An art and architecture walk around Petworth Park and House, West Sussex

A tour round a Capability Brown landscaped park, which contains one of England's largest herds of fallow deer. Petworth is especially famous as the subject of many Turner paintings, some of which can be viewed inside the house

An art and architecture walk to Kinver Edge, Staffordshire

A good trek around the borders of Worcestershire and Staffordshire, taking in landscaped glades and ancient woodland, glorious views from an imposing sandstone ridge, the remains of an iron age hill fort, and Kinver's extraordinary carved rock houses

An art and architecture walk to the Hermitage, Perthshire

You are in good company when walking through the magnificent woodland of the Hermitage. The likes of Wordsworth, Mendelssohn and Turner took inspiration from this gorgeous landscape. A superb walk utilises a selection of woodland paths

An art and architecture walk to the Pineapple, Falkirk

The Pineapple, which has been owned by the National Trust for Scotland since 1973, is unquestionably an arresting focal point to the beginning and end of this lovely walk which travels along well-maintained woodland and countryside paths

Saints and singers in Pakistan’s Punjab

A new tour of Pakistan's Punjab province offers Jini Reddy mystical culture, amazing food and friendly homestays

Palm Springs makeover

A clutch of new hotels are trying to turn Palm Springs into the Hamptons of the West Coast, but they'll never kill its blissful 1950s feel, says Stephanie Theobald

Walking tour of Berlin’s architecture

From the jagged angles of the Jewish Museum to the inner "vineyards" of the Philharmonie, Berlin boasts some of the world's finest architecture. Observer architecture critic Rowan Moore takes a tour

A Star Wars break in Tunisia, family cycling and the best hot springs

Head to the desertscape of Tunisia; easy bike ride routes in Devon and Yorkshire; and Europe's most spectacular geothermal pools

10 of Tokyo’s best works of architecture

Tokyo's ever-changing skyline is a diverse jumble of modern architecture, from soaring shards of glass to eccentric 1970s living capsules. Ashley Rawlings picks 10 of the most distinctive buildings

Will Self: why I hate London’s Trafalgar Square

Controversial novelist Will Self thinks Trafalgar Square is an ultra-naff London landmark that would be improved with market stalls, cafes and Lord Nelson being cut down to size

‘London’s British Museum is a map of the world, and a time machine too’

Architecture correspondent Jonathan Glancey celebrates London's most popular tourist attraction, the British Museum – a map of the world, a time machine and a treasure chest

‘Surrounding modern buildings show no respect for the Tower of London’

Simon Jenkins: The iconic 11th-century citadel, with its ancient walls, streets, steps and turrets has been let down by a towering failure on the part of City planners

A Room for London: a new installation and hotel on the South Bank

Liz Bird was one of the first guests to spend the night at A Room for London, a 'holiday houseboat' architectural installation on top of the Queen Elizabeth Hall overlooking the Thames. It will be open for bookings to the rest of us this Thursday

Stay in your very own Frank Lloyd Wright house

Three of Frank Lloyd Wright's iconic houses can be seen on a day trip from Pittsburgh – and there's even the opportunity to spend the night in one of them

Thoroughly modern Miami: art and architecture tours

Sareda Dirir tries two ways of getting under the skin of Miami's creative scene: a Vespa tour of off-beat arts venues, and a limo ride around the best MiMo (Miami Modernist) architecture