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Brown University biology professor KENNETH MILLER is renowned as an eloquent advocate for the theory of evolution, but he didn’t have an opportunity to visit the Galápagos Islands—where Charles Darwin made his seminal studies of the endemic species—until 2014, on a trip with a small group of fellow Brown alumni.  

“On the first day, we flew to the island of Baltra, boarded the ship, sailed out to a cove, and put the anchor down. A crew member said, ‘Anybody who …

For many, the epitome of luxury is the ability to jet set around the globe on a moment’s notice—without the crowds and claustrophobic seating. For those who want to break new ground in the travel realm without breaking the bank, we have compiled a list of the best private jets that cost less than $10 million. 

Chicago’s dining scene has been dominated in recent times mostly by chef Grant Achatz and his modernist restaurant Alinea. In the last few years, however, other extraordinary dining rooms have catapulted onto Chicago’s culinary map. While in the Windy City for the America’s Cup races in June, experience the following four restaurants that we feel give the innovative Alinea a run for its money. 

Lightweight and streamlined, the following six boats (ranging in price from $88,600 to $1.5 million) are under 50 feet and make for a chic way to get back and forth between a superyacht and the shore. But with each tender reaching upwards of 35 knots (approximately 40 mph), they are much better suited for a thrilling day of white-knuckled play. 

McMullen 1932 Ford Roadster 

Henry Ford may have been a visionary, but there is no way he could have foreseen the enduring allure of his company’s workaday 1932 Roadster, which went out of production just two years after it was introduced. Generations of performance-car enthusiasts have used the “Deuce” as the building block for their hot rods. Beginning in the 1940s, thousands of these two-seaters were stripped down, stuffed with high-power engines, and raced on the street, at Bonneville, and in the i…

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The entrepreneur SHEILA JOHNSON, who is the founder and CEO of Salamander Hotels & Resorts and has ownership stakes in three professional sports teams, was visiting Rwanda eight years ago on a philanthropic mission when she asked to view gorillas in the wild. Arrangements were made, and an hours-long hike—thousands of feet above sea level—ensued. The trek was exhausting, but the reward was worth the effort.  

“All of a sudden there was a clearing. That’s whe…

After releasing the Heliconia piano last year (bedecked with heliconia flowers originally designed by René Lalique’s granddaughter in 1992) the French crystal maker has again partnered with renowned piano maker Steinway & Sons to create another masterpiece—this time, a black piano bejeweled with opaque black crystals.

The Masque de Femme piano is a bespoke Steinway Model B grand, often referred to as “the perfect piano” for its balanced and versatile performance in both intimate settings and midsize…

Forty years ago, the results of a wine competition in Paris shook the industry to its core. In an unexpected turn of events, wines from Napa Valley, Calif., placed first above their French counterparts in a blind taste test that came to be known as “Judgment of Paris.” The 1976 tasting catapulted Napa Valley wines onto the worldwide stage—coincidently during the same year Robb Report published its first print issue.

Fittingly, a five-star resort in Napa Valley is honoring the 40th anniversary of the tas…

As Super Bowl 50 is about to kick off, the perceived value of both the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers is at its prime, which got all of us at RobbReport.com wondering how those gridiron gladiators stack up globally when it comes to net worth? With figures gathered from Forbes and other statistical outlets, here are 25 of the most expensive teams in their respective sports—the ones who truly have game. 

Chicago is the third of six cities hosting preliminary races this year for Louis Vuitton’s 2017 America’s Cup in Bermuda. When visiting this June, stay in one of Robb Report’s four favorite hotels.