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Climbing Jacob's Ladder in St. Helena Is Not for the Faint of Heart
Bring Water and a Permit to Catch 'The Wave' in Arizona
Visiting Paris? Here's What to See, in Every Arrondissement
10 Alternatives to the Las Vegas Vacation
10 Tiny Towns with Big Tourism Dreams
Utah's Fabled Great Salt Lake Is Shrinking
10 Ways to Avoid Being a Beach Bummer
How Nude Beaches Work
California and Marijuana Tourism: What You Need to Know
Family Vacations
Family Vacations in Alaska
10 Guaranteed Ways to Ruin a Family Reunion
How to Plan a Family Reunion
How to Create a Family Reunion Web Site
Check Out 7 of the Most Beautiful Libraries in the World
Have You Ridden Any of the 10 Tallest Ferris Wheels in the World?
The Museum of Failure Celebrates Flops and Fiascoes
This Land Was Their Land: The Growing Interest in Tribal National Parks
$1,500 Today Buys a Yellowstone Pass for 2172
Who's Behind the Mysterious Mojave Desert Megaphone?
Flower-covered Floats Blossom at the Annual Rose Parade
Spain's La Tomatina: The World's Biggest Food Fight
Cadillac Ranch: Where the Cars Are the Canvas
5 Things to Know Before You Try the Driving Experience of a Lifetime
Tail of the Dragon, Plus 4 Other Roads That Are Wicked-fun to Drive
10 Great Motorcycle Trips
10 Foods to Buy by the Side of the Road
5 Most Dangerous Roads in the World
Everything I Need to Know I Learned ... Caribou Tracking
10 Things Alaska and Alabama have in Common
10 Must-haves for a Family-friendly Resort
Could Saudi Arabia's The Rig Be the Next Big Thing in Extreme Tourism?
Slide Down Daredevil's Peak
All Aboard for Our Roller Coaster Quiz!
Beyond the Appalachian: Meet All 11 of America's National Scenic Trails
A Guide to Hiking at Yosemite National Park
A Guide to Hiking Mount Whitney
10 RV Travel Tips for Retirees
How to Age-proof Your RV
How to Find a Retiree Travel Club
10 Tips to Pack Like a Pilot
Why People Are Nuts for Buc-ee's
Traveling This Summer? 12 Tips to Navigate Flight Cancellations
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If you've always wanted to drive a high-end sports car for a day, there is no shortage of options and experiences open to you. But how do you pick the right one?
If light pollution has obscured the night sky over your head, check out one of 178 designated International Dark Sky Places in 21 countries on six continents around the world.
Utah's Great Salt Lake has been in the news in 2021, but for all the wrong reasons. It's at its lowest level ever, and some say it could eventually dry up.
By Mark Mancini
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It's located in the Pacific and part of the Northern Mariana Islands, and played a major role in WWII. Here are seven things you need to know about stunning Saipan.
By Suzie Dundas
A 9-foot bronze Statue of Liberty cast from the original plaster model is coming to America. It's in honor of the long friendship between France and America, and will be a highlight of New York City's Independence Day celebration.
By Sarah Gleim
Scattered all over the globe in oceans, lakes and seas, are fascinating underwater ruins that once thrummed with the daily lives of the people who inhabited them. So how did they end up underwater?
By Mark Mancini
One of the largest caves on the planet, Hang Sơn Đoòng houses a forested space called "Watch Out for Dinosaurs" because of its primordial appearance.
By Mark Mancini
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According to an 1885 pamphlet, a man named Thomas J. Beale buried a treasure somewhere in Virginia, and left behind what appeared to be coded messages about its location. But was it all just a hoax?
Perhaps best known as the last home of Elisa Lam before her mysterious death, the Cecil Hotel has a sordid past full of murders and mayhem. Care to step inside?
Crater of Diamonds State Park is the only public diamond mining site in the U.S. Thousands of people have dug up their own gems over the years. Some even struck it rich.
This huge hunk of metal has been perched on a hilltop in the Mojave Desert for decades. No one knows who put it there nor why. Was it the U.S. Air Force, pranksters — or aliens?
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There are 20 different types of "national parks" that fall under the protection of the National Park Service, including national monuments and actual parks. But what makes them different?
Here's an Australian town where you can eat, sleep and play, all below the surface. Not surprisingly, it's starred in many movies too.
It's only 180 square miles, but it packs a lot of personality. In fact Andorra is the only country in the world that's ruled by co-princes from different countries.
What's nauseating and inedible to one man is ambrosia to another. The cultural differences people have around food are the reason for Sweden's Disgusting Food Museum.
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Serious chocoholics can't get enough of their favorite treat and are always looking for ways to get more of it. These chocolate-themed attractions should help satisfy their sweet teeth.
The Happiness Museum in Copenhagen explores happiness across the globe, including how it varies across regions, and why some countries, such as Denmark, are happier than others.
President Lyndon Johnson signed the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act into law in 1968 to protect U.S. rivers for future generations. Here are seven fabulous rivers you should check out.
By Katie Carman
Death Valley hit 130 degrees Fahrenheit again Sunday July 11, 2021. That is only the fifth time in recorded history temperatures have reached 130 degrees on Earth. Why is it so hot here and how can anything survive in such brutal conditions?
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Itching for a road trip that is as exhilarating as it is memorable? Check out one of these five drives that you surely won't forget.
Some folks love stargazing so much, they're willing to build their lives around it. Welcome to Deerlick Astronomy Village, where you can live the astronomical life full-time — or just visit for a dark sky party.
The taiga biome stretches from Alaska to Mongolia, and it's super-cold. You can totally live here, though not too many people do.
Lake Baikal is a massive, ancient lake in the mountainous Russian region of Siberia. It's home to nearly 4,000 different species, earning it the nickname the 'Galapagos of Russia.'
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The mysterious and beautiful cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde National Park lie at an altitude of 7,000 feet and are some of the oldest Native American archaeological sites in the United States.
A reclusive millionaire hid a treasure somewhere in the Rocky Mountains between Santa Fe, New Mexico, and the Canadian border in 2010. Some lucky hunter finally found it.