Destination Deep Dive: Venice (Updated August 2026)

Is Venice actually Italy? Technically yes, but really, it’s another planet. (And it’s definitely not a day trip.)

Venice’s very existence is absurd. First, consider that it was once a series of marshy islands stitched together over centuries by footbridges and stone-and-brick structures, built atop a giant underwater forest. You cannot drive in Venice; you cannot even ride a bicycle; you can only walk and drag a cart. It is one of the most unique urban grids on ear…