Winter Travel

Most people tell you to visit Chicago in summer. They’re not wrong, but they’re missing something. A winter weekend here is cheaper, quieter and honestly cozier than you’d expect, as long as you dress for it and plan your days around a few warm places to duck into. Here’s how to spend two days in

Most people visit Boston in the fall. Fair enough, it’s lovely. But winter is when the city quietly gets better. The crowds vanish, hotel prices drop by a third or more, and the old brick streets look like a Christmas card after a snowfall. It’s cold, I won’t pretend otherwise. January highs sit around freezing

People picture Denver in winter as a frozen tundra. It isn’t. The city sits on the plains, east of the mountains, and gets far more sunshine than you’d expect. A snowstorm can drop half a foot overnight and by the next afternoon it’s 50 degrees and people are on patios. That’s the trick to Denver

Some winter trips are about adrenaline. This isn’t that list. These are the places you go to sit by a fire with a hot drink, walk through a small town under fresh snow, and not check your email. Six getaways across the country, all of which do winter well, whether you ski or not. A

New York in winter is really two different trips. December is the movie version: the tree, the windows, skaters under the skyscrapers, and more people than you thought could fit on a pavement. January and February are quieter, colder and much cheaper. Both are worth doing. Here are eight things that are at their best

Let’s get this out of the way: Chicago in winter is cold. Not “bring a jumper” cold. January averages a high around 31F, and the wind off Lake Michigan can make it feel well below zero. But here’s what nobody tells you. It’s also the cheapest time of year for hotels, the lines at the