Visiting the Cincinnati Open tennis tournament
The Cincinnati Open was first played in 1899. That makes it the second-oldest tennis tournament in the USA, behind the U.S. Open.
Places to visit
American Sign Museum in Cincinnati, Ohio
We think of the heyday of commercial signage in the United States being from around the end of the 1930s to the ‘60s and ‘70s. You're going to see a wide variety of different styles, typefaces and materials.
Saalburg Roman Fort in Germany
Saalburg Roman Fort lies on the German Limes Route, about 30 minutes' drive from Frankfurt-am-Main. The partially reconstructed fort is a key attraction on the German Limes Road, a scenic driving route with a Roman theme.
Things to do in Leeds, England
Waterways once provided the most convenient means of transporting goods, so following the Leeds Waterfront Heritage Trail is a way of learning about industrialisation and urban growth in this part of Yorkshire. The four-kilometre trail runs along the River Aire between Granary Wharf, behind the railway station in the city centre, to Thwaites Mills Watermill, which is still operational.
Best things to do in County Durham
Beamish open-air museum offers insights into North East England’s industrial heritage. Causey Arch, the world’s oldest single-arch railway bridge, stands close to the popular attraction.
11 things to do in Darlington
Darlington’s market hall opened in 1863. It features a Gothic Revival clocktower that rises over the town centre.
Things to do in Frankfurt am Main
Frankfurt Airport is, by far, Germany's busiest. Yet compared to cities such as Munich and Berlin, Frankfurt am Main remains largely unexplored by international travellers. It's easy to get into the city centre during a layover in Frankfurt.
Osterreiten – Easter riding in eastern Germany
Osterreiten is the tradition of horseback processions held by eastern Germany's Sorb minority on Easter Sunday. One of the Easter rides starts from Kloster St Marienstern, an abbey in Panschwitz-Kuckau, a village northwest of Bautzen in Saxony.
11 cities that have changed names
Saigon, formerly the capital of the Republic of Vietnam, was renamed in honour of the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh, who was the chairman of the Worker’s Party of North Vietnam between 1951 and 1969. Decades prior to that he worked in London at the Drayton Court Hotel.
Durham Miners’ Gala in Durham City
“I think it’s a celebration of working class life in the north East. The pits have gone but it hasn’t broken the spirit of people or the communities. It’s now become a great festival, a carnival. Some people come for the fun fair, some people come for the speeches, some people come for the bands, some people come for the banners, some people come for the laughs. It brings people together,” said Kevin Maguire, associate editor of the Daily Mirror, talking after the 2016 Durham Miners’ Gala.