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Hot air balloons over Cappadocia, Turkey.

Cappadocia hot air balloons and rock-carved wonders: A sensory journey through Turkey’s surreal landscape

Floating over Cappadocia in a hot air balloon is one of the world’s most iconic experiences, but the region’s fairy chimneys, rock-cut chapels and underground cities tell an equally remarkable story from ground level. Up in the air above Cappadocia From 800 metres up, the…

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…

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…

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…

Harvard Museum of Natural History: Hours, tickets and practical information

The Harvard Museum of Natural History is a natural history museum displaying 12,000 specimens from Harvard University's research collections, located on the Harvard University campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility, and practical tips to help you plan your…

Cave houses in Zevle Open Air Museum in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Zelve Open Air Museum, Cappadocia: Your complete visitor guide

Zelve Open Air Museum (Zelve Açıkhava Müzesi) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site comprising three valleys with abandoned cave dwellings, Byzantine churches, a rock-carved mosque and one of Cappadocia's highest concentrations of fairy chimneys, located between Göreme and Avanos in Nevşehir Province, Turkey. This guide…

Queensland Maritime Museum, Brisbane: Ticket prices, hours & visitor guide

Visit the Queensland Maritime Museum in Brisbane. This guide covers ticket prices, opening hours, and notable nautical exhibits. Standing in a heritage-listed dry dock from the 1870s, surrounded by historic vessels, I realised this isn't your typical museum. The Queensland Maritime Museum sprawls across indoor…

Goreme Open Air Museum in Cappadocia, Turkey.

Visiting Göreme Open Air Museum, Cappadocia: Guide with fees, hours & parking

Göreme Open Air Museum (Göreme Açıkhava Müzesi) is a UNESCO World Heritage monastic complex of rock-carved Byzantine churches and chapels with frescoes dating from the 4th to 13th centuries, located in Cappadocia, Nevşehir Province, Turkey. This guide covers opening times, admission fees, parking, accessibility and…

Plan your visit to the Galveston Railroad Museum, Texas: Guide with prices & hours

The Galveston Railroad Museum is a railway history museum in the former Santa Fe Railroad Station in Galveston, Texas, featuring over 40 pieces of restored locomotives and rolling stock on a 5-acre railyard. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility and…

Ocean Star Museum, Galveston: Visitor guide with prices & hours

The Ocean Star Museum is a retired jack-up offshore drilling rig converted into a museum at Pier 19, Galveston, Texas, featuring three floors of exhibits about the offshore oil and gas industry. This 2026 visitor guide covers opening hours, ticket prices, parking, accessibility and practical…