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The Ultimate Los Angeles Road Trip

Posted on October 17, 2018April 8, 2026 by John Ortved

Los Angeles tends to be the beginning, or the end, of many a memorable adventure. It was the launch pad and the landing strip for Hunter S. Thompson’s “fear and loathing” – and at least a million less famous trips. But LA and its sunny sprawl can play host to an idyllic, self-contained road trip.

It might already be known as a driving city, but such functionality has no place in your vacation mindset. No matter where you’re starting from – east or west, the Valley or downtown – you and your car (and whoever you take along) can make more than just a day of it, particularly with three Four Seasons outposts to call home base. Here, the local spots our knowledgeable staffers say should most certainly have a place on your itinerary.

The provenance of hipsters and the creative class, these East Side neighbourhoods are the perfect foil for, or respite after, a day of culture.

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Dinette

Gareth Kanter’s breakfast window (1608 1/2 Sunset Blvd) is the perfect place to start your day – on the go. Try the scrambled eggs on toast, served with a sprinkling of Parmesan and delicate shaved ham. The pastries are tops, too. We recommend taking your snack, or even just your coffee, a couple of blocks south, where you can picnic on the banks of Echo Park Lake.

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Cactus Store

What Cactus Store’s (1505 1/2 Echo Park Ave) name doesn’t convey is the Zen-like atmosphere of this tiny piece of the desert that’s been transported to Echo Park Avenue. Pick up a zero-effort plant, or just browse the needles of hundreds of unique cacti sourced from around the globe. And yes, these plants travel – that is, they ship.

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The Friend

This cotton candy-coloured spot (2611 Hyperion Ave) is cosy yet playful – an unexpected blend of 1950s diner and French cafe decor. Cocktail titles draw upon Los Angeles characters like The Dancer and The Artist and served alongside pinball machines.

Los Angeles is home to some of the country’s best endowed, and best curated, museums. By all means, check out the Broad (pronounced “brode,” as in it rhymes with “road”) and LACMA, but don’t miss the Arts District, a section of LA’s former industrial home that was recently settled by contemporary galleries and has since been redeveloped with them in mind.

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Bavel

Ori Menashe and his wife, pastry chef Genevieve Gergis, brought fine Mediterranean dining to LA’s Industrial District with the incomparable Bestia. But they may have bested themselves with their new homage to Middle Eastern cuisine (500 Mateo St). Menashe and Gergis mined their family backgrounds – Israel, Morocco, Turkey and Egypt – to devise dishes like a duck nduja hummus, oyster mushroom kabobs and a tagine with braised Wagyu beef.

Mariscos Jalisco

Aren’t feeling like a whole sit-down situation? Want the best taco in town? Jump the river to Boyle Heights and find Mariscos Jalisco (3040 E. Olympic Blvd). Just a humble food truck, it’s the source of the most celebrated fried shrimp taco in Los Angeles, maybe the world. Food critics flock here; there’s nothing else like it.

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Night Gallery

Part of the ground level for Los Angeles’ once burgeoning, now established contemporary arts scene, Davida Nemeroff’s expansive Arts District space (2276 E. 16th St) hosts riveting exhibits from some of the industry’s most exciting artists, like David Korty and Anna Rosen. While you’re in the area, stop by Hauser & Wirth’s outsize East Third Street location – on the Arts District’s most developed strip (coffee shops and boutiques galore) – which hosts more established names, like Alexander Calder.

The most famous zip code. If you can pry yourself away from the legendary pool at Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills, A Four Seasons Hotel, or want to do something with all the good energy you picked up at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills, this neighbourhood is a perfect jumping-off point for some of the best shopping, recreation and sightseeing LA has to offer.

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RTH

The twin shops (537 N. La Cienega Blvd) that René Holguin, the son of a bootmaker, built on this strip of La Cienega have come to embody a whole modern Western lifestyle, not just a look: There are unisex ponchos and shirting and roughshod leather laptop cases and palo santo for days. It’s not simply where you’ll find something for the person who has everything, it’s where you’ll find something for everyone.

Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

You have to book your tour ahead of time, but it’s well worth it to view Weisman’s private collection in an astounding 1920s villa (265 N. Carolwood Drive). It includes work by modern masters like Giacometti and Rauschenberg, as well as a trove of abstract expressionist works: de Kooning, Rothko and Frankenthaler. . . . The pop gods are here too, including Warhol and Lichtenstein. This is a museum-worthy collection, on view just for you and yours.

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Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine Temple

Don’t be misled by the word “temple.” Reservations are required to discover this place to chill (17190 Sunset Blvd). Waterfalls. A lake. Fountains. Flower beds. Walking paths. Aren’t you feeling better already? Founded by yogi Paramahansa Yogananda in the Pacific Palisades, a quick drive from Beverly Hills, this relaxing spot (a favourite of Elvis Presley) is on your road to wellness. “It’s a quiet oasis” to wander around or just sit and meditate says Kisha Franklin, Concierge Manager at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles.

Gorgeous, unending beaches; the freshest food going straight into the finest cuisine; vineyards upon vineyards: Malibu is California dreaming. And for guests of
Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, set in the Santa Monica mountains, it’s just a stone’s throw – or a car ride – away.

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Taverna Tony

“Tony will come around and fill your plate with food,” Franklin says. “It’s a true Malibu local restaurant.” The thing about Malibu is, while luxurious, it’s low-key. And this is the kind of spot (23410 Civic Center Way) that draws the residents: fresh, lively Greek food – saganaki cheese served flaming, baby octopus straight from a charcoal grill – a beautiful terrace, and loads of charm.

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Point Dume State Beach

“A lot of people will go to Paradise Cove, but Point Dume (Cliffside Drive and Birdview Avenue) is a little further out and more private, more local, and just beautiful,” Franklin says. Take in the views of Point Dume’s cliffs and bluffs, and the solitude you might enjoy even more. It offers all the stunning beauty of the California coastline, but with fewer tourists.

DRINK

Cornell Winery & Tasting Room

A highlight of Malibu is its proximity to the rolling hills of wine country. Nadine Jurchynsky, Chief Concierge at Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village, recommends Cornell Winery (29975 Mulholland Highway, Agoura Hills) and its unbelievably charming tasting room, with vintages sourced from local wineries. Another option is Malibu Family Wine, where you can look out over the 1,000-acre Saddlerock Ranch estate while you sip.

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Four Seasons Pop Down London:
A Fantastical Underground Playground

Posted on October 11, 2018October 1, 2024 by Nina Jones

Left: whimsical touches at the fifth Four Seasons Pop Down;
right: Anne-Sophie Pic, the first female chef in the world to receive three Michelin stars

Photography courtesy Khris Cowley for Here & Now; follow Here & Now on Facebook and Instagram

A bar reimagined as a moving carousel. Giant playground swings. A chic white bouncy castle. These were among the magical elements of the world I stepped into at Four Seasons Pop Down London, held October 3 and 4 at the spacious Hawley Wharf Basement in the city’s Camden Town neighbourhood.

Mixologist Valentino Longo of Le Sirenuse Champagne Bar
at Four Seasons Hotel at the Surf Club, Florida

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With an “Underground Playground” theme, 15 Four Seasons chefs and mixologists from around the world – seven of them Michelin-starred – created boundary-pushing dishes and drinks inspired by their childhood memories. As the backdrop to their gastronomic creativity, Four Seasons staged a make-believe world offering an unexpected journey of the senses.

Left: a ferris wheel adorned with treats; right: the all-white carousel bathed in a purple hue

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This being a Four Seasons event, the whimsical mood was seen through a sophisticated lens. Here was Ivan Arena, bar manager at Four Seasons Hotel London at Park Lane, concocting a cocktail composed of marshmallow-infused tequila, balsamic vinegar, blackberry and almond, topped with cotton candy. Here was Michelin-starred chef Anne-Sophie Pic of Le Dame de Pic at Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge, whipping up pasta parcels filled with gruyère, vacherin, mushrooms, woodruff, sobacha and hazelnuts. And here was Sophie Larrouture, mixologist at Le Bar des Bergues at Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva, conjuring ginger ale and sloe gin cocktails paired with sour strawberry and tarragon lollipops.

Mixologist Philip Bischoff oversees the beverage program at the forthcoming
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River

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Deftly placing a skewer of cotton candy atop a cocktail glass, Arena told me that his signature drink, Forever Young, was inspired by the balsamic vinegar that he’d “drink from the bowl” as a child in Sicily when his mother made a salad. He infused the cocktail with sweet blackberry and almonds to evoke his grandmother’s homemade jams. Arena’s idea is that those sipping the unique creation would “go back in time.”

Left: DJ Fat Tony; Right: Vito Mollica, Executive Chef at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze

Left: Photography courtesy Khris Cowley for Here & Now; follow Here & Now on Facebook and Instagram;
right: Photography courtesy Melissa D’Souza and Gavin Mohan of Ripe Resolution

Over the booming bass of UK veteran DJ Fat Tony’s set, Chef Pic said that her dish was inspired by berlingots – pyramid-shaped hard candies that she ate as a child in France. “I wanted to have a very unique dish in relation to childhood, with a lot of flavours that are very important to me,” Pic said.

Sophie Larrouture, award-winning mixologist at Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva,
concocting a sloe gin and ginger ale cocktail paired with strawberry and tarragon lollipops

Photography courtesy Khris Cowley for Here & Now; follow Here & Now on Facebook and Instagram

Candy was also the touchstone for mixologist Larrouture in creating her Once Upon a Time cocktail. “The inspiration is a candy that I used to eat when I was a kid: slightly sour strawberry candy. So I made this lollipop,” said Larrouture, who was holding court from her bar at the centre of the gently rotating carousel. “The flavour is strawberry, but for an adult palate, you have a tarragon flavour also. You suck the lollipop and are back in your childhood, and I meanwhile make you a drink that is slightly spicy – sloe gin and ginger ale.” The idea, she said, is to play and experiment with this fusion of tastes that are sweet, sour and pleasantly surprising.

Larrouture marvelled at her fellow creators’ craftsmanship. “Everybody has really looked inside their childhood memories. We are all adults now, but everyone has inside them the childlike passions that we are sharing today.”

Left: Tony Truong, Chef at Mei Ume at Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge; right: the popular bouncy castle

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Each Four Seasons master craftsperson delighted the senses in their own inimitable way. Tony Truong, head chef at Mei Ume at Four Seasons Hotel London at Tower Bridge, was crafting what looked like miniature ice creams but were in fact savoury red bean waffle cones filled with strips of pork ribs and topped with carrot and wasabi. Truong took his cue for the dish from the spare rib “lollipops” that his mother made for him as a child in Vietnam, where she had a restaurant. “My mum was in despair because I couldn’t hold a chopstick properly,” said Truong with a grin.

British duo Disclosure provided the soundtrack to a memorable evening

Photography courtesy Khris Cowley for Here & Now; follow Here & Now on Facebook and Instagram

Guests continued to sample the dishes of one master creator after another, as the atmosphere picked up a notch when EDM duo Disclosure took to the decks and crowds flocked to the dance floor.

Guests letting out their inner child in London’s “underground playground”

Photography courtesy of Melissa D’Souza and Gavin Mohan of Ripe Resolution

The following night, the same venue was transformed again, into an immersive cinema showing the Tom Hanks film Big, sending us on a nostalgic trip to the 1980s. Four Seasons elevated the cinema experience to a luxurious heights with leather armchairs and deck chairs draped with cosy blankets under clusters of silver and white balloons. The concessions were special, too: Food carts served up the dishes and sips that the Four Seasons chefs and mixologists had debuted the previous evening, and waiters in boater hats were on hand with trays of classics such as popcorn and ice cream.

The perfect sweet end to this two-day feast for the senses.

Pop Down guests watching the 1980s comedy classic Big

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A Picture-Perfect Miami Tour – Plus What Your Phone Can’t Capture

Posted on September 12, 2018July 11, 2023 by Austin Morton

Miami is hands down one of the most Instagrammable cities in the United States. We turned to experts at Four Seasons Hotel Miami, lofted 70 storeys above the city streets, and Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club – a favourite of Elizabeth Taylor and Frank Sinatra – for insider tips. Here, their recommendations on what to see, do, eat and shoot on your next Miami getaway – including an estate inspired by Italian Renaissance style and pies baked by a fireman – as well as the experiences photos can’t do justice.

1. Plant the Future

Miami’s Wynwood neighbourhood is famed for its Wynwood Walls graffiti murals, but Plant the Future, a boutique across the street, is less photographed and even more visually arresting. The shop is chock-a-block with unexpected delights such as walls lined with preserved moss and mobiles made of trailing plants. Pick up a succulent terrarium or, in season, a butterfly cocoon you can take home to hatch.

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OUTSIDE THE FRAME: Enjoy a wood-fired Asian-fusion dinner at KYU, where you can watch chefs churn out edible art in the open kitchen. “KYU is currently one of the top restaurants in Miami,” says Mark Warren, Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club Guest Relations Assistant Manager, who recommends the restaurant’s roasted cauliflower, served with shishitos and goat cheese. “Reservations are tough, so happy hour is an excellent way to check it out.” The “hour” is 4:30 to 6:30 pm, Monday through Saturday, and you shouldn’t miss the pork and duck sausage buns with Japanese mustard, best paired with a glass of luxe Junmai Daiginjo sake.

2. The Bass Museum of Art

Travellers from around the world flock to see the contemporary art collection at The Bass on Miami Beach, reopened after renovation and expansion. “During Art Basel, a festival that always brings amazing artists to Miami, the museum will feature the Haas Brothers – I predict it will be a hit,” Warren says. “You can explore the museum on your own, but I think the best way to see it is through a complimentary tour,” arranged by the Hotel. Look for the particularly eye-catching fluorescent sculpture by Ogu Rondinone, Miami Mountain, on long-term view in the garden.

OUTSIDE THE FRAME: Stop by Sweet Liberty bar – voted the best in Miami by Time Out magazine – for one of the city’s most inventive happy hours. “I love Sweet Liberty; it’s a fun place that always has live music,” says Bar Manager Jacopo Rosito of Le Sirenuse Champagne Bar at Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club. “Ask for the special table behind the bar, where you can watch the bartenders at work, and order the pina colada that’s made with an unexpected ingredient: Jamaican coffee beans.”

3. Lifeguard Towers on South Beach

Even utilitarian structures get a rainbow-bright upgrade in Miami: “All of the lifeguard towers from First and Ocean Drive to 15th and Ocean Drive are unique and picture-perfect,” says Damion Richards, Four Seasons Hotel Miami’s Chief Concierge. “Visit in the early morning at about 6:00 am to catch the sunrise.” That’s when the towers – most of them painted in bubblegum pink, Hermès orange, or candy-cane red and white – are at their most photogenic, and tourists are nowhere to be seen.

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OUTSIDE THE FRAME: Enter a 2.6-acre (1.05-hectare) tropical paradise at Miami Beach Botanical Garden, a former mango and avocado grove that’s now a fragrant manicured sanctuary of frangipani trees, vanilla orchids and even edible flora like pineapple, pomegranate and coffee beans. Look for a black-and-white-striped Zebra Longwing butterfly, known for flitting around Miami Beach in tuxedo-like splendor.

4. Pérez Art Museum Miami

At the Pérez, beside Biscayne Bay, “hanging gardens appear to grow from the ceiling year round,” Richards says. The 200,000-square-foot museum, festooned with tropical plants, is home to Picasso’s 1932 Femme à la montre and an installation of floating ships by Edinburgh-born artist Hew Locke, For Those in Peril on the Sea.

OUTSIDE THE FRAME: Continue your creative afternoon five blocks away at Microtheater Miami, where 15-minute plays are held in 160-square-foot shipping containers and presented in both English and Spanish. With only 15 audience members, each play is as intimate as they come; mingle afterwards on the patio, sangria in hand.

5. Everglades National Park

Just an hour and a half south of Miami by car, Everglades National Park is the place to “escape the clamour of city life,” Richards says. “You’ll begin to appreciate the sounds of nature – the wind rustling through the river grass and the chorus of amphibians.” Stretch your legs on the half-mile Mahogany Hammock trail, which winds past air plants, gumbo-limbo trees and the largest mahogany tree in the country – more than 70 feet (21 metres) tall and reportedly 500 years old.

OUTSIDE THE FRAME: On your way back to Miami, stop by Robert Is Here fruit stand in Homestead, Florida, for a fresh-made Key lime milkshake and some Florida produce, like black sapote (which tastes like chocolate pudding) and antioxidant-packed jackfruit.

6. Vizcaya Museum & Gardens

Built on a mangrove swamp in 1910 as the home of business magnate James Deering, the Vizcaya Museum & Gardens draws Instagram influencers in droves, thanks to its manicured landscape and ornate architecture inspired by Renaissance Italy. The camera-friendly Fountain Garden was originally designed circa 1720 for the Pantheon in Rome.

OUTSIDE THE FRAME: Richards encourages guests to “salsa the evening away with live, upbeat music” at Ball and Chain, open since 1935 in Little Havana, where the stage is shaped like a pineapple. “It’s a Havana Nights setting,” Richards says. Stars like Billie Holiday and Count Basie once took the stage here; on karaoke nights, you can too.

7. Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop

The occasional food photo has been known to rack up likes, especially when the dish in question is as stunning as the toothsome offerings at Fireman Derek’s Bake Shop, a beloved café co-owned by a City of Miami firefighter who moonlights as a master baker. Richards recommends the salted caramel pie, with a warning: “One bite will have you hooked.” Other divine offerings include guava berry pies and the signature red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting and a chocolate-drip shell.

OUTSIDE THE FRAME: Richards has one delicious directive for the Veza Sur Brewery patio nearby: “Pair a crisp Double IPA or flavourful Mango Blonde Ale with some Latin-inspired bao buns from the Baja Bao House food truck while a local band plays. Top off the experience with a free behind-the-scenes brewery tour.”

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Find Your Adventure:
American Road Trips You Need to Take

Posted on September 10, 2018November 13, 2024 by Alycee Byrd

Discover corners full of natural beauty outside classic American destinations. Our expertly curated itineraries will help you create unforgettable stops in between Four Seasons destinations in Texas and Florida. Experience the wildlife of the Everglades and savour Texas barbecue – all at your own pace – with Four Seasons.

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Andres Ramirez, Concierge at Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas, Steven Beasley, Concierge at Four Seasons Hotel Austin, and the Concierge team at Four Seasons Hotel Houston combined their insider data to craft a quintessential Texas road trip between the three properties.

Dallas to Austin

TRAVEL TIME 3 hours by car

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose
“A perfect activity that allows for physical distancing, there’s a scenic drive through this attraction, where about 1,100 exotic and endangered animals roam free,” Beasley says. “If you prefer animals of the prehistoric variety, Dinosaur Valley State Park is also in Glen Rose and features real dinosaur tracks, and there’s the Paluxy River for a quick, cooling dip.”

Stop for Kolaches in West
Kolaches – a fruit-topped pastry – are perfect road trip snacks. There are several kolache shops in West, where many Czechs settled after moving to the New World in the 19th and 20th centuries. Beasley recommends the Czech Stop, where you can fill up the tank, devour some kolaches and add to your polka CD collection at the same time. Ramirez is a fan of Little Czech Bakery. “Their menu includes everything from savoury to sweet kolaches, fruit pies to cookies, and more, and they are open 24/7,” he says.

Magnolia Market in Waco
Here’s a good stopping point halfway, with places to shop, play and eat out on the sprawling lawn. “Waco has been transformed in recent years by HGTV’s Fixer Upper stars, Chip and Joanna Gaines,” Ramirez says. “You can spend an entire day visiting their empire, starting with shopping and outdoor games on the lawn at Magnolia Market and Silos, followed by lunch at their restaurant, Magnolia Table. Swing by the bakery for a cupcake to enjoy while you tour the city, visiting homes that were featured on their show.”

Austin to Houston

TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 45 minutes by car

Southside Market & Barbeque in Elgin
“Make a pit stop for traditional Texas fare at this institution, which started selling BBQ from the back of a wagon in 1882,” Beasley says.

Antique Shopping in Round Top
“This area is a hotspot for antique shopping, especially during their spring and fall shows,” Beasley says. The fall 2021 event is planned for October 25 to October 30.

Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham
Founded in 1907, Blue Bell is the second-best-selling ice cream manufacturer in the United States. Visit the original creamery to learn about its history, more than 100 years long. Factory tours include sample scoops.

Lavender Farm in Chappell Hill
The Concierge team at the Four Seasons Hotel Houston suggests a stop in the quaint little Texas town of Chappell Hill. You’ll find family-run restaurants, kolache bakeries, wineries and antique shops. Pick up lunch to go at Bever’s Kitchen and have a picnic at Chappell Hill Lavender Farm – if you like the scent of lavender, this is where you want to be.

FLORIDA

Sandra Ferrarese, Chef Concierge at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort, shares family-friendly stops on the way to Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach and some unique attractions further along towards the Four Seasons Hotel Miami.

Orlando to Palm Beach

TRAVEL TIME 2 hours 30 minutes by car

Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse & Museum

Stretch your legs with a climb up the 105 steps of the historic Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse. Built in 1860, the landmark tower is the oldest structure in Palm Beach County. The lighthouse crowns a 120-acre area that has been federally designated an Outstanding Natural Area, one of just three in the country. Scenic hiking trails meander through different habitats – Florida scrub, tropical hammock and mangrove swamp – and lead to an observation tower overlooking a manatee refuge.

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Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens

If you are looking for a mindful pause, Ferrarese says, do not miss the Japanese gardens at Morikami Museum. The gardens are inspired by traditional gardens in Japan, and they have a great bonsai exhibition. If you have time, spend some of it at the coffee shop overlooking the gardens.

Henry Morrison Flagler Museum

Henry Flagler built Whitehall, a 75-room, 100,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion as a wedding gift for his wife. When it was completed in 1902, the New York Herald called it “more wonderful than any palace in Europe.” Today, it is open to the public. “Do not miss the music room,” Ferrarese says.

Palm Beach to Miami

TRAVEL TIME 1 hour 10 minutes by car

Flamingo Gardens

This botanical garden is home to exquisite tropical and subtropical plants. It’s also a wildlife sanctuary for rare, threatened and endangered native animals, 90 species of them – the largest collection of native wildlife in the state.

Everglades Tours

Enjoy a thrilling airboat ride in the Florida Everglades at Sawgrass Recreation Park. Private tours on smaller boats allow you to go deeper into the Everglades. Alligators, turtles and great white heron are among the wildlife most often sighted.

Butterfly World
This is the largest butterfly park in the world, and the first park of its kind in the western hemisphere. The facility houses around 20,000 live butterflies, and visitors can also admire plenty of birds and bugs.

TAKE THE SCENIC ROUTE

Not in the United States? Consider renewing your sense of adventure with a European escape between storied destinations.

View inspiring perspectives of rolling hills and romantic castles near Budapest. Gaze out on Lisbon’s winding streets and azulejo-studded buildings before savouring fresh seafood beside the Atlantic. Partake in an insider experience of Bohemian crystal glassmaking in Prague. Saddle up for a horseback excursion to a spectacular winery in a 12th-century monastery near Madrid.

This season, take the scenic route with Four Seasons.

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Man and the Sea: Set Sail in Style

Posted on September 4, 2018October 19, 2018 by Stephanie Jones

Whether you’re bobbing along the California coast or cruising the French Riviera,
Four Seasons Magazine editors offer up leisure styles that stand the tests of time and tide. And you won’t have to look far for an opportunity to sport them. Four Seasons destinations offer plenty of inspiration for your next voyage.

Men of good taste agree: Stalwart accessories are as at home in the boardroom as they are on deck.

From left: Double-breasted suit by Band of Outsiders; white shirt by Boss; Werrington jacket by Belstaff and leather sandals by Hermès. Knit cotton sweater by Dries Van Noten; Vagabond hat with double-dipped itajime-dyed band by Worth & Worth and watch by Chopard.

In preparation for a seabound adventure, opt for creative layers
in a classic colour palette.

From left: Suit jacket by Polo Ralph Lauren; necklace by M. Cohen; cotton tank top by Hermès; shorts by Officine Generale and watch by Chopard. Hooded shirt jacket by Hermès; neoprene shirt and sandals by Louis Vuitton; shorts by Polo Ralph Lauren; hat by Worth & Worth and necklace by Miansai.

Embrace the nautical life in chunky sweaters made for cool evenings and water-resistant fabrics that protect you from the occasional sea spray.

From left: Outer jacket by Michael Kors; blouson jacket by Berluti; navy trousers by Brunello Cucinelli; sandals by Hermès and necklace by M. Cohen. Knit sweater by Hermès; Vagabond hat by Worth & Worth; trousers by Gustav Von Aschenbach and watch by Omega.

Enjoy the breeze – layer with a jacket or sweater and you’ll be ready to enjoy the beauty of the night sky.

From left: Jacket by Ermenegildo Zegna and necklace by M. Cohen. Cardigan by Brunello Cucinelli; trousers by Band of Outsiders; denim shirt by Polo Ralph Lauren and necklace by M. Cohen.

Photographers: Mark Williams & Sara Hirakawa

Digital Operator: Jean Charles Szostak

Producer: Caroline Crafton

Stylist: Mark Holmes

Groomer: Shannon Pezzetta

Model: Nam Garsinii for State Management Los Angeles

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