There are more than 1,200 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. Chances are, you've visited several without knowing exactly what the designation means or why it was awarded.But it's worth understanding! The story behind the i... Read More

Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur fall in September or early October each year, and in many years they overlap with European Heritage Days—the annual weekend in mid-to-late September when hundreds of normally closed sites across Europ... Read More

When you book a guided tour of London, the person leading it might be many things: knowledgeable, personable, entertaining, well-reviewed. But there's one credential that tells you something more specific—that the guide standing ... Read More

For a few days each September, brass bands appear beneath Baroque façades, historic carousels turn in the squares, and market stalls fill Salzburg's Old Town with the smell of grilled food and freshly baked sweets, while locals a... Read More

There's a version of the Roman Forum that most visitors never see. Beyond the Sacred Way, past the Temple of Saturn, behind the standard roped-off pathways, there are rooms covered in frescoes and almost entirely unknown to the m... Read More