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2025's UNESCO World Heritage Sites List: Fairy-Tale Castles, Lost Cities, and Natural Wonders

A onetime hub for real-life pirates of the Caribbean and the real-life inspiration for Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland are among the places newly inscribed as UNESCO World…

New UNESCO World Heritage Sites for 2024 in Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, More

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has added 24 cultural and natural wonders to its esteemed World Heritage List of sites the organization…

French Baguettes and Cuban Light Rum Get UNESCO Heritage Status

Anyone who has ever bit into a fresh baguette in France already knows that crunchy-chewy creation counts among the exceptional achievements of humanity. But now UNESCO has made it…

34 Natural and Cultural Wonders Added to UNESCO World Heritage List

Europe's historic spa towns, a railway that crosses two Iranian mountain ranges, a prehistoric Peruvian calendar, an Indian temple, a French lighthouse, and a collection of Arabian…

Camel Races, "Grass Mowing," Saunas, Singapore's Food Stalls, and More Get Heritage Status

Singapore's food stalls, Middle Eastern camel races, North African couscous, and Finland's saunas have all been officially recognized as invaluable expressions of humanity's…

Time Is Running Out to Visit These Natural Wonders Now in "Critical" Decline

If the Great Barrier Reef (pictured above) in Australia and the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California on the Pacific coast of Mexico are on your must-see list, you…

Meet UNESCO's New Cultural Heritage Inductees: Reggae, French Perfume, and More

Reggae music from Jamaica, the Irish sport of hurling, Polish Nativity scenes, Korean wrestling, and about three dozen more arts, crafts, folk dances, foods, and festivals are the…

Neapolitan Pizza, Panama Hats Among Traditions Given UNESCO Heritage Status

As anybody who travels with open eyes and an open mind soon discovers, a place isn't made unique just by its buildings and scenery. The dishes, dances, crafts, languages, and other…

New UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Hotels for Millennials, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* 21 NEW UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITES ANNOUNCED (CNN). The UNESCO World Heritage Committee added 21 sites to its World Heritage List…

21 New UNESCO World Heritage Sites Announced

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee added 21 sites to its World Heritage List during the group's annual meeting in Istanbul last week (a meeting that had to be cut short because of…

UNESCO Adds Endangered Sites, Hamilton Tourism, and More: Today's Travel Briefing

Here's what's happening today in the world of travel.* SITES IN MALI, SYRIA, AND UZBEKISTAN ADDED TO UNESCO ENDANGERED LIST (Time). An ancient village of mud houses in Mali has been…

Sites in Mali, Libya, and Uzbekistan Added to UNESCO Endangered List

An ancient village of mud houses in Mali has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list of endangered sites. Instability from Islamist militants in the West African country has…

The Alamo in San Antonio Wins UNESCO Status, And It Couldn't Come at a More Embarrassing Time

The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, has just been inscribed with one of the most prestigious designations in international tourism: It and the four other San Antonio Missions now…

7 Places to Eat in Napa Valley

Along a 35-mile (56km) stretch of Hwy. 29 north of San Francisco, the hillsides look precisely grooved with slope-hugging vineyards that produce some of the world's finest wines. The…

What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Montreal and Quebec City

One thing the province of Québec does exceptionally well is come up with citywide programs that foster community spirit. For instance, the annual Carnaval de Québec (January…

You, the Kids, and Bushels Full of Apples: Enjoy Early Fall in the Northeast

September marks the beginning of the traditional apple season and a day or weekend spent picking-your-own is a fantastic way to get the kids outdoors, have fun, and educate them at…

4 Secrets for the Perfectly Timed Vacation

If you've seen one tourism brochure that refers to itself as a "year-round" destination, you've probably seen them all.They lie, of course.Take a place like the Florida Keys, a…

Formerly Bloody Battlefields Now Fun for the Whole Family

500 Places to Take Your Kids Before They Grow Up highlights eleven battlegrounds throughout the world that you can plan a trip around. The six picks below -- all of them located…