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The Great Winter Escape
By Hayley Domin
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The Bucket List of Remote Places to Kayak

Here's your guide to the coolest places to kayak.

By Brandon Withrow
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You Don’t Need Couture Cash to Live It Up in Paris

Your chic, sophisticated, and smart visitor’s guide to the City of Light.

By Blake Snow
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The Coolest Places To Travel In 2026

23 places for your consideration.

By Cool Material
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Own a California Ghost Town for Just Under a Million Bucks

In between the Kings Canyon and Death Valley National Parks in California is where you'll find Cerro Gordo, the 19th century ghost town and functional mining operation. It also happens to be one of the best deals in real estate because you can buy the entire town, and the over…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Fjordenhus Is a Modern Castle Complete with Footbridge

Travel to the town of Vejle in Denmark to find Fjordenhus (Fjord House), a modern castle that rises out of the Vejle Fjord like something out of your childhood dreams. Designed by Olafur Eliasson with inspiration from the harbor's surrounding architecture, the recently completed Fjordenhus is made out of almost…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Flophouze Hotel

Should you find yourself in Round Top, Texas, and are uninterested in staying in a traditional hotel, the Flophouze Hotel will satisfy your demand for quirkiness. The six units all began their lives as shipping containers. Those containers were outfitted with all sorts of recycled goods, including lumber from a…

By Mike Newman
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The Land Ark RV Drake Is a Cabin on Wheels

Whether you're looking for a base for a weekend adventure or a writer's retreat to set up a little more permanently, an RV is a great option. Well, Land Ark RV takes everything to another level, as the Land Ark RV Drake is a full cabin on wheels. Started by…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Writer’s Retreats That Let You Work in Peace and Quiet

When it comes right down to it, none of us can get any serious work done with all the distractions and digital trappings of the modern world. You should just be able to turn off notifications on your phone and skip the trip into the office to avoid all the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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