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Helmsman Tony Torgersen, left, and drummer Mary Hlavac, right, watch while members of the Dragon Dream Team raise their paddles in preparation to start a practice run on Rex Lake on July 2, 2014, in Akron, Ohio. The team is made up entirely of breast cancer survivors. (Ed Suba Jr./Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Photos: Dragon boating in Ohio

December 28, 2018 at 8:43 a.m.

The William McKinley Presidential Library and Museum places the Ida McKinley tiara on display on July 2, 2014, in Canton, Ohio. The tiara was launched into the national spotlight when it turned up on the History Channel's Pawn Stars, spawing a campaign by the museum to obtain the piece. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal/MCT)

Photos: Ireland’s beautiful manor, Ballyfin

May 11, 2019 at 2:38 p.m.

An Austrian castle is seen as the Viking Freya cruises down the Danube River. The cruises are far different from the giant ocean-going cruise ships as the smaller Viking boats travel rivers and visit cities with tours of historic sites.

Photos: Viking Freya

May 11, 2019 at 2:36 p.m.

A cruise on Viking Freya is destination-oriented, with at least one stop a day and a history-intensive guided tour at no extra charge in most ports. Here are some photos.

The Best House sits on the Monocacy National Battlefield, east of Frederick, Md. Confederate forces attacked across the farm property on July 9, 1864.

Photos: The Battle of Monocacy anniversary

May 11, 2019 at 2:37 p.m.

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy, which slowed the Confederate march toward Washington and bought invaluable time for the Union.

Beds at the Rosewood hotel in London are dressed in Rivolta Carmignani Italian linens and a choice of pillow types.

London’s historic hotels

May 11, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

In some towns and for some travelers, a hotel is just a bed. But not in the ancient capital of London, a city of a dozen distinct neighborhoods. The hotel...

One of the descendants from Ernest Hemingway's famous six-toed cats rests on a chair tucked under the dining room table at his home in Key West, Fla.

Hemingway’s Key West and Cuba homes

May 11, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

Venetian chandeliers and Spanish and European antique furnishings decorate the Key West home Ernest Hemingway shared with his second wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, and their two sons, Patrick and Gregory. But...