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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…
Muzbnb: Everything You'd Expect From a Home-Sharing Service, Minus Islamophobia
This year, a new service will offer Muslim travelers that home-away-from-home feeling.
The West Coast's Best Chinatown is in Canada—Eat Your Way Through it For Just a Few Bucks
It couldn't be easier to get to know Richmond, a once-sleepy suburb of Vancouver that can't seem to stop growing. So why does the town remain a mystery to so many?
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…
The Last Great Classic Beach 'Hood in Los Angeles (And Why You're Going to Love It)
Headed to Los Angeles? Make time for one of its best hidden gems—one that's not going to stay hidden for much longer.
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,…
Idaho White Water Rafting Where Smartphones Cannot Reach You
It’s a rare thing in our always-connected digital world to not know what’s going on beyond our own eyesight. But it happened to me in the middle-of-nowhere Idaho.
Seat-Back Entertainment Fading Out, a $700 Ski Lift Ticket, and More: Today's Travel Briefing
Travel news from all over
The New Museum of African American History & Culture in Washington, D.C. Is Overwhelmed with Interest
It's such a remarkable attraction that it has been packed with more visitors than it expected, so if you want to go, you'll need to plan ahead.
Greeter Tours Are a Wonderful—and Free—Way to Explore Cities Around the Globe
Today more destinations than ever are offering free volunteer tours of vacation destinations
Days When You Can Visit U.S. National Parks for Free in 2017
Throughout the year, you'll have 10 chances to enjoy any of the sites maintained by the National Park Service at no charge.
Looking for a Caribbean Vacation? Here’s a Tweetlike Appraisal of 11 Islands, Less Than 140 Characters Apiece
Which Caribbean island is the best? Arthur Frommer boils the major ones down to what to see and do on each one.
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…
Heard the One About Jacksonville? You Will.
Florida's most overlooked city is changing fast. Is it time for this growing Atlantic Coast town to take its place on the tourist maps?
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…
One of North America's Most Exciting Wine Regions is Hiding Out Just South of the Border
Barely an hour from the border near San Diego and minutes from the busy port city of Ensenada, Baja California's dry and sunny Valle de Guadalupe is one of the most compelling…
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…
Been to Birmingham Lately? You're In for a Surprise
Alabama's biggest city is one of the Deep South's most interesting destinations right now.
Bite-Sized Volunteer Vacations
How to Do Good on Vacations That Aren't Only Devoted to "Voluntourism"
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…