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Martha’s Vineyard ‘Jaws’ Tour: Hunt Down Filming Locations…

Travel NewsJune 2, 20257Views

For a “summer town” that needs “summer dollars,” as the mayor of fictional Amity, USA, puts it in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, it may seem counterintuitive to forever yoke your destination in the national consciousness to the image of a homicidal great white shark. But the association has worked out just fine for Martha’s Vineyard, the…

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MSC World America Ship Tour: What We Loved and What Was Meh

If you watched Super Bowl LIX or have been anywhere near a TV or computer screen since then, you’ve probably caught a glimpse of that ad in which actors Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom argue over whether one takes a “vacation” or a more continental-sounding “holiday.” But whatever word you assign to your travels, one…

April 28, 202518Views

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Frank Sinatra’s Palm Springs: A Tour of His Hangouts

He sang about Chicago and New York, but Frank Sinatra, who would have turned 100 in 2015, usually did it his way at his California home, Palm Springs. You can still visit the places Ol' Blue Eyes ate (like Melvyn's, pictured), drank (a lot), and slept—and pay respects at his final resting place. …

February 18, 202556Views

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Greenwich Village Walking Tour: Follow Our Stroll in the…

Published December 11, 2024 In this walking tour, you'll get a taste of all the varied groups and social movements that shaped New York City's Greenwich Village over the years. But first, some background. Greenwich Village started as its own hamlet, a place where, as in Boccaccio’s Decameron, the well-to-do fled on an almost yearly…

February 15, 202536Views

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What to Do When Your Tour Company Goes Out of Business

Traveland.com looked like a solid travel agency. But Sandra Baker and dozens of other travelers found the ground was more than a little shaky when Traveland's abrupt disappearance nearly stranded them in Cusco, Peru, in the middle of a trip. …

February 5, 202559Views

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Where Was ‘The Bear’ Filmed? A Chicago Tour for Fans and Foodies

There are plenty of movies and TV shows set in Chicago—many of them are even filmed here. And yet it’s pretty rare to get an onscreen depiction of the city that actually feels like Chicago. And then there’s The Bear, FX's tense, funny, deliciously entertaining series (stream it on Hulu) about an esteemed chef (Jeremy…

January 5, 202561Views

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Boston’s Fenway Park Tour: The Cheapest (and Most Fun) Way to See the Baseball Landmark

If Boston’s Fenway Park is, as advertised, America’s “most beloved” baseball venue, it’d have to be affection of the warts-and-all variety. For sheer beauty, you’d have to go with Fenway’s only plausible competition for the title of most beloved: Chicago’s Wrigley Field, with its elegant, jewel-box design and ivy-covered outfield walls. Fenway, on the other…

December 8, 202443Views

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What You’ll See on the Newly Expanded, More Interactive Tour of the White House

While we all stress out over who will move into the White House in January, one of the building's current occupants has unveiled some long-in-the-works upgrades to how visitors experience the historic D.C. residence. This week first lady Jill Biden introduced a new version of the White House public tour that goes to more places than the…

December 7, 202440Views

A Tour of Places from the Hit Netflix Show

Any Emily in Paris pilgrimage has to start at No. 1 place de l’Estrapade. This is where our heroine lives in a chambre de bonne, the name for what used to be maid’s quarters about a century ago. Emily's place appears to be a good deal larger than most of the broom closet–sized rooms that…

May 4, 2024113Views

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo, the World’s Biggest Harry Potter Exhibit, Just Opened—Explore Inside

The tour heads outdoors as well. Stumbling across a life-sized replica of the Dursleys’ No. 4 Privet Drive, complete with a gnome-dotted lawn and hanging baskets, seems surreal, but wait until you step inside. Visitors can check out the cupboard in which a young Harry was forced to sleep and they can explore the cluttered…

May 4, 2024131Views