travel

History

A Drive Around London in 1926

In 1926, British-born filmmaker Claude Friese-Greene filmed the streets of London in breathtaking color. But only recently has the British Film Institute released an extract of their restoration of Friese-Greene's footage.... READ ON

List

10 Hotel Secrets from Behind the Front Desk

Jacob Tomsky has worked on the front lines of hotels for more than a decade, and he has some hospitality secrets to spill.... READ ON

Weird Science

These Destroyed-Looking Buildings Are Actually Fine

Sometimes, architects design structures that are meant to look damaged in some manner or another.... READ ON

Big Question

How Can US Citizens Legally Travel to Cuba?

Musical power couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z jetted down to a tropical and somewhat-forbidden destination last week for their fifth wedding anniversary: Cuba. Because of travel restrictions to the country, the couple’s trip raised the eyebrows of some U.S. lawmakers.... READ ON

Weird Science

How to Build an Ice Hotel

It’s a little more involved than those bootleg igloos you constructed as a kid!... READ ON

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12 of the World's Most Unusual Zoos

1. Caves of Sea... READ ON

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9 More Gorgeous European Libraries

We’ve seen great libraries from all over the world, including a second look at amazing American libraries. Now it’s time for more beautiful libraries in Europe! 1. The Royal Library,... READ ON

Article

Buildings You Need a Boat to Explore

No matter how much forethought you put into the construction of a building, there's no way to accurately predict everything that could happen to it. The building may be leveled by an earthquake, be hollowed out in a fire—or end up at the bottom of a... READ ON

Article

Don't Look Down! Messing with Visitors to the Space Needle

If you were given the opportunity to create a piece of art that people from all over the world would see, what would it be? When Marlin Peterson was offered the chance to paint a mural on the roof of the Seattle Center Armory—a building that is seen every day by people enjoying the view from the Space Needle—he decided to paint something that was equal parts delightful and... READ ON

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9 of the World’s Weirdest Museums

While museums dedicated to Spam and barbed wire are strange in their specificity, some museums are just plain bizarre in their subject matter. Here are some of the weirdest museums ever curated. 1. Leila’s Hair... READ ON