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Destinations rich in world history are a traveler’s delight. For most vacationers, an itinerary brimming with visits to iconic landmarks, treks to architectural treasures, and hikes to historic sites is an itinerary well crafted. But why wait for the culturally significant tour to commence once you've hit the streets or walked into the museums? With a little research, the history lesson can actually begin at hotel check-in. We’ve scoured the globe to identify those hotels that were the venues...

Situated just a few miles outside of the Hamburg city center, on the banks of the Elbe River, is the elegant Louis C. Jacob hotel, a five-star property with a storied past dating back more than 225 years. The restaurant-cum-hotel has, over the course of its two-century lifespan, welcomed its share of illustrious guests, including the painter Max Liebermann, who was responsible in part for the popularization of Impressionism in Germany. As the story goes, the artist was so taken by the beauty ...

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A new, star-studded reboot of the beloved detective novel–turned-film Murder on the Orient Express opens in theaters across the country this month. As its trailer suggests, this classic caper—based on Agatha Christie’s 1934 title of the same name—is stylishly set in an opulent 1920s train brimming with elegant and tantalizing Art Deco finishings.

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For most chefs, to earn a single Michelin star is to receive one of the industry’s highest honors. French chef Joël Robuchon? He’s got 31 of them—more than any other chef in the world. The culinary maestro, now 72, first garnered international acclaim back in 1981 with the opening of his first space in Paris, Jamin, which was, at the time, considered one of the finest restaurants in the world. In the years since, he’s set up shop in a dozen major cities across the globe, including Monaco, Sha...

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