Travel’s rebound has revealed the depth of our drive to explore the world. Why do we travel? For food, culture, adventure, natural beauty? This year’s list has all those elements, and more.

The 56,000-square-foot Mexican restaurant went bankrupt during the pandemic but was rescued by new owners, Trey Parker and Matt Stone of “South Park” fame. David Williams for The New York Times ...

Built on a cluster of islands in the Venetian lagoon, with centuries-old buildings rising from the canals in all their decadent glory, Chioggia is called “piccola Venezia,” or little Venice ...