World Footprints

Patrick Henry delivered his iconic “Give me liberty or give me death” speech at the Second Virginia Revolutionary Convention at St. John’s Church in Richmond on March 23, 1775, igniting a spark that fueled the American Revolution. While living in Scotchtown, his only surviving original residence, Henry composed this famous address. The home offers insight into both the histor...

You don’t have to set foot in New Orleans to recognize it. A brass band turns the corner, the rhythm starts low—almost reverent—and then something shifts. The beat lifts, feet follow, and suddenly the street becomes a moving celebration. That’s the Second Line—part procession, part performance, and entirely rooted in the cultural heartbeat of t...

Aaron Kellum gestured toward the Colorado River sliding past the banks of Camp Eddy, a collection of vintage Airstreams and custom tiny homes perched on the water’s edge in Grand Junction, Colorado.

The general manager and former raft guide could have been describing the whole Western Slope when he said, “To be in a place where we get to share that with other people is...

You can barely see the roads within Lanzarote’s Timanfaya National Park—and that’s intentional. When local architect and artist César Manriche designed projects for Lanzarote, one of Spain’s eight Canary Islands, in the 1960s, he homed in on nature, with a clear aim to preserve the island’s landscapes.

The red on the thermometer crept past 30°C. In Chiang Mai, temperatures remain volatile, chilly in the morning and sweltering by afternoon. I was in an air-conditioned restaurant and had a bowl of khao soi before me, its turmeric-gold broth steaming a rich coconut bisque.

The chanting of monks from the nearby temples, fading in and out in an ethereal cadence, was backd...