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Video: Hakone Round Course

Hakone is a popular day trip from Tokyo. This round course itinerary takes in the major sites via a gondola ride and a pirate ship ferry.

Day Trip From Madrid: A Visit to Chinchón

Chinchon is a delightful destination 45 minutes from Madrid. It offers a glimpse of a traditional Spanish town that has not been disrupted by tourism.

Wine Tasting in Carcavelos, Portugal

One of Portugal's most exciting wineries, Villa Oeiras, is close to Lisbon, and Mr. Harper highly recommends a private tour.

Day Trips From Paris: Reims

If you love Paris but have already seen the sights, consider using the city instead as a base for day trips to surrounding cities.

Day Trips From Paris: Giverny

If you love Paris but have already seen the sights, consider using the city instead as a base for day trips to surrounding areas.

Day Trips From Paris: Versailles

If you love Paris but have already seen the sights, consider using the city instead as a base for day trips to surrounding cities.

6 Daytrips From Amsterdam

Delft: Located between The Hague and Rotterdam, this city is famous for its blue-and-white pottery ("Delftware").

A Perfect Roman Day Trip

One of the best day trips from Rome is to Hadrian's Villa and the nearby gardens of the Villa d'Este in Tivoli.

A Memorable Day in Laguna Beach

One morning at Pelican Hill, a chilly marine layer with attendant fog effectively scuttled our best-laid plans to loaf by the pool all day, so we went with our fallback option, a day trip to the charming town of Laguna Beach.

Andrew Harper's Notebook: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

The beloved but dusty and sepulchral Ashmolean Museum--named for Elias Ashmole, who donated his cabinet of curiosities to Oxford University in 1677--has undergone a dramatic, $96.6 million transformation.