The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway and its interesting history match the growth of twentieth-century New Orleans.

River cruises are “more about the experience off the ship than on,” a travel journalist says. Viking and American Cruise ...

Napoleon faced the combined might of the Sixth Coalition (Russia, Austria, Prussia, Sweden) near Leipzig, in what would prove to be the decisive battle of his career. Outnumbered, virtually encircled, ...

The study consultant narrowed the best options to two: Option A, which has a corridor running from Gordon Shelton Boulevard in Fredericksburg, crossing the river and a new road being built to ...

With access to a unique archive of personal letters, this documentary brings the love story of Napoleon to life. The unpublished love letters Napoleon wrote to Josephine shed new light on Napoleon ...

Pump Park Vintage Photography/Alamy The Aletsch Glacier in Switzerland’s Bernese Alps is the mightiest mass of ice in Europe. Covering a staggering 66 square miles (171sq km) it has always attracted ...

Situated on the banks of the Pearl River in the southern city of Guangzhou, Canton Tower is the tallest tower in China at 1,968 feet (600m) high. First opened in 2010, it was built for both TV ...

Every day, Saybulu Toroge, 12, walks a five kilometre round trip to Naserian Osupuko Primary School in Narok County daily, twice crossing a seasonal river which is a valuable resource for his ...

A £12 million project to restore a section of the roof at Blenheim Palace is set to begin. The work will help to protect the ...

Social media users were left in tears after videos of desperate Zimbabweans crossing to South Africa through the crocodile-infested Limpopo River flooded online. In recent years, thousands of ...