You Are Here: The Travel Issue

Our annual travel issue looks at how the places we go influence where—and how—we live.

Our editors pick some of their favorite holiday getaways that architects and designers have uploaded to Dwell.com.

These items, handpicked by these arbiters of taste, provide a personal glimpse into global cultural capitals.

A dancer and a retired academic restart their lives in the seaside city of Porto, where they can let their personalities shine.

Architect Pau Munar and his girlfriend, Victoria Rodriguez, design a luminous base for weekend surfing excursions on the Mediterranean island’s northern coast.

The Aloha State is drowning in a flood of the same factors creating a housing crisis all over America. It will either become a model for solutions or a cautionary tale.

Inspired by an arachnid, Christopher Flechtner and Junko Uchiyama turn a traditional machiya into a creative hub where “everything is connected.”

Rick Doblin started the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies from the Arcturus, the home he built in the Florida suburbs in the 1970s.

Though the building, located outside of Mexico City, might seem brutal at first, its emphasis on and integration with nature hides in the underbelly.

The Burley Friedman Laneway House by LGA Architectural Partners follows a growing trend to bring life back to alleyways throughout the city.

With inspiration pulled straight from movies, Carhartt, and even Kanye West, the Airbnb—designed and built by two friends—went viral on TikTok for being anything but your typical...

Liz Lambert reflects on a set of three orbs given to her by her inspiring brother.

A historic New York City loft leans into its unique geometry with the help of Madera, a design and fabrication firm that specializes in working with wood.

Miele’s Generation 7000 appliances deliver the ultimate style versatility for a completely customizable culinary experience.