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Why Did Henry Ford Build a Midwestern Town in the Amazon Rainforest?

Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Elah Feder: Johanna, do you ever buy lottery tickets? Johanna Mayer: No, never. Not...

Share a tip on a great gallery or museum in Europe | Travel

While Europe’s famous museums and galleries draw the crowds with their blockbuster exhibitions, it can be more rewarding to discover wonderful art in out-of-the-way...

Yucca House in Cortez, Colorado

In most national parks and monuments in the Southwestern United States, one can expect certain amenities: a visitor center staffed with rangers, a...

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50 inspiring travel ideas for 2026, chosen by readers: beaches, city breaks, family holidays and more | Family holidays

BEACH HOLIDAYSSwitch off on a Greek islandAstypalaia has the same pretty, white-washed houses you see on the famous Greek islands, but it’s far less...

How to Find the Perfect Apartment Rental for Your Vacation

I used to hate renting apartments from websites like Airbnb or VRBO. As a solo traveler, I preferred the social atmosphere of hostels. You...

Windsor Mounds in Lorman, Mississippi

Long before the decadent columns of the nearby Windsor Mansion were raised, this area tucked in the Mississippi hills was reshaped by Indigenous...

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Stargazing in the Lake District: a new forest observatory opens in Grizedale | Lake District holidays

A tawny owl screeches nearby in the dark and her mate replies, hooting eerily from the forest below. A white dome floats in the gloaming...

Capital One Venture X Business Card Review: Is It Worth It?

I’m a sucker for a good travel rewards card. Over the years, I’ve collected a small handful of them — not because I love...

Doube's Trestle Bridge in Kawartha Lakes, Ontario

There was a time, once, when nearly every small town in Ontario was connected by trains. Those days are long gone now, but...

Why west Cornwall is the perfect place to mark the winter solstice | Cornwall holidays

The light is fading fast as I stand inside Tregeseal stone circle near St Just. The granite stones of the circle are luminous in...

Why Your Airplane Ticket is So Expensive

I’ve been traveling for close to twenty years. In that time, the airline industry has changed a lot. The use of points and miles...

Palo Verde Energy Educational Center in Buckeye, Arizona

Built in the mid-1970s, Palo Verde Generating Station isn’t your typical nuclear power plant. Almost all thermal power plants — those that produce...

Our 25 favourite European travel discoveries of 2025 | Travel

A train ride to Titanic’s last stop in County Cork, IrelandOn a midsummer trip to Ireland, I saw dolphins in the Irish Sea, sunset...

Floral Clock in Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh is home to the world's first floral clock, completed in 1903 to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII. The clock originally...

Underground art: exploring the unique designs of London’s tube seats | Travel

When I first came to London from Yorkshire in the late 1980s, I found the tube replete with bizarre novelties. Among them was the...

Site of the Original Globe Theatre in London, England

Each year well over an estimated million theatre goers visit The Globe Theatre on London's Southbank, situated along the River Thames. Unbeknownst to many...

‘When the church door opens, it’s like a miracle’: the phone app that’s a key to Italy’s religious art | Italy holidays

The Santa Maria di Missione chapel in Villafranca Piemonte, northern Italy, stands at the end of a long cornfield. Behind it, the mountains rise gently,...