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Beyond Drinking and Dancing: 8 Alternative Evening Activities
Beyond Drinking and Dancing: 8 Alternative Evening Activities Clubbing and bar hopping are not the only things to do after sun down. Denise Pulis gives tips about how to extend your bed time with activities that won't get you anywhere near a bar or a dance floor.
Time Travelling in the UK: Top 5 Living History Museums
Time Travelling in the UK: Top 5 Living History Museums Ever wanted to step back in time to witness how people lived in the UK’s past? Living history museums offer you the chance to do just that - and Nick Sim has picked out 5 of the best.
15 of the Best Small, Quirky, and Unusual Museums in the US
15 of the Best Small, Quirky, and Unusual Museums in the US From a frozen-in-time apothecary to a surprisingly fascinating homage to flour, Sara Gates recommends a selection of 15 smaller, quirkier American alternatives to the traditional museum-going experience.
7 Sites Around the World That Celebrate Sex and Sexuality
7 Sites Around the World That Celebrate Sex and Sexuality The world is full of sex museums, fertility festivals, shrines, temples, and both ancient and modern sculptures depicting love making. Denise Pulis shares some of the best and most curious sex and fertility related sites around the world.
10 Travel Destinations for the Broken-Hearted
10 Travel Destinations for the Broken-Hearted Ryan Adams once famously crooned, "Where do you go when you're lonely? Where do you go when you're blue?" Reannon Muth provides an answer with this top-ten list for the unlucky-in-love
How to Make Museum Trips Fun for Your Kids
How to Make Museum Trips Fun for Your Kids Art education is part of any child's holistic learning process and one of the best ways to develop art appreciation is to bring your children to a museum. Prime Sarmiento gives some tips on how to make museum trips fun and interesting for kids (and adults too!).
Visiting World’s Fairs: 11 Museums and Monuments that Take Us Back to the Future
Visiting World’s Fairs: 11 Museums and Monuments that Take Us Back to the Future World's Fairs are designed as windows into the future, but memorable events have left a few monuments to the past. Matthew Stone highlights 12 famous buildings, from Knoxville to Paris, left over from World’s Fairs.
Home Sweet Home – 7 Famous People’s Homes Turned Museums
Home Sweet Home – 7 Famous People’s Homes Turned Museums For some us, traveling can be a sort of pilgrimage, not the religious kind, but one which makes us seek out the homes of some of the most inspirational people in the world. Denise Pulis shares a few of her favorite homes turned museums, but she knows there are many, many more.
The World’s Best Cities for Viewing Art Nouveau Art and Architecture
The World’s Best Cities for Viewing Art Nouveau Art and Architecture Art Nouveau is nowhere near "the new art" anymore, but you can still enjoy the Nouveau style around the world. Jessica Peter recommends eight places to see.
Living History for the World Traveler
Living History for the World Traveler History should be more than the class you slept through in high school. Autumn Birt compiles a list of Living History museums throughout the world that will bring the past alive in a way no teacher ever could.