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Aerial Tram, Braulio Carrillo National Park: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Aerial Tram Tour at Rainforest Adventures glides visitors through three levels of rainforest canopy on the edge of Braulio Carrillo National Park, Costa Rica. This guide was updated in July 2026. The adult ticket price has risen to $69, up from the $59 that…

The Rosa Parks Bus at the Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan.

The Rosa Parks bus: why this exhibit at the Henry Ford Museum will take your breath away

The Henry Ford Museum near Detroit is packed with landmark artefacts from American history. But it's a humble, old-fashioned bus that stops visitors in their tracks. After a series of big-hitting attractions – the bike shop where the Wright Brothers built the first plane, the…

Visiting Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro, Los Angeles: Practical guide for first-timers

Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is a free-entry marine science museum and aquarium on Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro, Los Angeles, housed in a Frank Gehry-designed building. This guide covers opening hours, admission, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. It was last checked in June…

Visiting the Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach: Practical guide for first-timers

The Long Beach Museum of Art (LBMA Ocean) is an art museum in a 1911 craftsman house on Ocean Boulevard in Long Beach, California, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. It was…

The Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California.

Dolby Theatre tours, Los Angeles: practical guide for first-time visitors

Dolby Theatre tours take visitors behind the scenes of the Hollywood venue that hosts the Academy Awards. This guide was updated in July 2026. Because the Dolby Theatre is a working performance venue, its tour schedule is only released about a month in advance, a…

Jellyfish at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California.

Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Aquarium of the Pacific is a large public aquarium on Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California. Its newest exhibit, Jelly Dreamscapes, is a $2 million immersive gallery of sea jellies that opened on 23 May 2026. This guide was updated in July 2026. Reservations…

Part of the sets on the Warner Bros Studio Tour in Hollywood.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, Los Angeles: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood takes visitors behind the scenes of a working film and television studio in Burbank, California. This guide was updated in July 2026. The new Superman Experience: Defenders Unite is a 25-minute immersive adventure that many older guides won't mention.…

Visiting the Hollywood Museum, Los Angeles: Practical guide for first-timers

The Hollywood Museum is a film and television memorabilia museum in the historic Max Factor Building in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. It was last checked in July 2026, when the…

Visiting the Los Angeles Maritime Museum, San Pedro: Practical guide for first-timers

The Los Angeles Maritime Museum is a maritime history museum at Berth 84 on the waterfront in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, transport and parking, accessibility, and practical visitor tips. This guide was last checked and updated in…

Visiting the Monastery of São Vicente de Fora, Lisbon: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Monastery of São Vicente de Fora is a 17th-century monastery in Lisbon, Portugal, built on the site of a crusader camp from the 1147 Siege of Lisbon. This guide covers ticket prices, opening times, how to get there, accessibility and what to see inside.…