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Plan your visit to London Transport Museum: Opening hours, ticket prices and visitor tips

The London Transport Museum is a highly popular central London attraction in Covent Garden. This practical guide covers ticket prices, transport, and visitor tips. Buy tickets here. London Transport Museum: quick facts InformationDetailsOpening hoursDaily 10:00–18:00 (Last entry 17:15)Ticket pricesAdults: £25.00, Concessions: £24.00, Under 18s: FreeAddressCovent…

Dodgy flip-flops at the Patpong Night Market.

Museum of Counterfeit Goods, Bangkok: What visitors should expect

First time visiting the Museum of Counterfeit Goods in Bangkok? This review covers what you will see, where the museum is located, and why it offers an unusual insight into counterfeiting in Thailand. The fake goods of Patpong Night Bazaar A stroll down Thalan Silom…

Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia.

6 great reasons to visit Philadelphia

Excellent reasons to visit Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, include Independence Hall, the National Constitution Center and Reading Terminal Market. The Museum of the American Revolution The Museum of the American Revolution is deadly earnest, but does well on the story-telling front. There are a series of “I…

Christ Church College in Oxford, England.

9 reasons to visit Oxford, England

Visitor highlights in Oxford include Christ Church, the Story Museum, Thames boat tours and guided literary walks. Oxford Castle and Prison The Oxford Castle and Prison complex incorporates St George’s Tower, which is over 1,000 years old and is widely believed to be the oldest…

Views from Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles.

Runyon Canyon, Los Angeles: People-watching, pseudo-wilderness and Hollywood views

Runyon Canyon in Los Angeles is where dusty trails, Hollywood Hills scenery and some of the city’s best people-watching collide just minutes from the streets below. First impressions on North Fuller Avenue The man coming down North Fuller Avenue looks like a lost Arctic explorer.…

The Kayenta Burger King in north-east Arizona, home to a small museum about the Navajo code-talkers.

Kayenta Burger King, Arizona: The Navajo code talkers story hidden behind a Whopper

At the Kayenta Burger King, a routine fast food stop in north-eastern Arizona unexpectedly reveals the extraordinary wartime story of the Navajo code talkers and their role in the Second World War. Why Kayenta is usually a place to pass through Kayenta, with the best…

8 ways to improve your Berlin city break

Great ways to improve a Berlin city break include exploring Bernauerstrasse, drinking in a former brothel and going on a Trabi Safari. See the Berlin Wall remnants of Bernauerstrasse Bernauerstrasse, just north of the city centre, is home to some remnants of the Berlin Wall.…

The Douglas D3 plane outside McDonald's Taupo.

Taupo McDonald’s plane restaurant: New Zealand’s strangest fast food stop

Set against Lake Taupo and surrounded by adventure tourism, the Taupo McDonald’s plane restaurant is an unlikely curiosity. This piece explores why a converted Second World War aircraft has become one of the town’s most talked-about stops. Scepticism about McDonald’s as a destination I don’t…

The Hamelin Pool stromatolites in Shark Bay, Western Australia.

Hamelin Pool stromatolites, Western Australia: Why these dull-looking rocks matter

If you are planning a visit to Hamelin Pool stromatolites in Western Australia, this article explains what stromatolites are, why they are important, and why this remote boardwalk in Shark Bay offers one of the deepest connections to early life on Earth. First impressions at…

President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington DC.

Lincoln’s Cottage, Washington DC: Visiting Abraham Lincoln’s former home

If you are planning a visit to Lincoln’s Cottage in Washington DC, this article describes what makes the site revealing, how the tours work, and what you learn about Abraham Lincoln’s private life away from the White House. Why Abraham Lincoln chose Lincoln’s Cottage Unexpected…