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The Highland Council has appointed Mather & Co to help transform the castle into a world-class attraction
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 Jul 2021 |
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Unesco has deleted Liverpool from its World Heritage List after a committee determined new developments were damaging the city’s global heritage
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 20 Jul 2021 |
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Unesco has said that plans by the British government to build a tunnel beneath Stonehenge will have a ‘highly adverse and irreversible impact’ on the World Heritage site
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 12 Jul 2021 |
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Castles and palaces in Germany are set to receive a huge investment into refurbishing existing tourist attractions.
Alex Chapman | Planet Attractions | 09 Jul 2021 |
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The Colosseum’s hypogeum has undergone a major restoration allowing visitors to explore the historic passageways for the first time
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Jul 2021 |
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The Museum of the Home has been refused permission to remove a statue of Robert Geffrye despite public calls to ditch the controversial work
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Jul 2021 |
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Unesco says that COVID-19 will have a significant impact on World Heritage long after the pandemic has been brought under control
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Jun 2021 |
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Belgium will work with the Democratic Republic of Congo to return items looted during the colonial era in the first half of the last century
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 22 Jun 2021 |
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Historic England’s virtual dive trail tells the story of Stirling Castle, a 70-gun warship that was destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 16 Jun 2021 |
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A statue famously felled during the Black Lives Matter protests, is now on display in a Bristol museum
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 14 Jun 2021 |
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Tower Bridge is set to welcome man’s best friend for a very special dog-friendly ‘VIPooch’ event
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jun 2021 |
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Emergency restoration work was carried out on the Megalosaurus after its jaw collapsed last year
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 08 Jun 2021 |
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Kazakhstan has welcomed the country’s first flying theatre ride with Brogent Technologies behind the landmark new attraction
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 04 Jun 2021 |
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The gold rosary beads were snatched alongside several coronation cups that Mary gifted to the Earl Marshal
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 May 2021 |
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Where exactly is the line when it comes to improving the visitor experience and interfering with historic sites?
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 25 May 2021 |
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The Dundee Cultural Recovery Fund will support cultural institutions through financial difficulties and bring tourists back to the area
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 May 2021 |
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The 18-pounder Losoya House exhibit features a full-size replica of a cannon used during the Battle of the Alamo in 1836
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 30 Apr 2021 |
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Lithuania’s government is backing plans to transform its famous Lukiškės Prison complex into a multifunctional hub featuring museums, restaurants, hotels and other commercial and cultural spaces
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 19 Apr 2021 |
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Take a tour of Queen Elizabeth II’s back garden, with visitors allowed to explore the exteriors of Buckingham Palace unguided for the first time ever
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Apr 2021 |
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Egypt has celebrated the long-awaited opening of its National Museum of Egyptian Civilization with a procession of 22 ancient Egyptian royal mummies through Cairo
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 07 Apr 2021 |
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Cruise ships are no longer welcome in Venice following a ruling by the Italian government
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Apr 2021 |
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The historic Chichén Itzá Maya has been closed to the public while Mexican authorities battle an influx of non mask-wearing tourists
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 31 Mar 2021 |
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Unesco has revealed the extent of the effects of Covid 19, with only half of the world’s heritage sites fully open to the public
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 29 Mar 2021 |
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The bid was backed by actors Sir Ian McKellen and Martin Freeman
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 27 Mar 2021 |
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The historic theatre in London will reopen with a series of Shakespeare classics starting in May
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 24 Mar 2021 |
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‘Songs of England’ explores traditional folk music associated with different heritage sites throughout England
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 02 Mar 2021 |
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Coral bleaching caused by climate change is turning the famous wonder white
Alex Chapman | Planet Attractions | 01 Mar 2021 |
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The 100-year-old key was posted to English Heritage customer services with a note apologising for the 48-year delay
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 15 Feb 2021 |
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One of India’s highest security prisons has opened to the public, with educational tours taking visitors inside the place where Mahatma Gandhi was held prisoner for several years
Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 11 Feb 2021 |
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There are parts of Chernobyl so dangerous you could die in minutes just standing there but that’s not stopping tourists who are visiting the exclusion zone in record numbers
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 28 Jan 2021 |
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The renovation is the most significant in the gallery’s 89-year history
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 18 Jan 2021 |
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‘Sparking visitors with hope, light and connectivity’, Bruge’s WinterGlow returned in December for a series of installations across the historic city
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 11 Jan 2021 |
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The second round of NLHF’s Culture Recovery Fund makes £36m available for sites across Britain
Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 08 Jan 2021 |
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Grupo Xcaret says its new landmark attractions will now open at the end of the year - 12 months later than originally planned
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Jan 2021 |
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Recognising the world’s most astonishing attractions, Planet Attractions names 2021’s Wonder Award winners
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 01 Jan 2021 |
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ELLO, ELLO, ELLO! The former police station will welcome visitors as soon as COVID restrictions allow
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 23 Dec 2020 |
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Europa Nostra has announced which of Europe's heritage sites are most at risk
Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 15 Dec 2020 |
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German forces likely threw the device into the water to avoid it falling into Allied hands
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 13 Dec 2020 |
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Our World Heritage is calling on the general public to save world heritage sites
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 09 Dec 2020 |
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A new set of Accords aim to protect Infinity and Beyond for future generations
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 08 Dec 2020 |
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The trailer showcases the latest spectacles coming to Puy du Fou for its next season of shows
Adam Laver | Planet Attractions | 06 Dec 2020 |
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Actors call on a ‘fellowship’ of fans to help raise £4.5m to fund the house’s purchase and start a programme of events.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 05 Dec 2020 |
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See Walt Disney’s office exactly as it was, “down to the last paperclip” and learn a little bit about the man behind The Walt Disney Company’s media and theme park empire.
Kier Lymn | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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Lego has turned Rome’s historic colosseum into a 9,036-piece construction, which is now available to buy
Hannah Reeder | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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Viewers from all around the world will be able to marvel at the annual Stonehenge winter solstice
Chris Tebbutt | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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The Australian Museum was closed for 15 months while works took place
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 03 Dec 2020 |
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The museum is on track for its mid-2022 opening
Alice Davis | Planet Attractions | 01 Dec 2020 |
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