As a local, I often feel I would like to know more about the place where I live, read and ask historian friends to tell me stuff. But, whenever I would go abro

As a local, I often feel I would like to know more about the place where I live, read and ask historian friends to tell me stuff. But, whenever I would go abroad with some programme where there was a "protocol" guide provided... it was pretty boring. Because he/she would go into so many details I had no connection to. I don't think I would actually pay for a "professional" guide. ... it's just my experience on the subject.