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Spend Hours Walking Around the World's Great Neighborhoods with These Addictive YouTube Channels
Narration-free virtual walking tours are racking up millions of views as they scratch our travel itch in isolation.
Next Exit! America's Most Epic Roadside Attractions
With all due respect to the World’s Largest Ball of Twine , one-off stunts like that have been left off this roundup of the most epic roadside attractions in the United States.…
You Can Now Stay at "The Conjuring" House—If You Dare
UPDATE, September 28, 2021: The owners of the house that inspired The Conjuring have now put the property up for sale. The malevolent spirits in The Conjuring films don't seem…
Morocco Reopens to Tourists—But Maybe That's Not Such a Good Idea
On September 6, Morocco's national air carrier, Royal Air Maroc, tweeted that "nationals of visa-exempt countries with an invitation from a Moroccan company or a confirmed hotel…
Expert Advice on Visiting Museums During the Pandemic
Just going to a museum now feels exotic…and potentially dangerous. To help culture fans navigate the new reality, I talked with the directors of major museums in Albuquerque , Seattle…
Game of Thrones Studio Tour Gets the Go-Ahead in Northern Ireland
Magical realms are good for tourism here in the real world, from the scenic New Zealand spots that stood in for Middle-earth in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings movies to the…
8 Ways to Reach the Hollywood Sign: Hikes, Views, and Drives
Spend a little bit of time in Griffith Park—or heck, anywhere in L.A.—and eventually you’ll hear The Question. “So, how do I get to the Hollywood Sign?” Since it first appeared in the…
Great Art in the Great Outdoors: The USA's Finest Sculpture Parks
"Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist," wrote René Magritte, creator of some of the world’s most enigmatic paintings. He’s onto something. There is a space…
Sausage Party! Which U.S. Region Serves the Best Hot Dog Variety?
Show me a hot dog with all the fixings, and I’ll tell you what part of the United States you’re in. Many regions of the country have distinct ways of dressing up their dogs, and to…
WATCH: Rolling Stones Video Takes Over London's Vacant Claridge's Hotel
Leave it to the Rolling Stones to find a way to create mayhem in a hotel room even when the hotel is closed. The just-released music video for the band's latest single, "Scarlet"…
Like Ike? D.C.’s Eisenhower Memorial to Open After Long Controversy
Dwight D. Eisenhower might have been a calm and steady World War II commander and two-term U.S. president, but the effort to honor him with a memorial in Washington, D.C., sure did…
Bums Rush: Which Museum Has the Best Butt?
By our count, there has been precisely one upside to museums having to close their doors due to the worldwide health crisis: The forced downtime freed up bored staffers to participate…
Add Estonia to the List of Countries That Accept Americans As Digital Nomads
It seems like a lot of our readers are eager to live somewhere other than the United States for a while. We've posted about several countries that are currently accepting American…
The Country of Georgia to Accept Long-Term Foreign Residents—Including Americans
One of our most popular recent stories has to do with three countries that allow Americans not only to visit, but also to live for six months to a year. It's a scenario that many are…
Amsterdam Re-Closes Parts of Its Red Light District
On Saturday, July 18, some of the streets in Amsterdam's Red Light District were closed. Authorities tweeted warnings to stay away in both Dutch and English. Although the area is most…
What Escorted Tour Companies Are Doing to Keep Travelers Safe
We spoke with some of the biggest tour operators to learn what changes they've made to keep customers safe and happy during the pandemic era.
Mayflower Replica Soon to Sail Home to Plymouth—How to Track It Along the Way
As the Broadway musical Hamilton has shown us, the more we learn about the founders of the United States, the better equipped we are to wrestle with today's issues (though some critics…
Turkish Leader Re-Converts Hagia Sophia Into Mosque: Can Tourists Still Visit?
A court has cleared the way for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to convert one of the world's most precious architectural and historic jewels, the Hagia Sophia, back into a…
Saudi Arabia Blocks International Pilgrims from Mecca
For the first time in modern history, Muslims from around the world will not be allowed to make the pilgrimage to Mecca this year. Saudi Arabia announced yesterday that international…
Frommer's Publishes New Series of Affordable E-Books For Travel in the United States
To help our American readers find great road trips and exciting places to go in the United States, Frommer's just released nine new downloadable guides to some of the best places in…
WATCH: “Into the Wild” Bus Airlifted from Alaska Backcountry
An abandoned bus in middle-of-nowhere, Alaska, became a grim tourism draw following the 1996 publication of Into the Wild, later made into a film directed by Sean Penn. Jon Krakauer's…
Blaming the Pandemic This Time, L.A.'s Oscars Museum Delays Yet Again
Like some troubled Hollywood epic, the overbudget, much-delayed Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles has had its opening date pushed back again. Originally slated to begin…
Europe's Tourism Must Reckon with Slavery. Liverpool Has Made a Start.
Europe made vast sums from slavery, yet tourist attractions rarely come to terms with that chapter. Liverpool, England, is at the forefront of a renaissance in historical social…
Road Picture: Instagrammers Travel to Reenact Iconic Film Scenes
Frommer's chats with a German couple who take movie-centric travel to a whole new level.
Pauline Frommer: You Can Help Restore Our National Parks and Create Thousands of Jobs
At the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt established the Works Progress Administration. It accomplished two life-changing goals: Over the course of…