The biggest challenge when visiting this historic coastal town is not deciding what to do. For me, at least, the problem was figuring out what to reluctantly omit.

My daughter circled the sun, bobbing around the yellow mosaic tile work at the bottom of the pool. Everywhere in the Royal Baths, the water was no deeper than 3 feet, which meant that my 9-year-old could touch the bottom wherever she happened to float.

Take it from me, first impressions aren’t necessarily the best impressions when you arrive at an all-inclusive resort after a long day of traveling. After a seven-hour trip on two flights from our home in Boston, my family and I were famished by the time we got to the Riu Palace Tropical Bay Resort in Negril, Jamaica. We headed straight for the snack bar, where the pasta had gone soggy. What looked to be busloads of Canadians stood in the water at the swim-up bar, drinking gallons of alcohol in oversize mugs.

Dutch burghers from the 17th century would feel right at home on this two-block stretch once called Brewers Street.

As our culture learns more and thinks differently about the past, Williamsburg has grown with us. Since 2006, that enterprise has taken a turn for the theatrical.

She likes sweet wine; I like dry. She enjoys lying in the sun; I prefer to stroll the shoreline. She’s cold-natured; I’m warm.

Amelia Earhart may have been the best-known woman pilot of her day, but she wasn’t the first and arguably wasn’t the best.

Narrow cobblestone streets, imposing city walls and centuries-old buildings and squares are reminders of the city’s past under the Spanish Crown.

Taking it slow in the Abacos, where one of everything is just enough.

These locales add up to a celebration of the old-fashioned printed word.

A weekend built around dining in this New England city tantalizes.

Come for a walk along the 100-mile-long Lake Wales Ridge that begins just south of Disney World.

Visiting the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation in the Everglades entails a few Seminole traditions and a lot of not-so-cuddly animals.

This river city has emerged from its steel-making era to offer tourists a wide array of dining and cultural choices.

From the World of Coca-Cola downtown to the Pine Mountain Wild Animal Safari well outside the city, Atlanta has entertainment for families.

Naples, the Everglades and Marco Island form the Paradise Coast, which offers plenty to do for children and adults.

This will not be a day of nibbling little bites of this piled atop that, drizzled with a reduction of whatever and topped with an adorable foam.

With contemporary music, dance and theater, festival organizers hope to take people outside their cultural comfort zone.

As this city marks its 100th anniversary, friends celebrate its open beach, historic buildings and a hoppin’ downtown.

The Chicago Architecture Foundation offers 85 architectural tours of the city on foot, by boat and by Segway.

Here’s a map to one movie star’s home: Winter, the dolphin who lost her tail and is soon to be onscreen in ‘Dolphin Tale,’ is a resident of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

Following the Hudson River School Art Trail is instructive, inspirational and arduous.

The author’s ‘little postage stamp of native soil,’ it turns out, is well worth writing about.

Playa del Carmen has grown quickly since Hurricane Wilma struck in 2005, but remains friendly and laid-back.

Summer and late fall are when you can afford a romantic weekend at a luxury hotel in Palm Beach. And even though many events are on hiatus until The Season, there is no lack of things to do.

It’s easy to understand why British cannons still jealously point in every direction from the old stone forts.

Legendary rocker Keith Richards was out of uniform. No dangling cigarette, no wailing guitar, no stormy look. As a matter of fact, he was grinning. And scratching the tummy of a shaggy black munchkin of a dog.