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Traditions, Customs, and Crafts Worldwide—and the Heroes Who Keep Them Alive

What follows is a lightly edited transcript of the January 12 edition of the Frommer's Travel Show podcast. To listen, click here. Pauline Frommer: Welcome to the Frommer's Travel…

Article / Arts and Culture

'Just One Little Hitch': Hitchhiking Through Europe and Morocco in the 1970s

What follows is a lightly edited transcript of the April 20 edition of the Frommer's Travel Show podcast. To listen, click here. Pauline Frommer: Welcome to The Frommer Travel Show.…

Article / Arts and Culture

A New Frank Lloyd Wright House for Rent? Yes, Actually. Plus Others Where You Can Spend the Night

Death tends to have a negative impact on an artist's productivity. There are certain deceased creatives, however, whose output doesn't stop entirely. Look at Antoni Gaudí. Or Tupac…

Article / Food and Drink

The "World's First" Barbecue Museum Opens in Kansas City

Home to more than 100 barbecue restaurants and the world’s largest barbecue competition, Kansas City now adds a barbecue museum to its menu. If you’ve ever wondered about the secret…

Article / Arts and Culture

Superman’s Cleveland: Filming Locations and Other Key Sites in His Creators’ Hometown

You've probably heard that Superman of Metropolis is originally from the planet Krypton by way of Smallville. But in point of fact, the Man of Steel—like Drew Carey, the gas mask, and…

Article / Slideshows

Inside the Renovated Frick Collection, NYC's Gilded Age Time Capsule

When first-timers visit the Frick Collection in New York City, they may not have any idea the place is fresh off a 5-year, $330 million renovation and expansion. Set to reopen…

Article / Arts and Culture

Timely Topic of Human Migration the Focus of New Attraction in Fitting Spot

The issue of people crossing borders—whether as documented or undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees, deported migrants, or expats—has become one of the world's most…

Article / Arts and Culture

Where Was ‘Severance’ Filmed? You Can Visit the Lumon Building in Real Life

The modernist building that stands in for the Kafkaesque workplace on the Apple TV+ series Severance is a real-life mixed-use development encompassing offices, retail spaces, and…

Article / National Parks

The U.S. National Parks Bring In Much More Money Than They Take from Federal Funding

To my mind, the U.S. National Park System (NPS) is invaluable. Its 85 million acres span all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and every U.S. territory. In these parks are…

Article / National Parks

Full List of 34 Targeted National Park Leases: "Parks Being Dismantled Before Our Eyes"

The Trump administration has announced plans to terminate the National Park Service leases of at least 34 buildings that function as visitor centers, law enforcement offices, museums,…

Article / Arts and Culture

The Best Sherlock Holmes Sites in London

No place brings the stories of Sherlock Holmes to life like London, the home of both the fictional detective and his real-life inventor. The city now honors the detective’s adventures…

Article / Theme Park

Disney Is Poised to Solve its Lightning Lane Disaster—But at What Cost?

We don't have to tell you that just about everything in the life of an American consumer seems to be degrading in quality, from useless AI chatbots replacing the assistance of live…

Article / Miscellaneous

Meet Pauline Frommer in Washington, DC, March 29–30

Pauline Frommer's next live appearances at the Washington, DC, Travel & Adventure Show (promo code for free tickets inside!)

Article / Slideshows

Where to Shop in Paris: The City's Most Beautiful Boutiques and Cafes

As impressive as the museums and monuments of Paris are, the smaller establishments—bakeries, bookstores, boutiques, bars, and brasseries—are just as likely to put you under the city's…

Article / Slideshows

Frank Sinatra's Palm Springs: A Tour of His Hangouts

He sang about Chicago and New York, but Frank Sinatra, who would have turned 100 in 2015, usually did it his way at his California home, Palm Springs . You can still visit the places…

Article / Arts and Culture

'The White Lotus' Season 3 Filming Locations in Thailand

Among TV shows that inspire travel, HBO's The White Lotus arguably holds the top spot, even though the luxury vacations depicted in the first and second seasons of Mike White's…

Article / Family & Kids

'Paddington in Peru' Filming Locations: Follow the Beloved Bear's South America Adventure

In the third Paddington film (premiering in U.S. theaters Friday, Feb. 14), the beloved bear and London expat travels back to his native Peru to visit his Aunt Lucy, now living in the…

Article / Theme Park

Disney World's Purge Begins: Last Chance to See These Things Before They're Destroyed

When the Walt Disney Company proudly announced that it planned to spend an estimated $60 billion over the coming decade to "accelerate and expand investment" in the company's theme…

Article / Arts and Culture

Mona Lisa Getting a Room of Her Own in Major Louvre Overhaul

Big changes are coming to the Louvre museum in Paris. Chief among them: The Mona Lisa will get her own room. Leonardo da Vinci’s famed Italian Renaissance painting, known as La Joconde…

Article / Cruise

These Are Some of the Biggest Event Cruises of 2025

Most cruise lines are selling special themed cruises for 2025. Here are some of the biggest ones, plus how to find even more future sailings that might suit your taste.

Article / Passportable

The Ultimate David Bowie Museum Opens in London This September

London's iconic Victoria and Albert Museum, more commonly known as the V&A, steps into an expansionist era in 2025 when it opens a brand-new complex designed to provide more public…

Article / National Parks

Jimmy Carter's Georgia: Where to Learn About the 39th President's Life and Legacy

These Jimmy Carter sites in Plains, Georgia, and Atlanta tell the story of his childhood, presidency, and remarkable life after leaving office. 

Article / Family & Kids

Disney World Brings Back Free Meals in 2025, but Is Disney's Dining Plan Really Worth It?

Disney's "free" dining plan returns to the Florida resort for 2 months in 2025. But the money you'll have to spend may eliminate the plan's value.

Article / Slideshows

15+ Real Travel Details in 1980's "Airplane!" That Seem Fake if You Weren't Alive Then

It changed the course of screen comedy. The 1980 deadpan-silly movie Airplane! , which was bootstrapped into blockbuster status by a team of outsider sketch comedy writers from the…

Article / Passportable

Very Cool! Take a Look Inside This Winter’s Incredible Icehotel in Sweden

The 35th iteration of Sweden's Icehotel—sculpted each year from more than 500 tons of ice and snow from the Torne River—has opened for the 2024–2025 winter season in the Arctic village…