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Going Underground in Barcelona: A Visit to Bomb Shelter Refugi 307
Barcelona stands above a little-known spider web of hand-dug refuge tunnels left over from war. Here's how to gain access to them.
Huell Howser is the Ultimate Armchair Tour Guide to California
Whether you're looking for things to do on a California vacation or just need a smile, Huell Howser's online archive opens a new state of mind to explore.
Listen to the Last Frontiers of Natural Quiet in North America
The whisper of the wind provided inspiration to the likes of Mark Twain and Henry David Thoreau. But if those authors were around today, they’d curse the manmade interruptions to…
Reappraising (And Exploring) Chicago's Underrated South Side
Everything you know about Chicago's South Side isn't wrong. But it's not the whole story, either.
8 Ways Millennials Are Changing Travel
Read enough think pieces about millennials—people in their 20s and 30s who came of age around the beginning of the 21st century—and you’re liable to get a contradictory image of the…
Three Important Recommendations for Smart Travel That Are Served By Three Smart Websites
Choosing an ethical destination, preparing your cellphone for cost-conscious travel, and improving your trips through yoga—Arthur Frommer shows you where to start your research.
The Undiscovered Delights of Japan's Ise-Shima National Park
Most visitors to Japan have Tokyo and Kyoto on their itineraries, as well they should. But just a short detour from that well-traveled route is Ise-Shima National Park , easily reached…
New York City is Suddenly Becoming a Lot More Affordable
Is the reported "Trump Slump" turning expensive trips to the Big Apple into lower-priced, low-hanging fruit?
The Best Day You'll Ever Spend Without a Car in... Atlanta? (Yes.)
You won't really see the real Atlanta as long as you're sitting in a car. Come out from your tin shell and you'll soon learn this is actually a pretty cool town.
The Best Things to Do in Beijing
Beijing is the nerve center of Chinese civilization, anchored by foreboding temples and palaces, strafed by huge boulevards, and ordered by the concentric circles of its ring roads.…
New Orleans' St. Claude Avenue Is the Next Big Thing in Great Food
This drag in the Big Easy's Bywater neighborhood has emerged from years in limbo to become the city's most unexpected and rewarding gastronomic draws.
Toll Proposed for San Francisco's Famous Crooked Street, Police-Led Martial Arts Classes in Japan, and More: Today's Travel Briefing
Travel news from all over
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?
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.
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
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…
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?
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…
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…
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.
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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…