Antonio greater metro area. And my home-home-hometown is this little town called Seguin, Texas, which is abo…

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National GeographicOct 30, 2014

10 of the World’s Most Haunted Cities

These notoriously frightful cities are beset with ghastly, ghostly close encounters. Glasgow, Scotland: Glasgow is home to the sprawling Southern Necropolis (“City of the Dead”), the resting place of ...

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  • The AlamoParkThe Battle of the Alamo was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.
  • Elsewhere
  • Centro de Arte Reina SofíaArts centreMadrid, SpainCentral building was formerly a hospital
  • Linares PalaceSightMadrid, SpainOnce wracked by family scandal
  • Southern NecropolisSightGlasgow, United KingdomResting place of approximately a quarter million souls
  • Diplomat HotelHotelBaguio, PhilippinesNow abandoned, said to be haunted by nuns
  • Hotel KurrajongHotelCanberra, AustraliaRoom 214 haunted by former Prime Minister Ben Chifley
  • Old Parliament HouseAttractionCanberra, AustraliaAnother of Canberra's haunted spots
  • torture museumMuseumSighișoara, RomaniaRegales visitors with tools of 'Vlad the Impaler’s' trade
  • Holy Trinity ChurchPlace of worshipSighișoara, RomaniaMedieval city's church reached by covered stairway
  • Ypsilon bridgeSightDrammen, Norway
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