History is a part of every trip, whether it’s recent or ancient history. Here we include stories where the authors experienced historical travel.
House Where Lee Harvey Oswald Spent Night Before JFK Assassination is Now Museum By Jackie Sheckler Finch Heading off to work, the 24-year-old tucked a brown-paper-wrapped cylindrical package into the back of his ride. Curtain rods for his Dallas apartment, he told the driver. Before he left the bedroom he shared with his wife Marina […]
Brno, the second-largest city in the Czech Republic, has a bunker left over from World War II that you can visit and learn history or even sleep in!
Getting to the heart of the genius behind the Guggenheim Museum, Fallingwater, the Prairie Houses, and more By Faye Wolfe Taliesin is a true destination. If you travel to this masterpiece of celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it’s because you want to go there. It’s not on the way to anything or even very close […]
Kronborg Castle in Helsingor is the most famous castle in Denmark, and was immortalized by Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Touring the castle and the surrounding town, and taking a coffee break in the fine restaurant at the castle.
Southwest Germany is blessed with dozens of monasteries, castles, and lush gardens. Take a tour of four of the best–Alpirsbach, Wiblingen, Maulbronn and Salem Palace.
The Incredible Petra by Horse, Donkey, and Mule By Elizabeth von Pier It is early morning and the sun is casting shadows on the monumental canyon walls leading into the Siq, a half-mile narrow passage used to enter and exit the “rose city” of Petra in the Kingdom of Jordan. Except for our Bedouin guide […]
The Hakka, Earthen fortresses found in Yongding County, Fujian Province, China, are an incredible sight to behold: Hundreds of tulous are scattered across the countryside of several counties in Fujian Province.
The Titanic’s Legacy Gets A Modern Revival and the Newest Belfast Hotels By Jackie Cohen With a newly revamped tourism scene, Belfast, Northern Ireland was voted Lonely Planet’s #1 Best in Travel Region of 2018. Sprinkled with hip neighborhoods filled with cafés and bars, Belfast is attracting a new demographic of young tourists. Highlighted by […]
Udaipur India is considered by some to be the Venice of the East, it features an elaborate four-century-old Palace, and Taj Lake Palace.
Visiting parts of the ancient Mughal empire in New Delhi, India, including Humayan’s Tomb, the Red Fort, and other monuments to this great era of history.
Memorable Day Trips from Mexico City Teotihuacan: Pyramid Power By Nirmala Venkatesh It is not uncommon for visitors to Mexico City to squeeze in a day trip or two. If you have just a couple of days, I would suggest that you select Teotihuacan (pronounced Teo-thi-wa-kan) as your first pick with Xochimilco (So-chi-mil-ko) coming in […]
In Paris of the 1920s, many American writers made history and lived on Paris’ Left Bank. A tour of many of the same cafes that writers flocked to back then.
