North America

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in north America, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

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Ghostly goings on in San Antonio

Considering San Antonio’s past, when it comes to ghosts and such like, you are pretty much spoilt for choice.

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Original Ninfa’s on Navigation.

Considering the size of Houston, this traditional nondescript Mexican restaurant tucked away on a nondescript road just off interstate 59 has a reputation so good people come from miles away to eat here.This is Original Ninfa’s on Navigation.

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Weekend in Austin. Just what you unexpected.

The packed crowd in Austin’s legendary Continental Club were watching The Whiskey Sisters strut their country rock stuff and clearly loving every minute of it. This is what a weekend in Austin should be like.

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Muhammad Ali boyhood home

There’s a small clapboard house in an ordinary residential street in a predominantly black area on the west side of Louisville, Kentucky.
It has seen better days that’s for sure, but to the people who still live there, it’s home. There’s a small front lawn dominated by an old big tree and the little garden out back has a little rusted bike lying on its side. Its all unremarkable, but 63 years ago a very remarkable young man grew up there and became one of the most famous men in the whole world. This was the Muhammad Ali boyhood home and I was standing right outside the front door having a moment.

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Houmas House, New Orleans. Just a sweet sweet southern belle.

Kevin Kelly was in an expansive mood. After all, it was lunch time and we were enjoying some of his fine southern hospitality courtesy of cuisine wizard, Jeremy Langlois .

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Chicago museums you’ve never thought to visit

Chicago museums appeal to both visitors with a checklist of major cultural highlights and those who are after something different. Choose Chicago have put together three little known museums that bring visitors even closer to the city’s history and culture.

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