Quo Vadis Club (Photo courtesy of Quo Vadis Club) This members-only club in a former home of Karl Marx is on two floors above the excellent British-food destination Quo Vadis. It offers a pool room, a martini trolley and a bartender who creates drinks based upon a patron’s favorite spirit and cocktail ingredients. quovadissoho.co.uk Coolest Olympic StadiumsTop London RestaurantsFoods American Olympic Athletes Love To see the rest of London's Coolest Bars, visit FoodandWine.com. Callooh Callay (Photo courtesy of Callooh Callay)...

Sketch: The Parlour (Photo courtesy of Sketch: The Parlour) Two huge French talents—restaurateur Mourad “Momo” Mazouz and legendary chef Pierre Gagnaire—are the brains behind this multifaceted eating-and-drinking complex in a Mayfair townhouse that includes two bars, a high-end restaurant, a brasserie and an ornately-decorated tea room, which is the true highlight. Called The Parlour, this later concept has bold-patterned furnishings (plaid, skulls, jungle animals) and heavenly cakes and pastries ranging from classic éclairs, to exotic concoctions such as the Scoubidou:...

These medal-worthy stadiums continue to impress with their design, history, and cool activities. (icpix_can / Alamy) When spectators take their seats in London’s new Olympic Stadium, they’ll be focused on the moment: cheering athletes competing for track-and-field gold. But the stadium is designed to outlast the 2012 Summer Games: the lightweight, ecofriendly structure will be reduced to a more functional size (25,000 seats) as part of the Olympic Park, complete with gardens and a riverfront promenade. Related: Top London Bars...

Where to Find the Country's Best Tube Steaks (Vera Babb | Travel Leisure) Crunchy. Spicy. Topped with chicharrones and kimchi. The latest Spanish-Asian fusion dish? Nope — it's a hot dog. At least, that's how they make 'em at 4505 Dogs in San Francisco.The 'ZillaDog is a far cry from the traditional franks that competitive eaters choke down each year at Coney Island's famous July 4th contest. Indeed, this quintessentially American snack is having a renaissance, swept up in the...

AAA forecasts 33 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home, a 2.9 percent increase over last year. (Getty Images) Despite a still-unsteady economy and a boost in fuel costs, Americans are expected to travel in big numbers over the Labor Day holiday. During the weekend of Aug. 30 to Sept. 3, the automobile information and advocacy group AAA forecasts, 33 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home, a 2.9 percent increase over last year....

In this Oct. 9, 1950 photo provided by his family, Ron Akana, top row at left, stands at a ceremony with crew mates and the Aloha Week king and queen in Honolulu honoring United Airlines' inaugural flight to Los Angeles. Akana, 83, worked his last route over the weekend on a United Airlines flight from Denver to Kauai, ending his career in the state where it began. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Jean Akana-Lewis) HONOLULU -- A flight attendant is landing in...

(Working Mother) Think the kids are too young to drink in the riches of Sonoma, with its world-class wineries and cuisine? Not so. Nestled in the leafy canyons of this delicious destination are a profusion of family-friendly delights. The region is also ripe with fine accommodations; we like the Farmhouse, a lovely turn-of-the-century Russian River Valley bed-and-breakfast inn. Cool for kids Bodega Head beach. Stay overnight at Safari West, where young adventure seekers can track herds of kudu on this...

The Chicago skyline is seen from Lake Michigan, Illinois. (Getty Images) Chicago, the city that brought us deep-dish pizza, Oprah and "da Bears," is also home to the nation's highest tax burden for travelers. The lowest taxes imposed on travelers can be found in the Florida cities of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers and West Palm Beach. Those are among the findings of new research by the GBTA Foundation, the education and research arm of the Global Business Travel Assn., a...

Paddlers take stop on a sandbar along the Kansas River recently near DeSoto, Kan. Friends of the Kaw, an environmental advocacy group, has been working with communities over the past decade to add boat-launch areas and to take groups out on the Kansas River to see the wildlife that calls it home. (AP Photo/Heather Hollingsworth) DE SOTO, Kan. — A bald eagle swoops over the Kansas River. Its fledglings have already hatched, but its large nest is hard to miss,...

Top Theme Parks (Songquan Deng / Alamy) Millions of visitors to the world's most popular theme parks agree: these rides, shows, and costumed characters are worth the waits. Four decades after opening - and transforming Orlando - the Magic Kingdom is still the No. 1 most popular theme park, working its pixie-dust charm on more than 17 million annual visitors. Yet Mickey Mouse has some recent competition: the rising star of the theme-park industry is an English boy with round...

(Leif Parsons) Translating easily between cash, frequent-flier miles, and loyalty-program points would require something like the travel version of the Rosetta stone—and, unfortunately, we haven’t found it just yet. But there are a few ways to judge whether you’re getting a good deal.First, let’s tackle the question of how much your miles are really worth. Earning 50,000 miles would take more than 11 round-trip flights from Atlanta to Seattle. You can also buy 50,000 Delta SkyMiles for $1,750 (a rate...

United Airlines, which has a base in Chicago, above, had the worst on-time rate. US Airways had the best on-time rate for a network carrier. (Getty Images) NEW YORK — The number of long delays in July involving planes stuck on airport tarmacs was more than the previous eight months combined, the government said Monday. Twenty eight planes were stuck on the ground at U.S. airports for more than three hours that month, the height of the summer travel season....