Tagged: history

The Story of Santa Fe's La Fonda on the Plaza, One of the USA's Most Historic Hotels

In our recently released New Mexico guidebook, Frommer's Santa Fe, Taos, and Albuquerque, author Erin Vivid Riley writes, “Whoever originally dubbed New Mexico the 'Land of…

United Airlines Accused of Flying Military Cargo with Passengers, Putting Them at Deadly Risk

On May 7, 1915, the passenger ocean liner Lusitania, bound for Liverpool from New York City, was torpedoed by German forces off the southern coast of Ireland, near the modern-day port…

For the First Time, You Can Meet the Ghoulish Ravens at The Tower of London

The Tower of London, an 18-acre fortress complex alongside the Thames river in England's capital city, dates all the way to the year 1078, in the Norman period, when William the…

Europe in Autumn: Where to Go in September, October, and November

For travelers averse to Europe’s summer crowds, heat, and prices, autumn is an ideal season to visit many parts of the continent. What’s more, Europe puts on a good show this time of…

Nixon, the Beatles, and Bob Ross: 10 Orlando History Spots That Aren't on the Tourist Maps

The standard tourist literature won’t point out these Orlando sights, but at Frommer's, we're anything but standard. Pop culture history happened just outside the theme park gates in…

Stirring Images of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail from Its Official Companion Book

Stretching across 15 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Civil Rights Trail connects scores of churches, schools, courthouses, homes, museums, and memorials that have played…

The Feline Takeover of the Roman Square Where Julius Caesar Was Assassinated

The spot in Rome where Julius Caesar was assassinated sits in a large sunken square a short distance south of the Pantheon.Known as Largo di Torre Argentina, the site contains the…

Tune in to Boston's Mighty Rock History on These Guided Tours

“People don’t think of Boston as a music city,” says Matt Bowker of Soundscape Tours. “I think it punches above its weight.”Granted, Boston doesn’t instantly evoke in the popular…

We Toured the New Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Here's Our Review

Variously likened to a Tatooine Sandcrawler, a mausoleum, a Minecraft creation, and a giant thumb drive, the architecture of the long-awaited Obama Presidential Center has inspired no…

A Beatles Museum Is Opening in the Building Where Their Iconic Rooftop Concert Took Place

The building on top of which the Beatles gave their last public concert will soon become the "first ever official destination" for fans in the heart of London, according to Apple…

Pearl Harbor and Beyond: Honolulu's World War II Sites

On December 7, 1941—Hawaii's historic day of infamy—Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese, and the United States entered World War II. Honolulu, the state's capital on the island of…

Philadelphia Launching Free Walking Tours Showcasing Neighborhoods' Food, Art, and History

Philadelphia will be in the spotlight this summer for the celebrations of America's 250th birthday. The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 is throwing a big…

This Summer England Is Getting a New Live-Action Historical Theme Park

Will people go to a theme park centered on historical narrative rather than roller coasters? An ambitious project in northern England aims to find out. Set to open July 18, Kynren–The…

Discovering Untold Black History in the Gilded Age Epicenter of Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island, has a rich and compelling African American history that might come as a surprise to anyone who assumes the city's story begins and ends with its collection of…

Places Where You Can Still See Evidence of the Nazi Occupation of Paris

Allied Forces began the liberation of France from Nazi occupation on D-Day, June 6, 1944. But it would take until August 25—two and a half months later—for Paris to be freed from its 4…

Peek Inside One of London's Poshest Hotels with These Eye-Popping Photos

London's famously affluent Mayfair district "has a high opinion of itself as a starchy enclave of wealth," as Frommer's guide to the city puts it. Signs of that prosperous pedigree…

Shopping in Paris: Exploring the City's Historic Covered Passageways—and What to Buy There

Travelers in search of unique shopping finds, an unstructured stroll, or simply an escape from the rain will be richly rewarded by ducking into one of Paris's many covered…

Famous Cemeteries Worth Traveling to See

What follows is a transcript from the June 15, 2025, edition of the Frommer's Travel Show podcast. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. To listen to the episode, click…

How to Visit Chiclayo, Pope Leo's Hometown in Peru

Pope Leo XIV, formerly Bishop Robert Prevost, was born in Chicago in 1955 and first traveled to Peru as a missionary in 1985. After working in several regions of the South American…

Tour Prince's Minneapolis: Where the Artist Lived, Jammed, and Made Music History

A decade after his death in 2016, Prince continues to loom large as a cultural force in Minneapolis, Minnesota.In his beloved hometown, there are Prince-themed tours you can take,…

America's Oldest City Honors Black History with Heritage Trail

As many of us learned in elementary school, St. Augustine, Florida, lays claim to being the oldest continuously inhabited European-founded city in the United States. But recountings of…

The Biggest Hotel in the World and Other Record-Breaking Places to Stay

Hotels are for showing off. Owners figure that a good way to attract customers is to impress them by outdoing the competition with the biggest, the tallest, the most abundant, the most…

It’s Time to Re-enact the French Revolution—Using a Free Walking Tour App by Paris!

The French have always been exceptionally talented at anticipating global appetites. They set the trends in high fashion and in wine. They were the first to send help to the North…

Disney's Iconic Riverboat and Island Will Be Removed Forever As of July 7

Castle in the middle. Railroad traipsing around. Man-made "mountains" concealing family rides. A meandering waterway through an American frontier landscape. The periodic hoot of a…

V&A East Storehouse, Where You Can Touch V&A's Treasures, Opens in London

Tim Reeve, the deputy director of London's world-famous V&A applied arts institution, says that most of the world's biggest museums only have space to display about 3% of their…