If you want to get a sense of what Alaska is all about—its people, landscapes, and some weather science thrown in—the Anchorage Museum is a solid first stop. It pulls together Indigenous culture, contemporary art, and hands-on exhibits in a way that doesn’t feel like homework. The Smithsonian Arctic Studies Center is especially worth a look. Easy place to spend a couple of hours, especially when the weather’s doing its usual thing.

Explore this captivating Victorian prison-turned-museum and meet some of the famous inmates who were held there until its closure at the end of the Civil War. The building was also Cork's first radio station and is home to a museum on the history of radios.

Every four to five years tall ships come down the banks of the Seine to celebrate L'Armada de la Liberté in Rouen. The gathering of all these ships is a huge festival featuring numerous events, and it goes on for about ten days.

Igidae Coastal Walk makes for a wonderful hike along the shore of the Sea of Japan. The path itself is of moderate difficulty, with some parts featuring pedestrian bridges and others running directly through natural terrain. The entire path is about 4km long and should take about 2 hours to complete in its entirety, but there are access points along the way which you can use to cut through to a nearby bus stop. The trail can be done both north to south and vice versa, although heading north is reportedly easier and comes with an added bonus of finishing the hike at the scenic Oryukdo Skywalk, standing on a see-through platform and looking down onto the rocky shore.