Actress Lea Michele travels to Ellis Island to learn about her ancestry on the television show “Who Do You Think You Are?’’ Inspired by genealogy-themed TV shows, DNA test kits, and ancestry research ...

For many, taking a vacation is all about escaping the real world. Others use their getaway to venture out and find themselves. For some, however, a vacation is all about connecting with family, even ...

Most non-native Americans can trace their heritage to another part of the world, and the circumstances or story of that migration to what is now the United States is often a treasured part of the ...

Now that the pandemic is almost history, travelers are poised to discover their own. After two years of being locked down and quarantined, Americans are embarking on ambitious trips to discover ...

In the second season of the TV show “The White Lotus,” three generations of a fictional American family travel to Sicily to try to reconnect with their ancestral roots. Although their journey goes ...

It was the heart that brought actor George Takei, 86, back to Arkansas for the 10th anniversary of the Japanese American Internment Museum at McGehee. More than 200 former internees, family members, ...

The culture andheritage tourism potential has not been tapped at the Coast region, yet itprovides an authentic experience for tourists. Stakeholders blamelack of proper packages that can be sold to ...

Passaic County’s new Heritage Tourism Master Plan outlines goals for preservation, access, and marketing through 2030, supported by new state funding and local partnerships. Building on years of ...