Beyond its white-, black- or golden-sand beaches and historic forts, the island has the opportunity to carve out a new role as a model for responsible travel, one where visitors don’t just take from the island but give back to it.
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Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
9 Feb. 2026
Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, alliances with various European powers shifted and forts rose, then fell into piles of matchsticks.
France believed its Maginot Line of fortresses was impregnable – until the Germans simply went around it.
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New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, history buffs will love exploring the island’s capital via colorful Spanish-colonial architecture and imposing, ancient fortresses like La Fortaleza and El Morro.
The communities that arose there became, to a near-comical degree, temporary cultural strongholds, crammed with artists, musicians, medics, and academics.
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Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
These losses have been particularly notable in historically Black strongholds like Bedford-Stuyvesant and Harlem.
Moreover, Austria offers, as mentioned, an exceptional variety of locations — from breathtaking Alpine landscapes to historic cities, stunning architecture both historical and contemporary, as well as castles and palaces.
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Ed Meza,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2026
In addition to castles, the Highlands is home to a veritable cornucopia of mythological creatures, the most famous being Nessie of course.
From the best restaurants and bars to can’t-miss hikes and hideaways, here's how to plan the perfect visit to Bozeman, Montana.
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Brad Japhe,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
The Ku Klux Klan maintained a shadowy presence in Hanceville well into the second half of the 20th century; KKK meetings took place in some homes and hideaways here as recently as the 1980s.
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