Secret Hotels of Sicily

Across Sicily, historic villas and farm estates have been reborn as cozy, family-run hotels and agriturismi, or farmstays, where the food is organic and the people are as warm as the ever-present sun.

CARLENTINI: Tenuta di Roccadia. In 1988, Pietro Vacirca gave up the family clothing business to buy an abandoned 19th-century farm built on the site of a thousand-year-old Cistercian convent. "Finding Roccadia was like finding a beautiful woman," says Pietro. "So I got married--for the second time. First my wife, then Roccadia." Five years later, Pietro opened Tenuta di Roccadia as an agriturismo with horseback riding and hiking trails....

  

Narnia, Oz, Hogwarts, Neverland . . .

These rollicking tales will fire your pre-teen's imagination—and bring sensational travel destinations vividly to life

Each one is fascinating, but just try booking a flight there. To fire your children's imagination about the real world—and bring sensational travel destinations vividly to life—check out these rollicking tales aimed squarely at the pre-teen crowd...

  

America's Most Scenic Train Rides

From the Grand Canyon to Cape Cod, these railroads offer classic trains and breathtaking views.

Arizona: After watching a staged shoot-out in Williams, passengers board the Grand Canyon Railway for a two-hour ride to the canyon's rim—where they have four hours to explore before the return trip. (800/843-8724, thetrain.com, from $65, $30–$40 kids)...