Nottoway Plantation was a longtime Mississippi River landmark until fire destroyed the historic mansion in 2025. Learn about its history and what comes next.

October 4, 2026

Nottoway Plantation: What Happened to the Mississippi River Landmark?

Destinations, History

Discover Leipzig through its remarkable musical heritage, historic churches and the story of the Peaceful Revolution that helped change Germany.

October 3, 2026

What Is There to Do in Leipzig, Germany?

Destinations, Germany, History, Museums

Visit the Airborne Museum Hartenstein near Arnhem, where the story of the Battle of Arnhem and Operation Market Garden comes to life.

September 28, 2026

Airborne Museum Hartenstein

Destinations, History, Museums, Netherlands

Visiting a UNESCO World Heritage Site is always something special, but few places compare with Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia. A friend and I booked a Mekong River cruise with AmaWaterways. We added a three-night pre-cruise stay in Siem Reap that included touring Angkor. We also arrived one night before the program began. That gave […]

September 21, 2026

Angkor Archaeological Park

Massive stone faces decorating towers of Bayon temple in Angkor Thom, Cambodia

Cambodia, Destinations, History

My Mekong River cruise through Cambodia and Vietnam included a stop in Phnom Penh and a visit to the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. I had heard about the Killing Fields, but to be quite frank, I didn’t know very much about them. That trip reinforced for me the importance of visiting places where history […]

September 18, 2026

The Killing Fields of Choeung Ek

Cambodia, Destinations, History

Stolpersteine are small memorial stones found across Europe, honoring victims of Nazi persecution and preserving their names and stories.

September 9, 2026

Stolpersteine: Remembering the Victims One Name At A Time

Stolpersteine - Stumbling Blocks

Amsterdam, Destinations, History

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