Urban Escapes

Senior editor Sarah Gilbert Fox visits a pair of classic Big Apple hotels— one old, one new.

With its unparalleled luxury and location, you can live like a Raj at the Taj.

A week at the beach may be the ideal vacation for some, but for those with less time— or less interest in the crowds and sun— a day or two in D.C. can prove to be just as satisfying.

Our writer travels 90 miles to the north to sample the stuff that makes Philadelphia truly a beer lover's mecca. During Philly's Beer Week, you can do the same.

The longtime beach resort-cum-East Coast gambling mecca undergoes its latest transformation— into a high-end pampering and luxury destination.

God dag! If you have Scandinavian DNA— or if you just like fun, cultural vacations— this New York City trip is perfect for you.

Part theater, part scavenger hunt, and a whole lot of fun, Accomplice: New York and five other unique walking tours give visitors a new way to discover the Big Apple.

If you’ve booked accommodations for Cal Ripken’s induction into the Hall of Fame, consider yourself lucky. If you haven’t, consider visiting lovely Cooperstown when thousands of Orioles fans aren’t crowding the streets.

From displays of ancient condoms to high-tech love toys, New York's Museum of Sex takes its stimulating subject matter very seriously.

'Rocky Balboa' opens in theaters this month. Here's a Rocky tour of Philadelphia to get you in shape for round six.

A former Manhattan fashion maven maps a tour of her favorite shopping haunts.

Our writer goes in search of midtown Manhattan theaters that offer quality productions at a quarter the price of Broadway. By Susan Laubach

In search of fun holiday shopping— in a vibrant downtown— our writer heads up I-95 to Philadelphia, 'The Next Great American City.'

For colorful ethnic neighborhoods, great restaurants, interesting museums— and prices far cheaper than Manhattan— head to Brooklyn, the 'Baltimore of New York.'

It's a non-stop stream of parties, screenings and celebrity sightings, as Charm City film folks (plus a few who just want to have fun) descend on the tiny burg of Park City, Utah.

From Andy Warhol's wild creations to Primanti Bros.' gut-busting sandwiches to the gleaming opulence of grand dame hotels, there's plenty to discover in Pittsburgh, once dubbed 'hell with the lid off.'

A couple's escape to Alexandria's Morrison House prompts plenty of pampering, polishing and an anniversary party.

If a 24-hour train ride from Washington to Chicago sounds like a crazy idea, how about going round trip in one long weekend? As our writer discovers, it's all about the romance of the rails.