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The Story of London's Underground Retold in Images

In London, the city’s major transit system is an attraction unto itself. Opened in 1863, when carriages were still hauled by steam engines, London’s Tube has been at the vanguard of…

Ultra-Rare Images of Early Disneyland

When Walt Disney pitched his idea for an amusement park on his ABC TV show in 1954 (pictured), he could never have predicted that his Disneyland would one day be one of the most…

Travels with Walt: Go Where Disney Went

From his earliest years, Walt Disney aimed to expand his boundaries: physical, creative, and intellectual. Throughout his life, he was a frequent and enthusiastic tourist, visiting…

Experience the Subterranean Beauty of India's Lost Stepwells

Journalist Victoria Lautman is the author and photographer of The Vanishing Stepwells of India (Merrell Publishers). India’s unique subterranean stepwells are an endangered…

Test of Time: Places in the Early Frommer's Guides That Are Still Open Today

This feature was originally published in November 2020.Travel is a turbulent landscape. Tastes and economies peak and ebb, supporting few long-term survivors. But Frommer's is one of…

Weird and Wonderful Frommer's Guidebook Covers Through the Years

This feature was originally published in November 2020.We dove into the archives to select our favorite guidebook covers from six decades of showing you the sights. Sometimes the…

Forgotten Tourist Spots from the Earliest Frommer's Guidebooks

Though there are a number of perennial must-see tourist attractions across the globe—your Great Walls, Grand Canyons, and Big Bens—they are far outnumbered by the travel establishments…

10 Cringeworthy Recommendations from the Earliest Frommer's Guidebooks

Look, we’re not perfect. We here at Frommer’s try our best to be unswervingly fair, accurate, and compelling, but as long as guidebooks are written by humans, they’re liable to contain…

This Exclusive Excerpt of 'Travel: The Guide' Will Bend Your Perceptions

Globalization has made some of the hotels and fast food chains in Shanghai look exactly like the ones in Cleveland. That doesn't mean you can't have authentic experiences anymore; it's…

Backstage at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry: What Few Tourists See

The Grand Ole Opry is the seat of country music, a distinctly American art form that has swept the world, and it's one of Nashville's most enduring tourist attractions, logging some 1…