Even with Tanglewood concerts and the Williamstown Theater Festival winding down, the art scene keeps this New England culture capital humming well into autumn.

With a spate of revamped hotels and upgraded kitchens, a robust local art scene, and those ever-gorgeous beaches, the summer perennial has rarely looked better.

It's not just a dusty museum to Springsteen. The Jersey-shore town offers a colorful collage of gay hangouts, restored Victoriana, and edgy art galleries.

Indulge in late-night rumba in this up-and-coming Colombian city.

The Jersey Shore’s much-maligned gambling town is finally shedding its dumpy reputation.

Long Island’s easternmost village has the same ocean views, sandy beaches, and fresh-fish obsession as the Hamptons. With one difference: You don’t need tons of cash to enjoy them.

The spa-centric city slashes rates starting in June, making the Vegas-style pools, organic body treatments, and chic restaurants a lot more affordable.

The Texas oil metropolis has emerged as an international art destination with a suddenly hip (yes, hip) museum district.

Skip the kitsch by the falls and head instead to Niagara-on-the-Lake, where old-world charms meet pretty bike paths and a burgeoning wine scene.

With its rugged beauty and bohemian vibe, the coastline south of Monterey, California, represents the antithesis to urban living. Think tree-house hotels, kelp forests, and coed, naked hot springs.