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Suggested Itineraries in Alabama
Civil Rights TourThe Alabama Civil Rights Museum trail takes visitors to sites in Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, and Tuskegee to honor and commemorate the incredible struggles of…
Experiences in Downeast Coast
The best way to see this area—the only way, really—is to simply drive along U.S. Route 1 and a few associated back roads and shortcuts north from Ellsworth all the way to the Canadian…
History in Memphis
Habitation of the bluffs of the Mississippi dates from nearly 15,000 years ago, but it was between A.D. 900 and A.D. 1600, during the Mississippian period, that the native peoples of…
Dateline in Memphis
1541 Hernando de Soto views Mississippi River from fourth Chickasaw bluff, site of today's Memphis.1682 La Salle claims Mississippi Valley for France.1739 French governor of…
Parks and Gardens in Memphis
In downtown Memphis, between Main Street and Second Avenue and between Madison and Jefferson avenues, you'll find Court Square, the oldest park in Memphis. With its classically…
African-American Heritage in Memphis in Memphis
For many people, the city of Memphis is synonymous with one of the most significant, and saddest, events in recent American history -- the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
Frommer's Favorite Experiences in Nashville
See Live Music at the Ryman: Anyone who’s seen a concert at the Mother Church of Country Music, the Ryman Auditorium, knows it is a singular experience. Simply put, it’s one of the…
Neighborhoods in Brief in Nashville
Neighborhood naming in Nashville is fully and completely out of hand. These days if someone builds two houses next to each other, they will immediately give their “new neighborhood” a…
In Three Days in Nashville
For Days 1 and 2, follow the one and two day suggested itineraries. History, African-American heritage, and old-time bluegrass music make today's itinerary sort of a multicultural…
History in Nashville
THE EARLIEST DAYS — Long before Europeans set foot in Middle Tennessee, Native Americans populated the rolling hills, dense forests, and grasslands. Herds of deer and buffalo made the…
Dateline in Nashville
9000 B.C. Paleo-Indians inhabit area that is now Nashville.A.D. 1000-1400 Mississippian-period Indians develop advanced society characterized by mound-building and…
Recommended Books & Music in Nashville
Country music is everywhere in Nashville. You can hardly walk down a street here without hearing the strains of a country melody. In bars, in restaurants, in hotel lobbies, in the…
Neighborhoods Worth a Visit in Nashville
The DistrictThe District, encompassing several streets of restored downtown warehouses and other old buildings, is ground zero for the Nashville nightlife scene. It's divided into…
Frommer's Favorite Experiences in Savannah
Rediscovering the Old South: Because General Sherman was talked out of burning it, he gave the city to President Lincoln as a Christmas present instead. No city in all the South has…
Neighborhoods in Cape Town
City CenterAs the city center tries to reinvent itself as a residential entity, there are an increasing number of smart places to stay -- bear in mind, though, that bedding down here…
Spas in Cape Town
Here's a roundup of the best South African spas.Best Urban Retreats -- On Mouille Point's trendy Beach Road, with views of Table Mountain and the sea, Elixir (tel. 021/439-2266;…
Local Favorites in Cape Town
The Dining MileIf you like to check out the options before deciding where to settle, take a stroll down Kloof Street. This is the road that runs parallel to Kloof Nek, which takes…
The City Center & City BowlThere is simply not enough space to cover the many superb restaurants concentrated in this area, so in some cases, a simple mention will have to…
At the Waterfront in Cape Town
Redevelopment of this historic core started in the early 1990s, and within a few years, the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront (www.waterfront.co.za) had been rated as the best of its…
Cape Muslim to Khayalitsha in Cape Town
On the slopes of Signal Hill -- the arm that stretches out of Table Mountain to overlook the city and harbor -- is the suburb of Bo-Kaap. Home to a section of the Cape's Muslim…
Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town
Nowhere else in the world does a wilderness with such startling biodiversity survive within a dense metropolis; a city housing some 3 1/2 million people effectively surrounds a…
The City Center in Cape Town
Cape Town is South Africa's oldest and most pleasant city center, featuring a combination of Cape Dutch, Georgian, Victorian, and 20th-century architecture, all framed by the backdrop…
Gay & Lesbian Clubs in Cape Town
The Great Gay EsCapeLike sister cities San Francisco, Sydney, and Miami, Cape Town is a sexy seaside spot with a variety of gay things to do. Promoted as "The Gay Capital of Africa"…
The People in Fiji
Early European explorers were astounded to find the far-flung South Pacific islands inhabited by peoples who apparently had been there for thousands of years. How had these people --…
History in The Netherlands
The earliest inhabitants of what is now the Netherlands were three tribal groups who settled the marshy deltas of the "Low Countries" in the dawn of recorded history. They were the…