The English town where one of America's Founding Fathers, and the world's first international revolutionaries, sparked a spirit of rebellion that continues to this very day.

As DNA ancestry testing kits have become more accessible and affordable, "heritage tourism", where travellers reconnect with their places of origin, has become more popular than ever.

When John Stonehouse's clothes were found on Miami Beach on 20 November 1974, many people presumed that the UK Member of Parliament had drowned – until he turned up in Australia.

There's no better place to see hoop dancers at the top of their game than at the World Championship Hoop Dance Contest in Phoenix, Arizona.

Isabel Belarsky was one of the millions of migrants who passed through Ellis Island in New York. In 2014, she told the BBC about arriving in the US from the Soviet Union in 1930.

How a small group of self-described eco nerds, printing a zine in an East Berlin basement, forced the Stasi to back down.

Smaller than gondolas, "sandoli" are ancient boats that have been used by everyday Venetians for centuries.

Nestled in Germany's picturesque Neander Valley where Neanderthals were first discovered, a museum is tapping into our growing fascination with our long-lost relatives.