Caroline Eubanks

teamLab Planets Transports Art Lovers to a New Universe
In the past few years, the term “immersive art experience” has been applied a bit too liberally, to abandoned convention centers and malls with famous artists’ work projected onto blank walls. Van Gogh, Picasso, and Monet all got this special treatment, where visitors could walk amongst the moving images, popularized after appearing in a 2020 Netflix series. You couldn’t open Instagram without seeing people you knew posing in front of on...

Sips you won’t forget in the Japanese capital of cocktails
While many travelers come to Japan to experience the cuisine, Tokyo is one of the best places in the world for cocktail lovers. Not only does it have several spaces ranked by Asia’s 50 Best Bars, but the bar professionals in the city treat each concoction like a work of art.
The level of service and precision is unmatched, whether you’re talking about an upscale hotel lounge or a dive in a densely packed Roppongi alley. But that doesn...

Photograph courtesy of Hop City
Hop City was one of the first businesses to open at Krog Street Market in 2014 and, more than 10 years later, is still a flagship within the popular food hall. The company was a bottle shop first, selling craft beer from Atlanta’s burgeoning craft beer scene, along with wine, before opening the bar with its bountiful draft taps and cocktail program. The current drink menu, launched in August, has several drinks created by some of the city’s most popular street ...

Hearing the phrase “blue curaçao” elicits memories of a certain time or maybe even a specific drink. You’re probably thinking of the Blue Hawaii, created by bartender Harry Yee in 1957 at the (now Hilton) Hawaiian Village. It was a recipe created for a bartending competition sponsored by the Dutch company Lucas Bols. The ingredient also appeared heavily in the colorful drinks of the 1980s (we see you, Chili’s Radical Rita) and layered shooters of the ’90s.
The liqueur dates back to the 1920s ...

Several American cities are recognized for their drinks and their role in the way we imbibe. New Orleans has the Sazerac, the Ramos Gin Fizz, and a half-dozen others. San Francisco is the home of the original Irish coffee, and its neighbor across the bridge, Oakland, created the Mai Tai. Washington, D.C., has the Rickey. But what about Atlanta?
Several American cities are recognized for their drinks and their role in the way we imbibe. New Orleans has the Sazerac, the Ramos Gin Fizz, and a ha...

“This is a significant and powerful way for destinations to foster a deeper, more accurate understanding of local history.”
For the Indigenous people of America, a name isn’t just a recognition of the original inhabitants; it’s a way to connect with generations of history. In Macon, new street signs in Muscogee (Creek) and English renew the long-broken ties following the tribe’s removal on the Trail of Tears over a century before.
Getting a table at Owamni is one of Minneapolis’ hardest reser...

For generations of Atlantans, Agatha’s – A Taste of Mystery was the place to celebrate birthdays and to impress out-of-town guests. Opened in 1988 across from the Fox Theatre the dinner theater was listed in just about every guidebook for visitors, even attracting celebrities for five-course dinners and interactive performances. The 1996 Olympics bid — and the international attention it would bring — were still years away, but you wouldn’t know it on any given weekend at Agatha’s.
The dinner ...

Photograph courtesy of Sincerely Yours
In an era of book bans, Atlanta’s bookstores matter more than ever. A new wave of shops focuses on specific interests and identities, creating desirable third spaces and building community.
“The benefit of having a brick-and-mortar is that people have a place to go, and people have a place to hang out, and people have a place to connect,” says Kate McNeil, owner of Kirkwood’s romance bookstore All the Tropes, the first of its kind in the city. “I wanted ...

The state of Idaho has a tradition of distilling, but it’s fairly recent due to the long period of Prohibition. The Anti-Saloon League had a hold on Boise and Lewiston in the 1880s, pushing for temperance and succeeding by 1917. Of course, bootlegging took place even after Prohibition was repealed in 1935. But the first post-Prohibition distillery didn’t open until 1999, opening the floodgates for others. As you might expect, the abundance of potato farms makes Idaho ripe for vodka distillati...

Since 1866, the name Lynchburg meant one thing: whiskey. The Tennessee community’s identity has been intertwined with Jack Daniel’s for generations, situated along the natural spring that lends the whiskey part of its signature flavor (along with the Lincoln County charcoal mellowing process). The nation’s oldest registered distillery is located in a town of around 6,000 residents, many of whom work for the whiskey brand. Jack Daniel’s attracts thousands of visitors every year, despite being ...

Hot Springs National Park encompasses over 5,500 acres and includes downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas.
There are 47 hot springs in the area, and you can soak in the healing waters at several bathhouses.
Fill up your water bottle with fresh spring water at seven fill stations around the park.
Enjoy a cold beer made with thermal hot spring water at Superior Bathhouse Brewery, the only brewery located within a national park.
Hot Springs National Park is free to access.
With ancient thermal springs,...