"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder and all, but when it comes to cities, pretty much everyone can ...

Perhaps, like me, you caught the recent news reports announcing a fresh branding slogan for greater Orlando. It’s “Unbelievably Real.” It’s part of a $28.5 million marketing campaign launched by Visit ...

A 19th century movement known as City Beautiful has had a lasting influence on Brooklyn and continues to shape the borough. The story of the effort to beautify the Brooklyn streetscape starts with ...

IN his new book, "The City Beautiful and Globalization of Urban Planning" (Cambridge University Press, January 2025), Ian Morley subverts the Anglo-American-centered narrative of global urban planning ...

What makes a city beautiful, livable, walkable, and simply a desirable place to call home? And on the other side, what mistakes can destroy a city’s appeal to residents, visitors, and investors? For ...

San Francisco’s 1906 fire and earthquake not only destroyed much of San Francisco, it also destroyed the dream of many to bring the City Beautiful Movement to large sections of San Francisco. The City ...

More than a century ago, Chicago gave form to the City Beautiful Movement, a Beaux Arts philosophy of architecture and urbanism that drove the design of cities nationwide. A balm to the malign impacts ...

Spain boasts an array of beautiful cities that are bursting with Spanish tradition and culture. These destinations are sprinkled with famous landmarks, picturesque landscapes, cobblestone streets, and ...