From dormant volcanoes and salt pans to urban forests and library gardens, these are the places we go for peace and quiet.

A metal obelisk marked the international border in Ambos Nogales circa 1913. American (left) and Mexican (right) sentries patrolled the line. Wiki Commons In early August 1918, Felix B.

He has a couple of pounds of metal they have ... “I’m coming home after 15 months in this goddamn place,” he tells Joanne in one of his final audio letters. It’s well after dark in Lai ...

The actor and musician Jeff Bridges discusses how to “let it do you,” why almost dying was a gift, and his new album, “Slow Magic,” in an interview with Amanda Petrusich. The danger behind ...