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by Patricia Schultz


  Stubb’s BBQ, Texas, 876

  Superdawg Drive-In, Illinois, 789

  Sushi Ran, California, 733

  Taste of Chicago, Illinois, 787

  Terzo Piano, Illinois, 785

  1313 Club, Idaho, 782

  Threadgill’s, Texas, 876

  Topolobampo, Illinois, 789

  Topper’s, Mass., 813

  Triple Creek Ranch, Montana, 820–21

  Tru restaurant, Illinois, 787

  Union Square Café, New York, 848

  Up for Breakfast, Vermont, 887

  Vetri Ristorante, Pennsylvania, 863

  A Voce, New York, 849

  Wall Drug Store, South Dakota, 871

  West Street Grill, Connecticut, 742

  White Barn Inn, Maine, 801

  White Horse Tavern, Rhode Island, 865

  Wine Country Farm B&B and Cellars, Oregon, 859

  Woodman’s, Mass., 810

  Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada, 823

  XOCO, Illinois, 789

  Ye Olde Union Oyster House, Mass., 809

  Yoder Popcorn, Indiana, 791

  Zaytinya, Washington, D.C., 899

  Zuni Café, California, 732

  Festivals and Special Events

  Africa

  Akwasidae Festival, Kumasi, Ghana, 394–95

  Betrothal Festival, Atlas Mountains, Mor., 391

  Douz Festival, Douz, Tun., 393

  El Djem Music Festival, Tunis, Tun., 393

  Fête des Masques, Djenné, Mali, 397

  Fez Festival of World Sacred Music, Fès, Mor., 385

  Gnaoua and World Music Festival, Essaouria, Mor., 383–84

  Le Festival au Désert, Timbuktu, Mali, 397

  Asia, East

  Cherry Blossom Viewing, Nara, Honshu, Jap., 517–18

  Cherry Blossoms Festival, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 512

  Chinese New Year, Hong Kong, China, 489

  Dragon Boat Festival, Hong Kong, China, 489

  The Golden Eagle Festival, Mong., 527

  Impression West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 502

  Jidai Matsuri, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 512

  Kaomise festival, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 512

  Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 512–13

  Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Kong, China, 489

  Naadam festival, Mong., 528

  Obon festival, Tokushima, Shikoku Island, Jap., 525

  Sanja Festival, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 519–20

  Sapporo Snow Festival, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Jap., 505

  Sapporo Summer Festival, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Jap., 505

  Takayama, Gifu, Honshu, Jap., 507

  Asia, South and Central

  Anzac Cove, Gallipoli, Thrace, Turkey, 585

  Bhutan, 531

  Desert Festival of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India, 546

  Esala Perahera, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 570

  Horse games, Lake Song Köl, Kyrg., 559–60

  Palki Sahib, Amritsar, Punjab, India, 543

  Pushkar Camel Fair, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India, 547–48

  Tiji, Lo Manthang, Mustang, Nep., 565

  Asia, Southeast

  King’s Cup Tournament, Thai., 626

  Australia

  Adelaide Festival, South Australia, 656

  Fringe Festival, South Australia, 656

  WOMADelaide, Queensland, 656–57

  Canada

  Calgary Stampede, Alberta, 910–11

  Carnaval de Québec, Quebec, 939–40

  Celtic Colours festival, Nova Scotia, 926

  Charlottetown Festival, Prince Edward Island, 934

  Crystal Garden International Ice-Carving Competition, Ontario, 930

  Festival Nuits d’Afrique, Quebec, 937

  International Snow Sculpture Competition, Quebec, 939

  Just for Laughs Festival, Quebec, 937

  La Grande Virée, Quebec, 939

  Les FrancoFolies de Montréal, Quebec, 937

  Montreal International Fireworks Competition, Quebec, 937

  Montreal International Jazz Festival, Quebec, 936–37

  National Snow Sculpture Competition, Quebec, 930

  Shaw Festival, Ontario, 929

  Stratford Festival, Ontario, 931

  Toronto International Film Festival, Ontario, 933

  Twins Parade, Quebec, 937

  Winterlude and the Rideau Canal, Ontario, 930–31

  World Film Festival, Quebec, 937

  Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda

  Carnival, Port of Spain, Trin., 1108–9

  Festival del Merengue, Santo Domingo, Dom.Rep., 1083–84

  Fête des Cuisinières, Grand-Terre, Guad., 1086

  International Jazz Festival, Havana, Cuba, 1075

  Junkanoo, New Providence Island, Bahamas, 1065

  Moonsplash, Anguilla, 1057

  Mustique Blues Festival, Mustique, Grenadines, 1105

  Reggae Sumfest, Montego Bay, Jam., 1088–89

  Central America

  Semana Santa, Antigua, Guat., 968

  Europe, Eastern

  Castle Days fest, Saaremaa Island, Est., 294–95

  Chopin Music Festival, Mariánské Lázně, Czech Rep., 288

  Pálava Wine Harvest, Mikulov, Moravia, Czech Rep., 293

  White Nights Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia, 323–24

  Europe, Western

  Art Basel, Basel, Switz., 273

  Athens and Epidaurus Festival, Athens, Gr., 157

  Biennale d’Arte Contemporanea e Architettura, Venice, Veneto, It., 220

  Bullfights at La Plaza de las Ventas, Madrid, Sp., 268

  Carnevale, Venice, Veneto, It., 219–20

  Corpus Christi, Toledo, Sp, 270

  Courtyard Festival, Córdoba, Andalusia, Sp., 246

  Fasching, Ger., 141

  Feria d’Abril, Seville, Andalusia, Sp., 250

  Festa del Redentore, Venice, Veneto, It., 220

  Festival Grec, Barcelona, Catalonia, Sp., 262

  Festival Internazionale di Musica Antica, Urbino, Le Marche, It., 195

  Fête des Ramparts, Dinan, Brittany, Fr., 104

  Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 226

  Graz, Austria, 83

  Gypsy Pilgrimage, Les Stes-Maries-de-la-Mer, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 127

  Horses, Andalusian, Andalusia, Sp., 248

  Imperial Ball, Vienna, Austria, 87

  Kursaal cultural center, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Sp., 254

  Las Fallas, Valencia, Sp., 271

  Lipizzaner Horses, Vienna, Austria, 85–86

  Lucerne Festival, Lucerne, Switz., 278

  Oktoberfest, Munich, Bavaria, Ger., 141–42

  Opera Ball, Vienna, Austria, 87

  Palio, Asti, Piedmont, Northern It., 196

  Regata Storica, Venice, Veneto, It., 220

  Rhine in Flames, Rhineland, Ger., 152

  Rossini Opera Festival, Pesaro, Le Marche, It., 195

  Salzburg Festival, Salzburg, Austria, 84

  Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Ger., 154

  Semana Santa, Seville, Andalusia, Sp., 250

  Spanish Riding School, Vienna, Austria, 85–86

  Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Umbria, It., 216

  Starkbierzeit, Ger., 141

  Umbria Jazz, Perugia, Umbria, It., 216

  Venice Film Festival, Venice, Veneto, It., 220

  Voga Lunga, Venice, Veneto, It., 220

  Volksfest, Munich, Bavaria, Ger., 141

  Wagner Festival, Beyreuth, Bavaria, Ger., 143

  Winter Alpine Balloon Festival, Château d’Oex, Bernese Oberland, Switz., 274

  Great Britain and Ireland

  Bloomsday, Dublin, Ire., 61

  Brecon Jazz Festival, Brecon, Mid Wales, Wales, 46

  Chelsea Flower Show, London, Eng., 20

  Cork Jazz Festival, County Cork, Ire., 56

  Craiceann, Insheer, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ire., 63

  Edinburgh Festival Fringe,
Edinburgh, Scot., 35

  Edinburgh International Festival, Edinburgh, Scot., 35

  Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh, Scot., 35

  Festival of Nine Carols and Lessons, Cambridgeshire, Eng., 3

  Food and Drink Festival, Shropshire, Eng., 26

  Galway, County Galway, Ire., 65

  Glastonbury Festival, Piton, Somerset, Eng., 28

  Glyndebourne Festival, Lewes, East Sussex, Eng., 9

  Highland Games, Braemar, Highlands, Scot., 40

  Horse Show Week, Dublin, Ire., 69

  International Antiques and Collectors Fair, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, Eng., 24

  International Gourmet Festival, Kinsale, County Cork, Ire., 57

  International Musical Eisteddfod, Llangollen, North Wales, Wales, 48

  Irish Derby, Newbridge, County Kildare, Ire., 68

  National Eisteddfod of Wales, Wales, 48

  Pátrún festivals, Aran Islands, County Galway, Ire., 63

  Royal Ascot Races, Berkshire, Eng., 20

  St. Patrick’s Festival, Dublin, Ire., 62–63

  Titanic’s centenary, Belfast, County Antrim, N.Ire., 77

  Trooping the Colour, London, Eng., 20

  Wexford Festival Opera, Wexford, County Wexford, Ire., 74–75

  Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, London, Eng., 20

  Mexico

  Cervantes Arts Festival, Guanajuato, 948–49

  Xochimilco, Mexico City, 953

  Middle East

  Jarash Festival, Jor., 457

  New Zealand

  Art Deco Weekend, Napier, North Island, 669

  Pacific Islands

  Heiva i Tahiti, Tahiti, Society Islands, Fr.Poly., 690–91

  Highlands Sing-Sing Festivals, Pap.N.G., 693

  Naghol, Pentecost Island, Vanuatu, 698

  Te Mire Kapa, Rarotonga, Cook Isl., 678

  Scandinavia

  Great Winter market, Jokkmokk, Norrland, Swed., 366

  Gustav Vasa-Dagarna festival, land Archipelago, Fin., 347

  Medieval Market festival, Turku, Fin., 352

  Medieval Week, Gotland, Swed., 365

  Midsummer Eve in Dalarna, Tällberg, Svealand, Swed., 372

  Roskilde Rock Festival, Roskilde, Den., 342

  Royal Regatta, Sandhamn, Stockholm Archipelago, Swed., 367

  Savonlinna Opera Festival, Savonlinna, Fin., 351

  South America

  Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, São Paulo, Braz., 1019

  Boi Bumba, Amazonas, Braz., 1001

  Brazilian Festa Iemanjá, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1014

  Carnaval!, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1012–13

  Cirio de Nazaré, Belém, Pará, Braz., 1009

  Cosquín Rock music festival, Cosquín, Arg., 987

  Día de la Tradición, Buenos Aires Province, Arg., 985

  El Metejón Polo Club, Buenos Aires, Arg., 981

  Festa de Iemanjá, Salvador da Bahia, Braz., 1005

  Festa de Nosso Senhor dos Navegantes, Salvador da Bahia, Braz., 1004

  Festival da Pinga, Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1017

  Festival Nacional de Doma y Folklore, Jesús María, Arg., 987

  Festival Nacional de Folklore, Cosquín, Arg., 987

  Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Copacabana, Bol., 996

  Inti Raymi, Cuzco, Peru, 1041

  Maracanä Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1014–15

  Recife and Olinda, Pernambuco, Braz., 1011

  Reveillon, Rio de Janeiro, Braz., 1014

  Semana de Puno, Puno, Peru, 1047

  Tango Festival y Mundial, Buenos Aires, Arg., 984–85

  Vendimia, Mendoza, Arg., 989

  Virgen de la Candelaria, Puno, Peru, 1047

  United States

  Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, New Mexico, 827–28

  Aloha Festivals, Hawaii, 778

  American Quarter Horse Association World Championship Show, Oklahoma, 853

  American Royal Livestock, Horse Show and Rodeo, Missouri, 819

  Annapolis to Newport Race, Rhode Island, 865

  Art Basel Miami Beach, Florida, 752

  Austin City Limits, Texas, 876

  Beale Street Music Festival, Tennessee, 874

  Berkshire Theatre Festival, Mass., 812

  Bluegrass Festival, Colorado, 739

  Blues & Brews, Colorado, 739

  Boston Harborfest, Mass., 806

  Boston Marathon, Mass., 806–7

  Bridge Day, West Virginia, 902

  Buffalo Roundup Arts Festival, South Dakota, 870

  Celtic Fest Chicago, Illinois, 787

  Chicago Blues Festival, Illinois, 787–88

  Chicago Jazz Festival, Illinois, 787–88

  Chinese New Year, California, 730

  Confederate Pageant, Mississippi, 817

  Cowboys on Main, Texas, 880

  Daytona 500, Florida, 748

  East Maui Taro Festival, Hawaii, 773

  Fall Tours of Homes and Gardens, South Carolina, 867

  Fenway Park, Mass., 805

  Festival Capital of the Rockies, Colorado, 735

  Festival of Houses and Gardens, South Carolina, 867

  Fiesta de Santa Fe, New Mexico, 834

  Fiesta San Antonio, Texas, 879

  Fisherman’s Feast, Mass., 806

  Food & Wine Classic, Colorado, 735

  Frontier Days, Wyoming, 906

  Glimmerglass Festival, New York, 837–38

  Gospel Music Festival, Illinois, 787

  Hawaii International Billfish Tournament, Hawaii, 762–63

  Head of the Charles Regatta, Mass., 807

  Honolulu Festival, Hawaii, 779

  Iowa State Fair, Iowa, 792

  Ironman Triathlon, Hawaii, 762

  Jazz and Heritage Festival, Louisiana, 798

  Jazz Celebration, Colorado, 739

  Kalahuipua’a, Hawaii, 764

  Kapalua Wine and Food Festival, Hawaii, 772–73

  Kentucky Bourbon Festival, Kentucky, 794

  Kentucky Derby, Kentucky, 795

  King Kamehameha Day, Hawaii, 762

  Koloa Plantation Days, Hawaii, 768

  Kona Coffee Cultural Festival, Hawaii, 762

  Laconia Motorcycle rally, New Hampshire, 825

  Lantern Floating Hawaii, Hawaii, 779

  Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration, California, 730

  Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, Illinois, 787

  Maine Lobster Festival, Maine, 802

  Mardi Gras, Louisiana, 797–98

  Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, Hawaii, 762

  Metropolitan Opera, New York, 841

  Miscellaneous & Antique Auction, Indiana, 791

  Moab Ho-Down Bike Festival, Utah, 881

  Moab Music Festival, Utah, 881

  Mountainfilm, Colorado, 739

  Natchez Spring Pilgrimage, Mississippi, 817

  Navajo Nation Fair, Arizona, 709

  Newport Bermuda Race, Rhode Island, 865

  Rockefeller Center at Christmas, New York, 843

  Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Oregon, 854–55

  Palm Beach Polo Equestrian Club, Florida, 754

  Philadelphia International Flower Show, Pennsylvania, 862

  Prince Lot Hula Festival, Hawaii, 778

  Ravinia Festival, Illinois, 787

  Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival, Oklahoma, 853

  Rhythm and Ribs Jazz Festival, Missouri, 819

  Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, Kentucky, 793

  Roswell UFO Festival, New Mexico, 830

  San Francisco International Film Festival, California, 730

  Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, New Mexico, 835

  Saratoga Race Course, New York, 849

  Shakespeare in the Park, New York, 842

  South by Southwest Music and Media Conference, Texas, 876

  Spam Jam, Hawaii, 779

  Spoleto Festival U.S.A., South Carolina, 867–68

  Sprin
g Shrimp Festival, Florida, 746

  St. Peter’s Fiesta, Mass., 810

  Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, South Dakota, 870–71

  Tanglewood Music Festival, Mass., 812

  Taste of Chicago, Illinois, 787

  Telluride Film Festival, Colorado, 739

  Thanksgiving at Plimoth Plantation, Mass., 814

  Thunder Over Louisville, Kentucky, 795

  Utah Olympic Park, Utah, 882

  Waimea Town Celebration, Hawaii, 768

  Williamstown Theatre Festival, Mass., 815

  Woodstock Film Festival, New York, 836

  World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, Tennessee, 873

  Wrigley Field, Illinois, 786–87

  Glories of Nature: Gardens, Parks and Wilderness Preserves, and Natural Wonders

  Gardens

  Africa

  Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, S.Afr., 416

  Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town, S.Afr., 417–18

  Sofitel Winter Palace, Upper Egypt, Egypt, 382

  Victoria’s National Botanical Gardens, Mahé, Seych., 441

  Asia, East

  Chi Lin Nunnery, Hong Kong, China, 487–88

  Gardens of Suzhou, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China, 494

  Hama Rikyu Teien, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 520

  Higashi Gyoen, Tokyo, Honshu, Jap., 519

  Kenroku-en garden, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Honshu, Jap., 508–9

  Koko-en gardens, Hyogo, Jap., 516

  Nijo-jo, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511

  Ritsurin-koen, Shikoku Island, Jap., 525

  Ryoan-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511

  Saiho-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511

  Secret Garden of the Changdeokgung Palace, Seoul, S.Kor., 530

  Summer Palace, Beijing, China, 481

  Tenryu-ji, Kyoto, Honshu, Jap., 511

  West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China, 502

  Asia, South and Central

  Royal Botanical Gardens, Gunnepana, Sri Lanka, 570

  Asia, Southeast

  Sukhothai Hotel, Bangkok, Thai., 623–24

  Australia

  Adelaide, South Australia, 656–59

  Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, 648

  Canada

  Butchart Gardens, British Columbia, 921

  Kingsbrae Garden, New Brunswick, 924

  Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, British Columbia, 917

  Caribbean, Bahamas, and Bermuda

  Le Jardin de Balata, Mart., 1093

  Europe, Eastern

  Europe’s Garden, Moravia, Czech Rep., 293

  Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape, Moravia, Czech Rep., 293

  Europe, Western

  Amsterdam, Neth., 231–32

  Bulb Route, Neth., 232

  Bussaco Forest, Beiras, Port., 239

  Château de Versailles, île-de-France, Fr., 118

  Courtyard Festival, Córdoba, Andalusia, Sp., 246

  Fondation Maeght, St-Paul-de-Vence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Fr., 132

 

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