You Can Sleep at One of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries

Plus, road-trip the Midwest while supporting Black-owned businesses.

Subscribe View in browser  The entire world in your inbox. Hello all—   Greetings from Mexico! I know many of you have been considering a trip here, and that motivated me to fly down here to CDMX last night on a ghost plane. I'm keen to find out for our readers what it's like on the ground, and so will spend some time in a few different regions. I will say that looking out my window here in the Centro, it's a gorgeous day. This week's lead story is the latest in our World's Most Beautiful Libraries series. I've always loved Susanne Fowler's writing, so it's with true joy that she's now part of the Beast Travel roster! Susanne takes us to Gladstone's Library in Wales. I don't want to give too much away, so I'll just say this place is much more than just a pretty library. I want to highlight another feature in this week's lineup: Dominique Jackson's Green Book-inspired road trip across the Midwest. Many of you are no doubt planning road trips soon, and if you're looking for Black-owned businesses to support, this is a great resource.  Many of you already know the good news about Pfizer's COVID vaccine, so I'll end with another tabloid-y travel-related bit of news. Apparently giant jellyfish (which can damage boats) haven't gotten the border closure memo and have reached South Carolina in their invasion from Australia.   —William O'Connor, Travel Editor  One of the World's Most Beautiful Libraries Lets You Sleep Over The best library for writing a book might also be a model for presidential libraries. Rare Gem Discovery in Jerusalem Has Two Mysteries Why was a Jewish person wearing a ring with a Greek god? And how on Earth was it made? My Midwest Road Trip Was Black-Owned and Green Book-Inspired "You can go anywhere, but go where you are loved," one business owner said. When Barrels Set Sail—The History of Aging Spirits at Sea The practice of aging liquor on the water goes back hundreds of years when producers needed to ship their barrels to customers around the world. Whether You Stay Local or Hit the Road, Document Your Adventures! Not to be underestimated: A lightweight camera only in terms of how much it weighs (at 14 ounces), the 20.9 megapixel Z 50 also uses an app for image transfers right to your phone.   BUY ON AMAZON >>> "I had cautiously left my Covid bubble with two friends to explore the Rideau Canal — a UNESCO World Heritage Site — with England-based yacht company Le Boat, and to gawk at the fall colors from the water. Nobody believed it, but we would be driving the houseboat ourselves."  —Jennifer Bain shares one of the best trips for leaf peepers. Just Booked: Travel the World Like You're in a Wes Anderson Movie   What makes a building or the cute telephone booth "Accidentally Wes Anderson?" According to Wally Koval, the creator of the immensely popular Instagram account of that name, "You know it when you see it: whether it's the symmetrical lines, pastel hues, immaculate composition, or something idiosyncratic and beautiful that you can and cannot describe at once."   Luckily for all of us, Koval has curated a catalog of some of the best selections around the world. That catalog, Accidentally Wes Anderson, is the latest selection for our series on beautiful travel-related coffee table books, Just Booked.   Check out our previous selections for our series on gorgeous travel-related coffee table books, Just Booked. BUY ON AMAZON >> Please note that if you buy something featured in one of our posts or newsletters, The Daily Beast may collect a share of sales. © Copyright 2020 The Daily Beast Company LLC  555 W. 18th Street, New York NY 10011  Privacy Policy If you are on a mobile device or cannot view the images in this message, click here to view this email in your browser. To ensure delivery of these emails, please add emails@thedailybeast.com to your address book. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, or think you have received this message in error, you can safely unsubscribe.