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A Toynbee tile near the White House in 1995

When you're hitting the city streets, take a second to look down at the pavement. Plenty of strange things have been embedded where your feet touch the ground.

Bess Lovejoy


Chloe Effron

10. When you're done touring Colonial Williamsburg, you should probably high-tail it to the nearby Presidential Pets museum.

Shaunacy Ferro














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Go ahead and dive in to one of the world's saltiest bodies of water—just don't try to swim, because it won't work.

Miriam Porter




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The last thing most airplane passengers want to do is pay attention to a rote pre-flight safety demonstration. After all, it's always the same from flight to flight. But some airlines are fighting back against ennui, producing creative and inventive in-fl

Rudie Obias