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Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, the World's Biggest Harry Potter Exhibit, Just Opened—Explore Inside

On June 16, 2023, the world’s largest indoor Harry Potter attraction, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, opened in the city’s Nerima ward. Just like at the original London…

Enchanted Trail Attraction Takes Would-Be Wizards Into Harry Potter’s Forbidden Forest

Harry Potter fans will soon get the chance to take a magical stroll through the Forbidden Forest, the wooded habitat for Hippogriffs, centaurs, unicorns, Nifflers, and other creatures…

Universal Orlando's Theme Parks Reopen June 5 with Strict New Rules

Universal Orlando Resort is bringing Harry Potter back. The resort's post-coronavirus operating plan received government approval this week, so Universal's two theme parks, Universal…

12 Magical Harry Potter Experiences in England and Beyond

Updated September 24, 2019 From the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal theme parks in California and Florida (pictured) to the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London, the Harry…

Spectacular Holiday Show Added to Universal's Hogwarts Castle

Harry Potter is getting into the holiday spirit at Universal theme parks in Orlando and Southern California for the first time this year. In Central Florida, seasonal features at…

London Walking Tour: Wizards and Wanderings

On this walk you'll visit the principal site where public beheadings took place for more than 400 years and encounter a sinister-looking gate topped by stone skulls. The walk takes in…

Harry Potter Play Price Hits $10,768, the Hotel in Two Countries at Once, and More: Our Daily Travel Briefing

ONE TICKET TO THE NEW HARRY POTTER PLAY COSTS $10,768 (The Guardian) London's newest tourist attraction is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a two-part sequel to the Harry Potter…

Ticket to New Harry Potter Play Costs $10,768

London's newest tourist attraction is Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, a two-part sequel to the Harry Potter books. Bizarrely for the most popular character franchise of all time,…

How Much Does an Orlando Vacation Cost? A New Tool Does the Math

One of the most common questions for me as the author of Frommer's Orlando is, "How much does a vacation there cost?"Well, a new online tool helps you figure out how much…

Though Harry Potter Has Garnered All the Raves, The True Hit Attraction of Orlando's Theme Parks is Disney's Soarin'

In the bitter competition between theme parks in Orlando, Florida, the Harry Potter exhibit at Universal Studios' Islands of Adventure has recently scored a public relations…

Harry Potter expansion confirmed for Universal Orlando

Well, it's true. Universal Orlando finally confirmed what has been an open secret for months: It is building a second section of its blockbuster Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The…

How Parisians Work: 4 Productive Visits for Travelers

There are a number of things visitors can do to experience an insiderÂ?s view of Paris and foremost among them is watching Parisians at work. True, you can't visit the offices and…

Travel Health & Safety: Safest Airlines & Planes

Just what is going on with airline safety these days? With the grounding of thousands of flights by American Airlines and a couple of hundred by other companies, is something…

Slope Specs: Why Adelboden is a Little-Known Swiss Treasure

Adelboden, Switzerland (tel. +41 (0) 33 673 80 80; www.adelboden.ch) is the kind of European ski resort that North Americans always say they hope they will find -- a charming, scenic…

Lifting the Curtain on Tennessee's Secret City

To many readers, Oak Ridge, TN means "atom bomb" and memories of World War II. But to the scientists who worked and lived here at that time, it's the city that helped bring peace…