A guide to the Novgorod Kremlin, the ancient Detinets fortress, the oldest church in Russia and the spot where the country itself was born.

That vast white dome bristling with yellow masts on the Greenwich Peninsula is one of London’s most recognizable modern landmarks — and one of the busiest entertainment venues on the

Source: Pixabay Bukhara’s old city is one of the best-preserved medieval towns in Central Asia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site where mosques, madrasas and trading domes crowd together along shady

Source: Pixabay The Umayyad Mosque sits at the heart of one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities on earth. The old city of Damascus, with its ancient walls, covered markets,

Source: Pixabay The Al-Aqsa compound does not stand in isolation. It sits within the walled Old City of Jerusalem, a dense maze of ancient streets, markets, and gates that has

A Japanese boy dreamed of nothing but becoming a famous karateka. His family, however, would not allow it. Then one day, in an unfortunate accident, the boy lost his left

One of the most opulent buildings in Paris, the Palais Garnier is a breathtaking 19th-century opera house and a monument to extravagance. Even if you never see a performance, you

Dominating the skyline of the Latin Quarter from the top of its hill, the Panthéon is a grand neoclassical monument that serves as the final resting place of France’s national

For seventy-two extraordinary days in the spring of 1871, the city of Paris governed itself. The national government had fled, the regular army had withdrawn, and into the vacuum stepped

One of the best free attractions in Paris, the Petit Palais is a beautiful Belle Époque palace housing the City of Paris’s Museum of Fine Arts — and admission to