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In 1956, the philanthropist Laurance Rockefeller donated 5,000 acres of St. John, more than two-thirds of the island, to form the Virgin Islands National Park. He had come to St. John on a sailing trip only four years prior. Enraptured by its beauty, he started buying up large swaths of land to ensure that it would never be developed. An additional 170 acres would be set aside to create...

In 1892 a young employee of the Canadian Pacific Railroad named Thomas Wilson came upon a gem of a lake in the Canadian Rockies that sat beneath a towering glacier. He would write in his journal: "As God is my judge, I never in all my explorations saw such a matchless scene." Taking his recommendation, Canadian Pacific would build a one-story log cabin to serve as a hotel for guests who...

Club Med, the company that brought the all-inclusive product to travelers over a half-century ago, has undergone a major transformation this past decade. Look no further than its Ixtapa property on Mexico's Pacific Coast, where you'll notice that those wild singles' parties on the beach have been replaced by activities staff pushing baby strollers. Yes, those singles are now couples on the...

Host to golf's Ryder Cup in 1991, Kiawah Island is more than just one of the top locales in America for golfing. A mere 30 minutes from Charleston, South Carolina, the barrier island boasts ten miles of sublime Atlantic beachfront bordered by sweetgrass and dunes. Families can spend hours walking the sand to scour for seashells or swim in the warm waters and maybe catch a glance of dolphins...

Inspired by the log and stone architecture of the national-park lodges, the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch is much more refined than its rustic predecessors out West. At the 9,000-foot base of