Destinations
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Fun Off-the-Radar Mountain Towns Across America
Forget your Aspens and Ashevilles, your Santa Fes and Sedonas. When it comes to mountain towns, we’d rather hunt down off-the-beaten-path spots where the dreaded boomtown status hasn’t yet detonated. In each of these tiny mountain towns across the country,…
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Human Remains, Ancient Ruins, and More Revealed By Climate Change and Drought
From extreme heat to severe drought to flooding, the effects of climate change have steadily produced troubling ripple effects around the globe, including food insecurity and natural disasters. Droughts have also prompted the past to bubble to the surface as…
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76 Attractions to See While Driving Across the Country
Cross-country road trips are as much a summer tradition as barbecues, fireworks, and clambakes. Packing up the car and heading off for adventures unknown makes for some of the fondest travel memories, especially if the trip involves stopping to explore…
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Amazing Places to Take a Selfie in All 50 States
For better or for worse, selfies have become emblematic of today’s high-tech, mobile modern culture. Self-portraits are nothing new, of course, but smartphones and tablets make it easier than ever to snap photos of yourself (and your friends) and display…
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24 Food Halls and Markets That Offer a Taste of Something for Everyone
Public markets where vendors sell produce, prepared foods, and other goods have always served as community gathering places and hubs of edible commerce. Nowadays, food halls, a similar concept that brings together local restaurants and food stalls in one space,…
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22 Underrated Places to Retire in the U.S.
As retirement nears, many people make lists of possible places to spend their golden years. Some even look outside the country to take advantage of the currency exchange and other benefits, although that presents challenges. These U.S. locales have gotten…
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Fall for Less: Cheap Destinations for Off-Season Travel
As the summer rush winds down, anyone lucky enough to have leftover vacation days can score some cheap travel deals. In many places, fall means cooler weather, fewer crowds, and…
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15 Affordable Fall Getaways for Empty Nesters
Waving goodbye to children leaving home can be highly emotional for parents. As difficult as it can be to get used to an empty nest, parents can look forward to…
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Best Places to See Spectacular Fall Foliage
The explosion of color as green leaves turn gold, blood-red, chartreuse, deep purple, pumpkin orange, and other brilliant autumn hues — not to mention the sounds and smells of a…
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The Cost of a Beer and a Hot Dog at Every MLB Ballpark
A day at the ballpark is a summer ritual, and no game is complete without a cold beer and a hot dog. But at most baseball stadiums, both are a…
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The World’s Most Romantic & Beautiful Train Trips
There’s something romantic about a long train ride that you just can’t get from a road trip — often, it’s the leisure of being able to watch the countryside roll…
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Best Urban Parks: 33 Idyllic Parks That Bring Nature to the City
Famed landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted said every city should have a large park for “unbending of the faculties.” He designed some of America’s most famous, beginning with New York…
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The Most Overlooked Travel Cities in America
The United States is full of interesting destinations, but some cities just seem to hog all the buzz. Big-name draws such as New York, Washington, New Orleans, and San Francisco…
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The World’s Most Breathtaking College Campuses
As the school year begins anew, few things remain as steadfast as the enduring beauty of many college campuses. From stately and breathtaking architecture to green spaces that must surely…
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21 Great Car Museums and Car Shows Worth The Drive
Summer is the perfect time to take a road trip in search of classic cars, car shows, and car museums. Whether you want to see Elvis Presley’s Cadillac, learn about…
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Tourists Behaving Badly Around the World
What is it about a vacation state of mind that leads some travelers to grossly misbehave while on foreign soil? Judging by these tourism-linked incidents — like waking up drunk…
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16 Cool Rat Pack Haunts You Can Still Visit in Las Vegas and Beyond
In our fractured, post-digital media environment, it’s an increasingly rare thing for one artist or group of artists to truly define our pop culture for any period of time. That’s…
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22 Beautiful Destinations Threatened By Overtourism — and Where to Go Instead
Overtourism has become an increasingly serious problem in recent years and months, leaving iconic destinations throughout Europe and Asia struggling to respond and implement regulations to help manage a rising…
