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Walking Tour 5: Hyde Park
Hyde Park combines a top attraction for kids—The Museum of Science and Industry—with the University of Chicago’s 175 acres of gorgeous Gothic buildings and some of the city’s most…
Architectural Highlights in Philadelphia
Reading Terminal Market is an attraction in itself, as is the Italian Market if you're exploring South Philadelphia. Mural, Mural, on the Wall The Mural Arts Program (MAP) was…
Attractions on the Outskirts in Reykjavik
Viðey Island Viðey is hardly the most dramatically situated island off the Icelandic coast, but it provides a very nice afternoon escape from Reykjavík. The island has a surprisingly…
Best Art and Literature in Dublin
What is it about this country that has produced so many great authors, poets, and artists? And what is it about Dublin that draws them to move here and use the city for their…
Transportation Tips in Dublin
By Car Many attractions are easily accessible by car in about an hour from Dublin. The roads are good in the regions around the city, although traffic can be a problem—particularly…
The Best Active Vacations in Finland
Bicycling: Thousands of miles of narrow paths and captivating gravel tracks lead to towns where broad highways are flanked by well-maintained bicycle routes. Local tourist offices can…
The Best Offbeat Travel Experiences in Finland
Camping Outdoors: There are about 350 campsites with some 6,300 camp cabins and holiday cottages. If you have an international camping card (FICC), you don't need a Finnish camping…
Beaches in San Juan del Sur
Surfers put this once-sleepy village on the map, and it's the string of beaches north and south of the town that continues to attract the most visitors. The town's beach is itself…
Parks & Reserves in Panama
Panama boasts one of the most complex ecosystems on the planet, its territory incorporating ancient rainforests, virgin beaches, islands, rugged peaks shrouded in cloud forests, and an…
Later History in Munich
The Age of Napoleon Except for distant rumblings on the western horizon and the hope it gave to Bavaria's liberals, the effects of the French Revolution weren't immediately felt in…
The Lay of the Land in Munich
The Berchtesgaden National Park occupies the southeast corner of Germany, comprising a large portion of the state of Bavaria and bordering Austria's province of Salzburg. The park was…
Early History in Munich
The Bridge over the Isar Munich is a young city compared with some of its neighbors. It had its origins in 1156 in an unpleasant struggle between two feudal rulers over the right to…
Walking Tour 1 in Munich
The Historic Center Start: Frauenkirche. Finish: Königsplatz. Time: 2 1/2 hours, not counting shopping or any visits inside places mentioned here. Best Times: Daylight hours during…
History in Australia
The Beginning In the beginning, there was the Dreamtime. Australia’s indigenous people have lived on this land for up to 40,000 years or more. Their “Dreamtime” stories explain how…
Inland Odyssey in Australia
Inland Odyssey: Sydney to Melbourne When Sydneysiders get tired of the city, they often dream of "going bush." If they could, they'd head west into the setting sun and out into the…
History in India
No visitor to India can fail to be overwhelmed by the combination of a bustling, modernizing nation and an ancient but omnipresent past. India's history is everywhere, in its temples…
Sites of Jewish Interest in Krakow
Kazimierz, the former Jewish quarter, is an absolute must that defies easy description. It's a tumbled-down, decrepit former ghetto, filled with the haunting artifacts of a culture…
Parks and Gardens in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is not a notably green city, particularly in the Old Center, where the canal water is the most obvious and visible encroachment of the natural world. Still, the city has…
Shopping A-Z in Amsterdam
Antiques -- There are hundreds of reputable dealers, and you're sure to find something worth shipping or carrying home. Antiques -- maps, prints, old-fashioned clocks, Chinese urns,…
Recommended Books, Films & Music in Amsterdam
Books If a single individual may be said to “personify” the Holocaust—a status that is surely an unbearable burden—that person must be Anne Frank. Her diary, compiled as a series of…
Walking Tour 2 in Amsterdam
Walking Tour 2: The Old Center Start: The Dam. Finish: Prins Hendrikkade, close to Centraal Station. Time: 2 1/2 to 4 hours or more, depending on how long you spend in museums,…
Searching for Margaret Mitchell in Atlanta
More than 6 decades after Margaret Mitchell published Gone With the Wind, the novel continues to attract new fans and fascinate people around the world. And thousands of them come to…
Recommended Books, Films & Music in Atlanta
Books Many books have been written -- both fiction and nonfiction -- about this beloved city. And while most nonfiction can be taken for fact, many natives will tell you that a lot of…
Famous People in Atlanta
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron (b. 1934) -- An outfielder with the Milwaukee (later Atlanta) Braves, Aaron broke Babe Ruth's record in 1974 with his 715th home run, in Atlanta-Fulton County…
The Best Hotel Bargains in Kauai
Brennecke's Beach Bungalow (tel. 888/393-4646): Attention honeymooners (or honeymooner wannabes): This is your place -- so close to Poipu Beach that you can see it from your private…