What few know, however, is that New Orleans is still a major commercial center and a vibrant industrial metropolis today. A belt of chemical factories, sugar refineries, warehouses, and metal mills stretches around the city. A stay here is a journey through time and soul - a metropolis that has far more to offer than just its famous Mardi Gras celebrations.

Once this house was the first in place. Named after a famous working class hero, the hotel in the mountains of Harz was one of the places where the socialist elite men celebrated their holidays. After the collapse of the communist regime the house falls into decay.

A colorful trailer parks next door, where a small group gathers in the summer to remember one of the greatest musicians in popular music history. This unassuming building in Alabama, isolated and close to the railroad tracks, was once the home of a country music legend: Hiram 'Hank' Williams Sr.

Watch on 3SpeakThis more than 140-year-old house fell victim to arsonists. In broad daylight, unknown individuals entered the Wilhelminian-era monument, which the last resident had vacated only a few weeks earlier because, after a long dispute involving strikes, protests, and legal proceedings, it was finally to be rebuilt and renovated.

With the $500 billion "Stargate" project, the US is betting all on AI. China has hit the jackpot with its AI Deepseek. But the EU is hesitating, regulating, and planning. This will be expensive, because not only the future isn't the same with AI, the history is it too.

The story of Frogmore Plantation begins in 1740, when the ancestors of the current owners emigrated from Baden-Württemberg to Philadelphia. As farmers, they brought with them not only their expertise but also the diligence and entrepreneurial spirit typical of German immigrants.