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The world's only intact 17th century ship at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm, Sweden.

Best Stockholm tours and experiences: 9 worth booking [and which to skip]

Stockholm is built across fourteen islands where a 30,000-island archipelago meets a medieval old town, and the two halves of the city reward very different kinds of day. These nine experiences cover Viking history, a 17th-century warship, and one genuinely enormous ABBA fan moment. Stockholm…

Innsbruck from the top of the Bergisel ski jump.

Best Innsbruck tours and experiences: 8 worth booking – and which to skip

Innsbruck packs genuine mountains and genuine empire into one small, walkable city. These eight experiences cover a Renaissance palace, an Alpine peak reached in twenty minutes, and a full day spent chasing a fairytale castle across the German border. Innsbruck's setting is what sets it…

The USS Midway Museum in San Diego, California.

Best San Diego tours and experiences: Which to book and which to skip

San Diego rewards a slower pace than most California cities, spread as it is across headlands, a working naval bay and one enormous park. These nine experiences cover history, wildlife, food and one properly memorable day trip across the border. San Diego's best sights sit…

The Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas.

Best Fort Worth tours and experiences: 8 worth booking – and which to skip

Fort Worth still calls itself Cowtown, and the nickname holds up better than most. These eight experiences cover Wild West history, barbecue, ghosts and a genuinely enormous honky tonk. Fort Worth's identity is built around the Stockyards, a working cattle district that has stayed remarkably…

The reclining Buddha statue at Wat Pho in Bangkok.

9 Bangkok tours worth booking – and which ones to skip

Bangkok rewards visitors who go in with a plan, and the right guide turns a chaotic, sweltering city into something you can properly enjoy. These nine experiences cover temples, street food, elephants and one memorable river cruise. Bangkok's most famous sights lie inside a maze…

The San Xavier del Bac Mission near Tucson, Arizona.

9 Tucson tours worth booking – and which experiences you should skip

Tucson is a desert city built for slow exploration, but its best sides often need a guide to unlock them. These nine tours cover food, wildlife, Wild West history and one genuinely memorable sunrise. Tucson's most rewarding sights are spread across a huge desert valley.…

9 New Orleans tours worth booking – and which to skip

Planning your first trip to New Orleans? These are the best New Orleans tours and experiences to consider booking, from French Quarter food tours and swamp trips to historic neighbourhood walks, plantation excursions and Mississippi River cruises. New Orleans is one of those cities where…

Visiting Cosmos Mystery Area, South Dakota: practical guide for first-time visitors

Cosmos Mystery Area is a gravity-defying roadside attraction in the Black Hills, south of Rapid City, South Dakota, built around a tilted cabin discovered by accident in 1952. Adult admission is now $15, and the children's rate now covers ages 5 to 11 rather than…

Charco Azul cave and waterfall tour, Puerto Rico: swimming limestone caves, Taíno petroglyphs and cliff jumping

An hour's drive west of San Juan, the Indio River has been cutting through Puerto Rico's northern limestone karst belt for millions of years. The result is Charco Azul and the Arenales Caves — a system of underground tunnels, sculpted slot canyons, turquoise swimming holes…

Why book an Icacos Island boat tour from Fajardo: all-inclusive snorkelling, beach day and lunch

Icacos Island is a small uninhabited cay off Puerto Rico's north-eastern coast, part of a chain of islands and reefs sitting at the convergence of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. The water here is a different quality from the beaches around San Juan…