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Watched "The Dig" on Netflix? Here's Where to See What They Found

Alert: This post contains one minor spoiler about where the artifacts featured in The Dig were eventually put on display.The Dig, the latest breakout hit movie on Netflix, retells the…

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Amsterdam to Move Red-Light District and Restrict Cannabis Cafes

What do you call a red-light district when all the vice is removed? The "No-Longer-Naughty Neighborhood"? "Little Salt Lake City"? Amsterdam might have to come up with a new term soon.…

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Never-Before-Seen Images from Globe-Trotting Photographer Steve McCurry

Anyone who has met the startlingly intense green-eyed gaze of adolescent Afghan refugee Sharbat Gula on the famous June 1985 cover of National Geographic knows the skill and empathy of…

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MAPS: Learn the Most Popular Tourist Souvenir In Countries Around the World

Based on the merchandise for sale at airports and hotel gift shops, we'd guess that the world's most popular souvenirs are T-shirts and refrigerator magnets. But a new illustrated map…

Article / Arts and Culture

Before Jumbo Jets, TravelTalks Movies Took Audiences Around the World

Generations of audiences loved MGM's TravelTalks, a series of 222 globetrotting short films. They made a star of James A. FitzPatrick—but today, they're mostly forgotten.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

Hey, Lazybones! Now You Can Learn a New Language by Binge-Watching TV

Ask any immigrant: The best way to learn a language isn't in a class. It's through daily life. And a brand-new language-learning product is built on that principle. The recently…

Article / Passportable

After 40 Years, Pompeii Fully Reopens Its Treasure-Filled Antiquarium

In some ways, the Antiquarium museum at the archeological park of Pompeii has had as troubled a history as the doomed city itself. The facility opened back in 1873 but since then, it…

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The Most Popular Fast Food and Fashion Chains in Each Country

Our travel may be curtailed right now, but our curiosity about the world is not. Which is why I was pleased to find a collection of maps on the British banking info site…

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No, Princess Cruises Did Not Just Sell the Real Love Boat

Social media feeds have recently been filled with nostalgic goodbyes to an iconic cruise ship. Princess Cruises selling off its ‘Love Boat’, went a typical headline. To a generation…

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“One Night in Miami” Puts Historic Black Hotel in Spotlight—and You Can Visit

The new film One Night in Miami, now streaming on Amazon Prime, depicts a 1964 meeting of four African American icons—boxer Cassius Clay (soon to rename himself Muhammad Ali), civil…

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2020’s Best Underwater Photos: Dive into the Wondrous World Below

Underwater photography can be as strange and wondrous as images taken from outer space, but the view from beneath the waves often has the added benefit of containing peculiar…

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Graceland Launches What May Be The Priciest Virtual Tours in the World

At the time of Elvis Presley's death in 1977, there were fewer than 200 Elvis impersonators. In 2015, the count was estimated at more than 250,000, according to Oddee.com. Clearly, the…

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Tomb of Rome's First Emperor to Reopen to Public After Years of Closure

Tourists heading to Rome will soon have one more magnificent ruin to add to their dance cards. In March, after 13 years of excavation, research, and renovation, the tomb of the ancient…

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"The Queen’s Gambit”: Your Best Moves If You Want to Check Its Kentucky Setting

The Queen's Gambit, which set records in November as Netflix's most watched miniseries ever, might have made you curious about Lexington, Kentucky. That's where much of the…

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The Filming Locations of Netflix's "Bridgerton" That Tourists Can Visit

Bridgerton , the soapy, sexy take on Regency England courtesy of executive producer Shonda Rhimes, is a certified smash on Netflix—but fans of period drama will be forgiven if they…

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The World's Most Tolerant Countries—UPDATED 2021

With antidemocratic movements on the rise, it can seem like the world is becoming a less welcoming place. That outcome would be entirely at odds with the most rewarding type of travel,…

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Music City Gets a Museum About African American Music

The first museum dedicated to preserving and celebrating African Americans' considerable contributions to music is opening to the public this month in downtown Nashville. Originally…

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Instead of Vacation, Relocation: Five Smaller Cities in the USA to Move To

For many, the definition of travel changed in 2020. Forced to work from home, people realized that the pandemic provided them a new way of seeing the world—by relocating. They could,…

Article / Family & Kids

Teen Artist's Incredible Chalk Drawings Will Take You Around the World

An Illinois teenager and her younger brother create delightful chalk art scenes of tourist landmarks across the globe.

Article / Arthur Frommer Online

A Comprehensive, Step-by-Step Guide to Traveling Again After the Pandemic

The year 2020 gave all of us a priceless gift. It kicked us all in the ass, too, no doubt about it. But the year's central lesson, the one that gnawed at our fearful inner cores no…

Article / Passportable

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…

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A Holiday Rarity: Stream a Real British Panto for Free

The British pantomime, or panto, is one of those beloved cultural institutions that simply doesn't travel. Either you're in the United Kingdom during panto season (late November to…

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Best Places 2021: Great Authors on Our America

Every December, Frommer’s publishes a list of the Best Places to Go for the coming year, as chosen by Frommer’s writers around the world. For more than a decade, this list has been one…

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Japan’s “Crying Therapy” Walking Tours Seek Healing Through Sob Stories

If you've been crying more lately due to, oh, everything, tell your concerned friends and family that you're not having a breakdown—you're practicing a Japanese therapy called…

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6 Ways to Dream a Vacation Now, but Pay Over Time or Take It Later

News about vaccines is making people wish we could be traveling again. Vendors are already helping customers make future plans—and spread the costs over time.