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In this week’s trip summary: Japanese cities were bombed by the United States just hours before the end of World War II. In addition to the mystical origins of the world’s only non-rectangular flag, it also recreates photos taken on British beaches over 50 years ago.
East Anglia was chosen by Lonely Planet as one of the top places to visit in 2025, and there is another reason to visit the UK region, which is now only three hours away from London.
After a five-year, $37 million makeover, Norwich Castle Keep has reopened with all five floors open to the public for the first time.
The 12th century castle was commissioned by the conqueror William, and over 900 Norman artifacts were rented out from the British Museum to establish medieval galleries outside the British capital.
Norwich Castle Keep was one of the first castles built after the British conquest of Norman. This was the battle depicted in the French Bayou Tapestry (now undergoing its own renovation) and a show of domination and fame.
Its robust 900-year-old wall was built with Caen Limestone, imported from Normandy, France, in the enduring will of Norman Power. If you want to explore beyond the UK’s most popular tourist hotspots, this might be a good place to start.
Bodrum Castle, located on the Bodrum Peninsula in southwestern Türkiye, is a historic and incredible Matrioshka doll.
The castle in the 15th century was built by the Knights of St. John. St. John was strengthened using the stone of a 4th century Mortholeum near Halicarnassus, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.
Since the 1960s, it has one of the few underwater archaeological museums in the world, featuring over 3,000 years of sailor displays and historic shipwrecks. Dive deeper with Bodrum’s interactive timeline.
Also, if you’re visiting the beach right away, you might be interested in this roundup of the best water shoes of 2025 from a partner at CNN Endercored, a product review and recommendation guide owned by CNN.
At one point in the 1970s, Kodak was responsible for 90% of films and 85% of US camera sales, and made a major investment in the People’s Holiday Memorial Shop in the 20th century.
Kodak introduced its first digital camera in 1975, but this week the 133-year-old company announced that it might have to shut down its business, failing to keep up with the technology it invented.
In honor of the heyday of print photography, we present some of my favourite stories of vintage photography recreation.
Four young women in miniskirts and flip-flops posed at English Seaside Resort in 1972. It’s been over 50 years, but my lifelong friends came together again to recreate it. Check it out here and respect the attention to detail.
Three American couples met on vacation in Mexico in the 1990s and became close friends for 30 years and counted. Half of the couple’s men recreated their favorite photos from their 1994 trip, in the exact same place on the beach in Cabo San Lucas. This is a bit of a snack for CNN subscribers. Check out our wraparound sunglasses and fanny packs.
12 hours before World War II ended, the United States bombed the Kumagaya city in Japan. Eighty years later, the scars of the air raid remained, with one survivor explaining it as “absolutely stupid.” To celebrate the anniversary, CNN visited the city and met with people who had overcome the bombing.
Deep in the Lithuanian forests, abandoned secret nuclear missile bases reflect political dynamics The Cold War and the nuclear weapons race. This once-classified site was visited by around 35,000 people from around the world last year, and the dim underground maze still gives off a creepy feeling.
“Dark Tourism,” a site visit related to tragedy, is a well-represented topic, with fine lines walking between memorialism and sensationalism. The UNESCO World Heritage List recognizes places that are considered important to humanity, and atrocities can sometimes be part of it.
The debate reignited in July, when Cambodia’s Kumer Rouge torture site was added to the list, 50 years after the rise in power in the communist government.
The apartment she bought was perfect. The owner must die first
Dream Paria Partments for sale at bargain prices. catch? Someone has to die.
this “Haunted” Venice Island It’s about becoming a heaven exclusively for locals.
Tourists are not permitted in this city park.
This is the only non-rectangular flag in the world.
This is the mysterious and mathematical origin of how it came to be.
This hilltop town is one of the smallest countries in Europe.
It is also one of the rarest.
