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Rodin Museum, Philadelphia: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide (2026)

The first time I visited the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, I walked straight past the entrance thinking it was someone's private mansion. The elegant Beaux-Arts building stands so discreetly on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway that you could miss it entirely if you weren't looking.…

Intense action inside Philadelphia's Museum of the American Revolution.

Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide

When I walked into the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the first thing that caught me off guard was how theatrical it all felt. This isn't a stuffy museum with artefacts behind glass and lengthy text panels – though there are plenty of both.…

Rocky Steps, Philadelphia: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide (2026)

The first time I watched someone run up the Rocky Steps in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they were wearing business attire – full suit, briefcase in hand – and still felt compelled to throw their arms up at the top. That's when it struck me: these 72…

Oxford Castle and Prison in Oxford, South-East England.

Oxford Castle & Prison: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide (2026)

The first thing that strikes you about Oxford Castle & Prison is how recent its prison past actually is. When I learned it only closed as Oxford's working prison in 1996, I did the maths – people who were locked up here could well be…

The Bodleian Library in Oxford, South-East England.

Bodleian Library, Oxford: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide (2026)

The first time I walked through the Great Gate into the Old Schools Quadrangle, I half-expected someone to check my credentials. But here's what catches you off guard: whilst the Bodleian Library in Oxford is very much a working research library – scholars studying beneath…

Seattle vs Vancouver: How weather quietly shapes the way we judge cities

A harbour cruise, a market stroll and two West Coast cities seen under very different skies. This is a reminder of how weather and travel experiences can tilt our feelings about places far more than we like to admit. The captain tries to rouse the…

Exploring the Story Museum in Oxford, South-East England.

Story Museum, Oxford: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide (2026)

Step into a world of imagination at Oxford’s Story Museum. Find 2026 ticket prices, gallery highlights, and opening hours for a magical family day. When I first spotted the Story Museum on Pembroke Street, Oxford, two lanterns outside read "Speak Friend" and "Enter" – a…

The view from the driver's seat on Utah Highway 12.

Highway 12, Utah: Driving through America’s last mapped frontier

A ribbon of tarmac cutting through mesas, canyons and vast silence, Utah Highway 12 crosses one of the most remote landscapes in the continental United States. This is a drive where the land still dominates, and where the sense of discovery feels largely untouched. It…

Québec City: A frozen vision of French North America

This article explores Québec City as a place shaped less by modern France and more by a preserved and altered vision of French North America, tracing how history, empire and chance created one of Canada’s most unusual cities. Québec City and the myth of Frenchness…

Paul Revere House, Boston: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide (2026)

Discover 2026 prices, hours, and history for Paul Revere House. This guide covers the oldest home in downtown Boston and how to visit it. Paul Revere House is notable as the oldest dwelling in downtown Boston. It was built around 1680. Visitors can expect cramped…