Scope out riverscape views from the world’s longest pedestrian bridge and bike through bucolic woods in this revitalized Hudson Valley city.

Dance all night in this cheap, cosmopolitan Mexican city.

From weekly jazz performances to lo-fi indie shows, this once-decaying football town has become a new hot spot for music. Here’s what to tune in to this fall.

Musical nods to heritage, whichever yours may be.

Jazz trio or string quartet? Pop D.J. or bluegrass band? Here, options arranged by cost and musical proclivity.

The nation's most-visited national park is replete with remote outdoor adventures, especially in spring.

Bad-boy front man Scott Weiland helms Stone Temple Pilots once again. R.E.M. play from their first great album in a decade. McCarren Park Pool gives us one last season of musical pleasures in the shallow end. Yes, this summer's concert season is unprecedentedly scorching. Here's your reminder to get tickets before they evaporate.

Tired of indiscriminate boozing and tepid corned beef on St. Patrick's Day? Fight back with our picks for raucous Celtic bands, a 30-bar drink-athon, Gaelic steak — and Irish pubs where you'll meet an actual Emerald Isler.

Serious about making the last moments of 2007 count? Spend them taking in the drunkest Guns N’ Roses tribute band, the most rockin’ improvised musical, or the world’s very best house D.J.

Brooklyn Lager isn't found on tap in this part of the borough. Shoot-em-up hole-in-the-walls of lore are hard to find, too. Instead, stumble into these Bed-Stuy drinking establishments that have flashy dance floors and a preference for top-shelf booze. Plus, one hole-in-the-wall just for kitsch