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Even if long lines are inevitable, you can at least come prepared.

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Truffles, mashed potatoes, and kangaroo: Check out how different parts of the world are divided by pie.

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Including French, Spanish, Arabic, and Chinese.

Inside Our Lady of the Airways Chapel at Boston Logan International Airport

They weren't created for nervous fliers. They weren't really created for fliers at all.

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How a bland sandwich became a Norwegian delicacy.

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The recently-completed landmark is nearly five times taller than Brazil's famed Christ the Redeemer, and twice as high as the Statue of Liberty.

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It has about 1500 members.

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It's not because they're harder workers.

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You could score thousands of dollars by volunteering to take a later flight.

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Each year, the TSA screens approximately 700 million travelers. There are bound to be some surprises.

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And it's overseen by a Sourdough Librarian.

Oliver Wainwright's Inside North Korea provides a visual tour of the isolated nation.

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Globetrotters, take note.

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Norilsk is among Russia's coldest, richest, and most polluted places—and 175,000 people call it home.

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They formed when a crater hit the spot 15 million years ago.

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The "10 and 2" rule has been out of date for years.

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Victoria was the original travel #influencer.

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Between shopping, cooking, and traveling, these states are feeling the pressure.

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Traveling with pets can be stressful. These airports want to make it easier.

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (left) stands on the Eiffel Tower staircase in this 1889 photo.

It's expected to fetch as much as $60,000.