Stories

Historic sailing barges moored along a Leiden canal at dusk, with a windmill and lit houses on the quay
Guides

What to Do in Leiden? Advice by a local

Twenty minutes from Amsterdam, and almost everyone skips it. Leiden holds the oldest university in the country, a hundred poems on its walls, and the street where Rembrandt was born.

1 min read Leiden
An Amsterdam canal at dusk, with the dome and towers of the Sint Nicolaas basilica rising behind the gabled houses
Guides

Audioguide vs Audio Tour: What's the Difference?

Mostly, nothing. They describe the same idea. The difference that actually changes your day is whose device it runs on and whether it stops at the door.

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The Life of Anne Frank Before the Secret Annex
PeopleHistory

The Life of Anne Frank Before the Secret Annex

Anne Frank was not born in hiding. Before the Secret Annex, before the diary, she was a girl growing up in Amsterdam.

1 min read Amsterdam
A small boat passing under a bridge on an Amsterdam canal at sunset, with the dome of the Round Lutheran Church behind the rooftops
City Secrets

Free Things to Do in Amsterdam

Amsterdam has a reputation for being expensive, and the city is just as full of things that cost nothing at all, once you know where to look.

1 min read Amsterdam
The Mountain That Watched Over Barcelona
HistoryCulture

The Mountain That Watched Over Barcelona

Montjuic has been a fortress, a cemetery, a place of execution, a botanical garden, and an Olympic stage.

1 min read Barcelona
Snow on an empty Charles Bridge in Prague, with the Lesser Town bridge towers and the castle district beyond
City SecretsHistory

Prague and the Mysteries of the Old Town

Alchemists, golems, defenestrations, and a clock that was supposedly so magnificent that its creator was blinded.

1 min read Prague