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This Magical Hidden Beach in Mexico Was Uncovered by Military Bombs

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This Magical Hidden Beach in Mexico Was Uncovered by Military Bombs

Check Out the 10 Weirdest Things the TSA Confiscated in 2020—Including a Dead Baby Shark

"Ma'am, is there a dead baby shark in here?"

Check Out the 10 Weirdest Things the TSA Confiscated in 2020—Including a Dead Baby Shark

The National Park Service’s New App Will Help You Make the Most of Any National Park Visit

The app even has offline capabilities for use in the wild.

The National Park Service’s New App Will Help You Make the Most of Any National Park Visit

Experience the World With Anthony Bourdain's Posthumous Travel Guide This April

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Experience the World With Anthony Bourdain's Posthumous Travel Guide This April

9 Royally Interesting Facts About King Cake

Nothing says Mardi Gras like a plastic baby stuffed inside a cake.

The World's 20 Worst Cities for Rush Hour Traffic

Rush hour on Paris's Avenue des Champs-Elysees.

Never Lose Sight of Your Luggage Again by Covering It With Your Own Face

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Win a Custom Road-Tripping Van While Donating to Conserve America’s Climbing Landscapes

Whoever wins the van from Omaze can customize it to suit their tastes.

5 Precariously Placed Monasteries

Courtesy of Kerry Wolfe

You'll Be Able to Visit Howl's Moving Castle at the New Studio Ghibli Theme Park in Japan

Howl's Moving Castle, from the 2004 Hayao Miyazaki film, will be brought to life at Japan's new Studio Ghibli theme park.

11 Delightful Icelandic Words and Phrases

Does this look like gluggaveður to you?

7 Facts About Los Angeles's Notorious Cecil Hotel

The exterior of Los Angeles's Cecil Hotel, as seen in Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel (2021).

Rent a Private Island in West Virginia's New River Gorge, America's Newest National Park

You can grab a private island in West Virginia.

11 Surprising Facts About Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci feels right at home being photographed at Rome's Hotel Eden.

These $1 Italian Houses in Troina, Sicily, Come With Up to $30,000 in Restoration Grants

Welcome home!

Faster Than the Speed of Flight: Watch the Concept Video for Virgin’s Hyperloop Transit System

New York's F train is jealous.