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Visitors and residents bicycle and walk on the Florida Keys’ Old Seven Mile Bridge Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022, in Marathon, Fla. The 110-year-old span formally opened Wednesday after a ceremony marked the completion of a four-year, $44 million restoration project. The old bridge originally was part of Henry Flagler’s Florida Keys Over-Sea Railroad that was completed in 1912. It later became the centerpiece of the Florida Keys Overseas Highway, but was replaced in 1982 with a new span. The old bridge is closed to vehicles but open to pedestrians and bicycles. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau/HO)

Mar 23, 20224 min read

Florida's iconic 100-year-old Seven Mile Bridge reopens to cyclists and walkers

Mar 23, 20228 min read

Budapest's best nightlife, from rooftop cocktails to backstreet bars

The Jardines de la Buhaira in Seville, Spain

Mar 22, 20225 min read

Escape the heat in the 7 best parks in Seville

Cherry Blossoms and monument.jpg

Mar 17, 20223 min read

For the 110th anniversary of DC's National Cherry Blossom Festival, in-person celebrations return

A woman by a car in an empty area in New Mexico

Mar 17, 20228 min read

How to take a perfect spring break road trip through New Mexico

Seville, Andalusia, Spain - September 21, 2019: Museum of Folk Art and Traditions (Museo de Artes y Costumbres Populares de Sevilla). Mudejar Pavilion. ; Shutterstock ID 1613066326; your: Claire Naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online editorial; full: Seville best museums

Mar 17, 20226 min read

The 9 best museums in Seville: art, archaeology, and flamenco

Mar 16, 20225 min read

Go remote in Nevada’s Basin and Range National Monument

Mar 16, 20225 min read

Gems, caves and stars: Nevada’s most glittering experiences

Mar 16, 20225 min read

Discover the voices of Nevada’s Ghost Towns and Sagebrush Saloons

VALDOSTA, GA - OCT. 4: Students enter the front gateway at Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Ga., on Oct. 4, 2021. More than 13,000 students attend the school in south Georgia.; Shutterstock ID 2052375266; your: Brian Healy; gl: 65050; netsuite: Lonely Planet Online Editorial; full: Best things to do in Valdosta

Mar 16, 20227 min read

The top 13 things to do in Valdosta, Georgia from East African art to roller coasters

Landscape of vintner inspecting grapes in vineyard in Palisade, Colorado, USA, with Mount Garfield

Mar 16, 20227 min read

Enjoy the simple life at these 10 top agritourism farm stays

Looking down the Royal Mile in the Old Town in Edinburgh.

Mar 16, 20227 min read

Exploring Edinburgh’s classic architecture and contemporary design

People ceilidh dance on the Royal Mile during the Hogmanay New Year celebrations in Edinburgh. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)

Mar 16, 20226 min read

A first-timer’s guide to Hogmanay

The General Post Office lit green for the St Patrick's Festival on O'Connell Street, Dublin City, Ireland

Mar 15, 20227 min read

These lesser-known Dublin museums might be the city’s best

Smiling people in the front row of the crowd at a concert in Minneapolis

Mar 14, 20226 min read

Best places for live music in Minneapolis

Classic 1950 Dodge pickup truck parked on College Street in the historic district of Macon, Georgia. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Mar 13, 20227 min read

12 great things to do in Macon, Georgia: celebrate this music-loving small town

HAVANA, CUBA -3 FEB 2017- The landmark Museum of the Revolution (Museo de la Revolucion) is housed in the former Presidential Palace in the Cuban capital.

Mar 12, 20227 min read

The 8 best museums in Havana for art, history and cultural icons

LVIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 02: Several people in the crypt of a church converted into a museum, which is now used as a shelter, on the eighth day since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, in Lviv (Ukraine). After 8 days of war since the beginning of the attacks in Ukraine by Russia, the balance of the war according to the latest information, both by the Ukrainian government and UNHCR, is at least 2,000 civilians dead and about one million refugees who have fled Ukraine. In the early hours of this eighth day of fighting, Russia has entered a new town of 300,000 inhabitants. Russian and Ukrainian delegations are scheduled to sit down at the negotiating table today. On the table is the demand by the former Soviet republic for a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukrainian territory. (Photo By Pau Venteo/Europa Press via Getty Images)

Mar 11, 20225 min read

The Smithsonian joins the fight to save and preserve Ukraine's cultural heritage

Bicycle near the Brandhorst Museum

Mar 9, 20227 min read

Munich's 12 unmissable museums: take a journey through history, art and science

COYOACAN, MEXICO-20 APRIL, 2018: Frida Kahlo Museum

Mar 8, 20227 min read

Seven cities where women changed the world

Zhongshan Mountain Nanjing China

Mar 7, 20227 min read

Discover Zhongshan Mountain, Nanjing’s historical, architectural, and cultural epicenter

Electric lamp of Confucius Temple in Chinese New Year - stock photo, Nanjing, China

Mar 7, 20224 min read

4 of the best cultural festivals to enjoy while visiting Nanjing, China

Small brick home at Harriett Tubman National Historical Park.

Mar 2, 20225 min read

Celebrate women's history month at these 10 important sites in the USA

Woman with a yellow jacket walking in the electronic town district of Akihabara.

Mar 2, 20225 min read

Anime, arcades and pop-culture artifacts: a geek’s guide to Tokyo

Photo/File #: 12MP ..Country: Great Britain..Site: Hurst Castle..Caption: 12MP aerial..Image Date: [November 2021?]..Photographer: ExploringWithin MUST CREDIT..Provenance: Watch 2022

Mar 2, 20224 min read

25 heritage sites in danger, according to the World Monuments Fund

Three friends singing karaoke.

Mar 2, 20226 min read

The ultimate guide to karaoke in Japan

Traveler with map planning Iceland trip from the car

Mar 2, 20225 min read

Best day trips from Reykjavik: whales, fjords and waterfalls

Close Up Of Mosaicked Steps - stock photo 16th avenue mosaic tile stairs san francisco california

Mar 1, 20225 min read

San Francisco’s back streets and alleyways hide marvelous surprises

Exterior of the Earth Lodge at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park

Feb 28, 20223 min read

This historic park in Georgia is doubling in size to protect a sacred site

Area Della Regina, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. (Photo by Marka/UIG via Getty Images)

Feb 28, 20225 min read

In the footsteps of the Etruscans: Italy’s top sites for discovering this ancient culture

MEXICO - 2018/04/13: An old Zapotek woman is preparing a loom for weaving a carpet at a weavers home studio in Teotitlan del Valle, a small town in the Valles Centrales Region near Oaxaca, southern Mexico. (Photo by Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Feb 25, 20225 min read

Your Oaxaca road trip starts here: 5 ways to explore Mexican culture

A young woman sitting on the banks of the Danube river in Novi Sad, Serbia, and enjoying the view of the old Petrovaradin fortress; Shutterstock ID 1348024769; your: Claire Naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online Ed; full: Novi Sad weekend update

Feb 25, 20226 min read

The perfect break in Novi Sad: experience the best of this laid-back city

Tokyo Skyline

Feb 25, 20227 min read

Popular sights and hidden gems of Tokyo and Osaka

Hiker in mountains

Feb 25, 202210 min read

Stretch your kronor with these tips for budget travel in Sweden

Ethiopia. Rear view of a senior ethiopian man carrying his stick over his shoulder and watching the milky way in a starry sky.

Feb 24, 202213 min read

Can purposeful travel help us change the way we see the world in 2022?

MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 26: Fatoumata Diawara performs on stage at Magazzini Generali on November 26, 2019 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images)

Feb 24, 20222 min read

Extend Black History Month celebrations with these Afrofuturism events in NYC

The beautiful coast of the Riviera Maya makes it one of the most popular tourist destinations in Mexico

Feb 24, 202210 min read

The 14 best things to do in Riviera Maya: ancient ruins, magical caverns and tree-top adventures

Cyclists on Dequindre Cut Detroit

Feb 23, 20229 min read

The best free things to do in Detroit from art deco architecture to edgy street art

Overview of a lush green valley.
Lonely Planet Traveller Magazine, Issue 10, Romania, Past Perfect

Feb 19, 20224 min read

7 unmissable things to do in Romania

A lesbian couple at a viewpoint in Stockholm

Feb 18, 20227 min read

The best times to visit Sweden, from Midsummer sun to winter fun

Dusk over Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico.

Feb 17, 20224 min read

"Once they’re damaged, they’re gone:" How you can help protect petroglyphs in US national parks

Medusa head

Feb 17, 20223 min read

Done Pompeii? Try Naples' newest ancient attraction when it opens this summer

Liberty Hotel, Boston

Feb 17, 20226 min read

Famous US hotels with a rich history to visit in 2022

Pedestrians making their way up alley towards Royal Mile.

Feb 17, 20226 min read

7 best museums in Edinburgh: From national treasures to the ends of the Earth

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 05: Virgil Abloh wears a white shirt, a black tie with 'A Formality' slogan, a black blazer jacket with multicolored buttons embroidered, black flared suit pants, a red ring, a gold watch, butterfly sunglasses, outside Louis Vuitton Parfum hosts dinner at Fondation Louis Vuitton, during Paris Fashion Week - Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2021/2022, on July 05, 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

Feb 15, 20223 min read

From Kanye to Louis Vuitton: an exhibition devoted to designer Virgil Abloh is coming to NYC

Mae Sai fields, Chiang Rai , Thailand

Feb 14, 20225 min read

A first-timer's guide to Chiang Rai

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, UNITED STATES - 2009/06/18: Native Alaskan youth demonstrates the traditional dance of her culture at the Native Alaskan Heritage Center. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Feb 12, 20226 min read

Anchorage's best museums showcase seaplanes, Alaska Native art and much more

Man using smart phone in a park in Havana

Feb 12, 20227 min read

Havana's public parks offer a taste of the real Cuba

The porticoes of Via Farini, Bologna, Italy

Feb 11, 20224 min read

A new way to see Bologna's porticoes, one of Italy's newest Unesco World Heritage sites

Feb 11, 20225 min read

Markets, galleries and late-night spectacles: the best free things to do in Yangon

The painting 'My God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love' on the East Side Gallery in Berlin.

Feb 11, 20226 min read

Where to see Berlin's best street art and celebrate freedom of expression

Aeriel view of Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA

Feb 10, 20225 min read

The most colorful destinations in the US to see in 2022

The A837 road, part of the North Coast 500 route, meanders past rivers and low hills in the glacial landscape of Assynt, with Quinag mountain in the distance, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland.; Shutterstock ID 1114531469; your: Claire naylor; gl: 65050; netsuite: Online ed; full: Great British road trips update

Feb 9, 20227 min read

The 3 greatest road trips in Britain: hop in you car or jump on your bike

Low angle portrait of smiling woman, Detroit, Michigan, USA

Feb 9, 20225 min read

Detroit's 9 best museums from motors to Motown and modern art

A young woman with fingernails decorated for St. Patrick's puts a face mask outside the Irish Potato Cake Company restaurant in Dublin's city center on St. Patrick's Day. .On Wednesday, 17 March 2021, in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Feb 9, 20224 min read

Ireland celebrates as St Patrick's Day festivities return next month

Visitors enter the Louis Armstrong House Museum

Feb 9, 20222 min read

Louis Armstrong's beloved New York home reopens to visitors

Chinatown Central Plaza downtown Los Angeles

Feb 7, 20226 min read

For a slice of authentic Los Angeles, head downtown

Feb 7, 20222 min read

Game of Thrones Studio Tour opens in Northern Ireland

Quilt square depiction of Chef Leah Chase

Feb 7, 20223 min read

Much anticipated MOFAD exhibit celebrates 'African/American' culinary history. Here's how to see it

An old concert poster for a Howlin Wolf show hangs on a white wall. In the background you can see an piano and a bass.

Feb 7, 20226 min read

The 9 best Memphis museums: where music and American history meet

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