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The Skansen open-air museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

Visiting Skansen, Stockholm: practical guide for first-time visitors

Skansen is the world's oldest open-air museum and zoo, founded in 1891 on the island of Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden. It covers 75 acres of Nordic landscape populated with over 150 historic buildings, Scandinavian wildlife, and working craftspeople in period settings. This guide was updated…

The Funivio dell'Etna cable car at Mt Etna, Italy.

Funivia dell’Etna, Sicily: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Funivia dell'Etna is the only cable car on the southern flank of Mount Etna — Europe's highest active volcano and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It lifts visitors from 1,923 metres to 2,500 metres above sea level on a spectacular 15-minute ascent from Rifugio…

Why green sea turtles have been coming to Escambron Bay for centuries — and how to swim with them

Escambron Bay is inside San Juan city limits in Puerto Rico — ten minutes from Old San Juan, two minutes from the Condado hotel strip. It doesn't look like turtle habitat from the road. It is. The bay is a protected marine park with a…

The Kravice waterfall in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

A waterfall, a Sufi monastery and a medieval ghost town: what Herzegovina looks like beyond Mostar

Mostar draws visitors for its Ottoman bridge and its story. Both are worth a day of anyone's time. But the city sits in the middle of a region whose other sights — a Sufi monastery carved into a cliff above a turquoise spring, a medieval…

Visiting Athassel Augustinian Priory, County Tipperary: practical guide for first-timers

Athassel Augustinian Priory is a free, open-access ruin of one of the largest medieval priories in Ireland, This ruined priory is located near the village of Golden in County Tipperary and is in the care of the Office of Public Works (OPW) as a state-owned…

The Old Courthouse in St Louis, Missouri.

Visiting the Old Courthouse, St. Louis: practical guide for first-timers

The Old Courthouse is a free historic site in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, operated by the National Park Service as part of Gateway Arch National Park. It was the site of the first two trials of the Dred Scott case in 1847 and 1850, and…

Visiting Gateway Arch National Park, St. Louis: practical guide for first-timers

Gateway Arch National Park is a unit of the National Park Service on the St. Louis riverfront in Missouri. It encompasses the 630-foot Gateway Arch, the free Museum of Westward Expansion beneath it, 90 acres of parkland, and the separately located Old Courthouse. This guide…

A forest track on Tiritiri Matangi, New Zealand.

Tiritiri Matangi Island, Auckland: Rare birds, conservation success and ferry guide

Planning a visit to Tiritiri Matangi Island from Auckland? This guide explains the remarkable New Zealand bird sanctuary, the rare species you can see, and the conservation story behind Tiritiri Matangi Island. The little fella bobs along the seaweed washed up on the beach, clearly…

Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis: practical guide for first-time visitors

The Pulitzer Arts Foundation is a free contemporary art museum in the Grand Center Arts District of St. Louis, Missouri. This US art museum is housed in a purpose-built building designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando. It presents exhibitions of modern and contemporary art alongside…

The Missouri History Museum in St Louis.

Visiting the Missouri History Museum, St. Louis: practical guide for first-timers

The Missouri History Museum is a free history museum in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri. It's operated by the Missouri Historical Society and housed in the 1913 Jefferson Memorial Building. It covers the history of St. Louis and the surrounding region from its earliest Indigenous…