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Where to See the Tallest Free-Standing Totem Pole on Earth
By Lola Méndez
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London Doesn’t Have to Be Lavish to Travel Well

Your smart, stylish, and affordable guide to visiting the UK capital.

By Blake Snow
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The Charm of Canandaigua, New York

The perfect friend trip for 2026.

By Kaitlyn Rosati
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Low-Season Destinations to Visit in the Fall and Winter

Avoid the crowds. Travel on the low.

By Hayley Domin
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Tree Houses en Acre

Vacation accommodations most often separate us and cosset us away from the local surroundings, whereas the Tree Houses en Acre in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico are meant to immerse you in them. Architects fabriKG designed them to reside within the natural landscape on 10 hectares of mango trees and a…

By Amos Kwon
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Atari Is Building a Line of Video Game Themed Hotels

Whether it was Pong, Frogger, Ms. Pac-Man, Missile Command or Space Invaders, most of us grew up on the classic video games available on Atari. And now, one of the most iconic video game brands ever has announced that they're going to be building video game themed hotels all over…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Hero Zero Emission Passenger Plane Concept

If you had asked us a few months ago what our favorite recent project was that renowned designer Joe Doucet of JDXP had worked on, we definitely would have said the Air Co. Vodka that turns excess carbon into a spirit. But now we're going to have to update our…

By Cooper Fleishman
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The Arctic Bath Floating Hotel

When it comes to unique travel experiences, Sweden is the place to go. A few years ago, the Arctic Bath Floating Hotel and spa was announced with initial designs that were decidedly something from Game of Thrones and a Northern Lights viewing experience that was unmatched. It's time to book…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Lexus Designed a Handful of Space Vehicle Concepts

Lexus and Toyota have produced their fair share of otherworldly concepts over the years, but nothing like the truly out of this world collection of space vehicle concepts like the ones you see here. Created as part of The Lunar Design Portfolio for the magazine Document Journal's latest release by…

By Cooper Fleishman
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