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New York City: Best Bars with Fireplaces
One of the unalloyed pleasures of a New York City winter is slipping away from the cold wind and gray slush on the streets and into a warm and inviting bar where you can sip a…
The Visual Guide to Train Tickets and Rail Passes in Japan
A visit to Tokyo may be central to any Japan itinerary, but getting to other Japanese cities, especially on the famous bullet trains, can seem daunting from the outset—there are…
Awesome New Travel Gadgets We're Watching
Every week, the inboxes at Frommer's are jammed with appeals from manufacturers who swear they have come up with the next greatest thing for travelers. Most of it doesn't excite us—we…
Best Sites to See on Boston's History Trails
Boston has long been a lighthouse attracting history buffs to its historic sites. As the epicenter of the American Revolution, the city's Fourth of July celebrations are extravagant,…
History Happened Here: 10 Civil Rights Landmarks That Aren't Museums
For those who haven’t had to struggle for their rights to vote, go to school, eat in restaurants, or marry, it can be easy to think of civil rights as a subject belonging to museums…
Antigua's Got 365 Beaches. Here Are the Top 10
Ask Antiguans how many beaches their island has and you’ll likely get this matter-of-fact answer: “365—one for every day of the year.” For Antiguans, having hundreds of turquoise…
What to Do in Dubai If You Don't Have Much Time
Dubai , it often seems, is not so much a conventional city as a fascinating urban experiment in which almost anything can happen—and frequently does. This is the place where some of…
How to Travel Ireland's West Coast Without Renting a Car
For many people, the Emerald Isle is high on the travel bucket list, and for good reason. Ireland is a land of endless postcard-worthy scenery, lively pubs, and memorable people. The…
Vacations with Capone: Sightseeing Chicago's Gangster Years
Al Capone, for better or for worse, remains an unofficial ambassador for Chicago, even some 100 years after he ruled the city’s Prohibition era gangster scene. Something about the…
Frommer's' Best Places to Go in 2017
As of 2017, we’ve been showing you the world for 60 years. Arthur Frommer published his seminal guidebook Europe on 5 Dollars a Day in 1957—and the title alone indicates how much has…
Tucson, Heart of the Southwest: A Photo Tour
With its famous dark skies, giant cacti, alternative vibe, destination spas, and its newest badge—a UNESCO designation as a city of gastronomy—Tucson, Arizona, is riding high. It’s…
Arkansas' Crystal Bridges, the Art Museum That Walmart Built
In 2011, Bentonville, Arkansas , somewhat improbably joined the ranks of cities with at least one top-flight art museum worth traveling great distances to see. That would be the…
The Travel Trends That Will Shape Your Next Vacation
Spin the globe: Where will you go in 2017? And just as importantly, what recent developments and coming events will shape your trip? It's prediction time again, so I spoke with nine…
The Annual Frommer's Travel Gift Guide
This year, give the gift that keeps on moving! We combed the current best offerings to find travel gadgets and inventions that actually improve the way we experience places—and we…
Wonder of the Seas Review: One of the World's Biggest Cruise Ships
The inaugural sailing of Royal Caribbean’s newest cruise ship was my inaugural sailing, too. Though I had been on a ferry or two and the occasional water taxi, I had never before set…
The Ultimate Guide to Planning a Road Trip in Iceland
A road trip through Iceland is an epic adventure. On a single day driving Iceland’s Ring Road, the transformation is astounding: An otherworldly expanse of moss-covered lava rocks will…
What to Do in San Diego If You Don't Have Much Time
If you think San Diego is just about wiggling your toes in the sand or cooing over cuddly panda bears, think again. Combining big-city style with small-town heart, this seaside…
Visiting New York City? The Top Pitfalls to Avoid
You've made the right decision in choosing New York City for your next vacation. Few places can beat its cultural diversity, historic sights, topnotch museums, world-class restaurants,…
10 Tourist-Friendly Businesses Open 275 Years Or Longer
While it can be comforting to grab a pumpkin spice latte a stone’s throw from the Champs-Élysées, there are richer travel experiences to be had if you opt for authenticity, and few…
How to Pick the Best Cruise for You
With cruises, your choice of a ship can make or break the vacation. But many times that decision has as much to do with who you are as a person—and who you will be traveling with—as it…
10 of the World's Weirdest Hotel Rooms
What do you look for in a hotel? A pool? Free Wi-Fi? Rooms in a giant pineapple? If you answered yes to that last question, then this is the list for you. We’ve scoured the globe to…
The Frommer's Gift Guide: The Year's Best Travel Gadgets, Tech and Goodies
It used to be that a great travel gift meant a warm pair of compression socks or a sturdy piece of luggage. Things have evolved quite a bit since those days, and now an ideal travel…
How to See the Best of Lisbon in One Day
One day is not nearly enough time to experience the riches and wonders of this ancient and majestic city. But with the itinerary that follows, you'll get a concise and enjoyable…
The Wonders of Australia's Outback
Few landscapes are as extreme, as striking or as mysterious as Australia's Outback. Harboring plants from the age of the dinosaurs, a people with possibly the oldest culture on the…
What's New at the Ski Resorts of Utah and Colorado? We Have the Scoop
Visitors will find a host of new things to see and do at Colorado and Utah’s ski resorts this season, with activities ranging from indoor training facilities to outdoor arts festivals.…