Cultural Heritage
Budapest's thermal baths reveal centuries of Roman, Ottoman and Hungarian history. Explore Széchenyi, Rudas and Lukács, Gellért's restoration, spa etiquette and what to know before visiting.
From Salem and New Orleans to London, Dublin and Transylvania, these Halloween travel experiences combine spooky fun, history and culture with practical health and safety considerations.
In southern Chile, tourism and the Mapuche struggle for ancestral land rights intersect. Leijia Hanrahan examines cultural tourism in Araucanía and Biobío, the risks of treating Indigenous identity as an attraction, and how travelers can make more thoughtful choices about where their money goes.
Heading home for Thanksgiving? From TSA rules and flight delays to travel apps and airline refund rights, here's what you need to know before leaving.
Who gets to tell the stories behind a destination? World Footprints explores Indigenous tourism with consultant Anna Barrera, examining Native American cultural heritage and tourism opportunities beyond gaming. Then author Bijan Bayne takes us to Istanbul, Turkey, where centuries of Byzantine and Ottoman influences have created a city rich in history and cultural traditions.
If you visit Athens, you’ll more than likely stroll through Psirri, one of the oldest districts of this City of Antiquities. The once-edgy neighborhood took its name from the Psirri family, who purchased many plots of land after moving there during the Turkish occupation from Psara, a small island in the northern Aegean Sea.
Ever wish you could return to your teen years when you discovered nature at a scout camp? Well, you can at Camp Chowenwaw County Park in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Camp Chowenwaw County Park was Florida’s first Girl Scout Camp.
World Footprints heads to WTM London 2026 as accredited media, connecting with tourism boards, DMOs, agencies and travel brands interested in U.S. exposure, destination storytelling and media partnerships.
If you enjoyed reading as a child, you’ll recognize Prince Edward Island as the backdrop of Lucy Maud Montgomery’s beloved Anne of Green Gables. If you gravitate toward romances as an adult, however, you may also know the island as the dreamy setting of Carley Fortune’s This Summer Will Be Different.
As The Amazing Race celebrates 25 years, revisit our conversation with host Phil Keoghan about travel, taking chances and his No Opportunity Wasted philosophy. This World Footprints episode also features Raw Travel host Robert Rose, Dominica tourism leader Colin Piper and The Great Human Race co-host Cat Bigney.
Walk in the footsteps of Elizabeth I at the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, Hatfield’s Old Palace, Kenilworth Castle and Bath Abbey.
How history, religion, urban life and local customs shape pet culture around the world—and what travelers should know before bringing pets abroad.
