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Cultural Travel

George Schaller

Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Alaska

Longtime Conservationist George Schaller Is Still Fighting to Preserve the Last Frontier

Now is the time to protect Alaska’s coastal plain, he urges

Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Alaska

National Geographic Veteran Chris Johns on the Importance of National Parks and Documenting Climate Change in Alaska

Wild places heal both individuals and nations, he says

Self-Portrait on the Border Line Between Mexico and the United States, 1932, by Frida Kahlo (Colección Maria y Manuel Reyero, New York)

Explore Frida Kahlo’s Mexico City

Here are four places with connections to the late Mexican artist to visit on her birthday, July 6, and beyond

Basque craftsmen showed up with a 26 foot-long skeleton, oak timber and other traditional materials and set up shop on the National Mall to build a ship at the Smithsonian’s 2016 Folklife Festival.

There’s a Lot More to This Basque Boat Than Meets the Eye

The lost story of the Basque heritage is just waiting to be discovered and could be revealed just by watching craftsmen rebuild an ancient whaler

One of the most stunning features of Taiwan's Lukang Longshan Temple is its extravagant wood caisson ceiling.

Experience the Secrets of a Threatened Taiwanese Temple

New 3D reconstructions make it possible to look inside Lukang Longshan

Taxi Diary Taipei lets visitors explore the Taiwanese city in an entirely new way.

Discover Taipei’s Local Hangouts from the Front Seat of an In-service Taxi

Ride along through this Taiwanese city’s back alleys and far-flung neighborhoods

Rijksmuseum and chill.

Cool Finds

Explore the Netherlands’ Most Iconic Museum

The Rijksmuseum is now the best-represented institution in the Google Cultural Institute

Workers start to encircle the island of San Paolo with the first floating elements, April 2016.

Nine Northern Italian Destinations to Visit After You View Christo’s “Floating Piers”

Cultural and historical treasures abound near Lake Iseo

Hemingway made this airy estate his Cuban home away from home—and wrote some of his most famous novels here.

Cool Finds

As U.S.-Cuba Relations Warm, This Long-Dead Author Benefits

A new conservation facility is on its way to Hemingway’s home near Havana

Switzerland

The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of Bollywood

Learn the history of Mumbai’s iconic “cut-to” Switzerland shot

The cover to one of A-No.1's books about his life as a hobo.

Cool Finds

After a Century, an Anthropologist Picked up the Trail of the “Hobo King”

One hundred-year-old graffiti by “A-No.1” and others were found by the L.A. River

La Cité du Vin.

Cool Finds

Bordeaux’s New Wine Museum Is Open for Business

The “City of Wine” is a vino lover’s amusement park

Cool Finds

Land of Oz Theme Park Will Temporarily Reopen Its Emerald Gates

This June, the yellow brick road will once again take you to see the Wizard

This sad relic of ancient Rome is up for adoption.

Trending Today

Rome Is Looking for People to Adopt Famous, Falling-Apart Sites

When in Rome, pony up some cash for cultural preservation

You Can Now Spend the Night in the Eiffel Tower

Be the first to spend the night in the night at this Parisian landmark

Cool Finds

Houston Opens Up Its Huge “Underground Cathedral” to Visitors

A haunting 1920’s city reservoir full of 25-foot columns and shafts of light is now open to the public

Cool Finds

Five of the Most Iconic State Sandwiches

Choosing a state sandwich is hard work

In the tranquility of old Vienna, Stefan Zweig writes, one could never “dream how dangerous man can be.” This 1901 photograph shows a city market.

Austria

The Unhurried World of Pre-War Vienna

Author Stefan Zweig, who inspired Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, recalls Austria at the dawn of the 20th century

At Sky Hill, guests learn how to throw pottery and make sweet-scented hay by gathering grass into small heaps that will dry in the sun. Marius and Cornelia bought the land in 2006 and have used it to teach travelers of all ages about organic farming and construction.

Europe

Try Your Hand at Organic Farming in Southwest Romania

By hosting travelers, local farmers hope to reverse the impact of big industry

Trending Today

China Will Start Publicly Shaming Tourists Who Graffiti Mount Everest

Leave nothing but footprints

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