Cultural Experiences Around the Globe

Culture and design shape the way we see the world, from the airplanes we board to explore the globe to the languages we encounter along the way. For many travelers, culture is why they plan trips and travel to new destinations. It encompasses everything from food and customs to religious beliefs and popular songs. iBestTravel pays close attention to the arts and history, including architecture and local landmarks, theater and film, and music and literature. Whether you are researching the latest museum exhibition to catch or seeking a behind-the-scenes look at the architecture of an iconic monument, iBestTravel provides valuable insights.

World Culture Highlights

• Catch a showing of Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (better known as DDLJ) before visiting Mumbai, where a local theater played the 1995 film for 20 straight years.
• Stand with the groundlings in the pit of the rebuilt Globe Theatre in London for a performance of one of Shakespeare’s most beloved plays.
• Pay tribute to Fela Kuti with a concert at Lagos’s New Afrika Shrine, a nightclub founded by the legendary Nigerian musician’s son, Femi.
• Explore the gothic beauty of the Cloisters, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s medieval collection, at the northern edge of Manhattan.
• Walk along China’s Great Wall and feel the history beneath your feet.
• Tour the 2,500-year-old ruins of Persepolis to connect with ancient civilizations.

There are numerous ways to experience the world, and art—or rather, the many aesthetic products of diverse world cultures—tells a story about the people who created it while enveloping audiences in new narratives. Art represents one of the most profound means for human beings to reach across time and space for understanding. As Carl Sagan remarked on writing, these imaginative acts are “perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people, citizens of distant epochs, who never knew one another…proof that humans can work magic.”