This post is about things to do on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, LA, including famous sights, places to eat, and places to hear great live music. And, as Andrew, a tour guide with New Orleans Tours by Foot demonstrates in the video below, there is much more to Bourbon Street than alcohol and music. […]
I find on my London walking tours that I have two types of guests. There are those who are fascinated by Roman London and want to see as much as possible...and those who had no idea the Romans were ever here! I've written this post for both types of visitors! Here I will cover Roman […]
This post covers the top things to do in January in Nashville (updated for 2024). We include nighttime activities, free things to do, and family-friendly options. As local tour guides, we have drawn upon our extensive experience to come up with this list of January activities and events. Outside of its first week, January is […]
This post provides ten fun things to do in Las Vegas in January. We include free, nighttime, as well as family-friendly events and activities, all updated for 2025. We also have a post on the weather in January. For additional ideas, make sure to consider some of the following options: TOP 10 THINGS TO DO […]
This post is a list of the top things to do and see in the Kensington area of London. The list includes shopping, a park, a pub, a palace, a pet cemetery, a Peter Pan statue, as well as museums, a garden, and a music hall. Let's get to it! Shop at Harrods Perhaps the […]
This post provides an extensive list of the most popular and best museums in San Francisco. We include free entry, late hours, and kid-friendly options. TOP 10 California Academy of Sciences The California Academy of Sciences is one of the largest natural history museums in the whole world. It includes a natural history museum, an […]
Most visitors to New York City will use the subway while here. It's the easiest and fastest way to get around the city. When I travel to new cities, I like to know how to pay for public transportation before my plane lands and I bet some of you feel the same way. I know […]
New York City has a lot of famous things about it, and one of the biggest is its food. This post lists 19 iconic foods worth trying when in the Big Apple. As a native New Yorker, I grew up eating many of these foods - though some didn’t join the food scene until I […]
Who Was She? Catherine, sometimes known as Kate Conway or Kate Kelly after her two common-law husbands, was born in April 1842. Her parents had 12 children while living in Wolverhampton and the family moved to London a year after her birth. Catherine’s early life isn’t clear but at some point, her parents died and […]
This post covers how to tour Harvard University and the surrounding Cambridge area, including our audio tour which you can take any time. There is also a tour guided by students, as well as a self-guided option. Harvard University is the oldest college in the United States (1636). Eight U.S. presidents attended Harvard University and […]
As a local, one of my favorite things about Las Vegas is the fact that so many restaurants, bars, clubs, casinos, and other attractions are open 24/7! There are so many activities to choose from that it can be overwhelming if you are working with limited time. That's why I created this list of things […]
This guide will help you make the most of your visit, including how to get to the DDR Museum, ticket prices, and how long to spend at the museum. The DDR Museum is one of Berlin's most recommended museums, giving an interactive insight into life in the Soviet-era German Democratic Republic (GDR) or rather, East […]
In this post, we cover bike tours of Central Park, including our pay-what-you-like option, other companies, bike rentals as well as tips on how to explore Central Park on your own. WHY TAKE A BIKE TOUR? With over 26 million visitors a year, Central Park is the most visited urban park in the United States! […]
This post is our forecast for December weather in New York City, with tips on what to wear and things to do. As a retired meteorologist turned tour guide, I didn't expect that I would use my experience as a forecaster in my new career in tourism. But here I am, finding myself answering more […]
This post introduces you to our free self-guided walking tours of Boston, three of which are also available as audio tours. All our self-guided tours are written by our local tour guides, who know the city inside out. These self-guided tours take you to most, if not all, of the significant locations in the neighborhoods […]
Whale-watching season in the Boston area runs from April to October with the summer months offering more scheduled outings. Early or late in the season schedule times for excursions are more limited with just one or two trips a day. At peak times including holiday weekends, some companies have as many as 8 trips per […]
