God isn’t quite done with the Episcopal Church. That was travel writer Dennis Lennox's impression after a recent trip to Texas took him to the Church of the Incarnation in Dallas. Admittedly, this part of the country is still culturally Christian. The parking lots of most churches across all denominations are considerably fuller than their counterparts elsewhere.
Once an outpost on the early frontier and later a port for steamers carrying tobacco and cotton, this town in northern Tennessee is today a hidden gem.
Sometimes suburbia is the destination. One such suburb is Irving, Texas. Once a bedroom community for Dallas, it has become a destination in its own right.
Overshadowed by artsy-fartsy Taos and Santa Fe, this is New Mexico’s most underrated city.
As the calendar ushers in fall, now is the perfect time to visit Europe.
As I learned during a return visit this summer, the real draw in Plymouth is the centuries of maritime history. It goes well beyond the Mayflower, whose sailing from here 424 years ago on Sept. 16 was a historical fluke.
“Nobody really comes here,” the waiter at my hotel said. “People only stop when they’re driving through.” I heard that a lot during my recent three-night visit to Thunder Bay on the north shore of Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada.
Sweden’s second city is often overlooked. For those willing to make one or even two connections, this city along the Swedish West Coast is well worth the detour.
Medieval cathedral. Check. A quaint small city. Check. Lots of religious history. Check. Checking all the boxes is Lichfield, an underrated city of 32,000 souls in the equally underrated county of Staffordshire.
Having just returned from a visit to San Francisco, I can see why Tony Bennett left his heart there.
