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The stuff of your Italian vacation fantasies: three millennia of history and culture, a gorgeous seaside setting at the foot of mighty Vesuvius, and a cuisine with a worldwide following.
Off the Beaten Path
African-American history abounds in the "Black Metropolis", where Gwendolyn Brooks published poetry in the Chicago Defender, Andrew Rube Foster created Negro League baseball, and Louis Armstrong kept his trumpet singing at the Sunset Cafe.
Featured Travel Topic
Germany's railways enjoy a superb reputation abroad, and are often the fastest, most comfortable, and cheapest way around the country.