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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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Muraka Underwater Hotel Suite

Get ready to sleep with the fishes. No, this isn't some mob hit; we're talking about the grand opening of Muraka, a unique hotel suite in the Maldives that offers stays 16 feet under the water. Below the surface of the Indian Ocean you'll find a fully integrated living, dining,…

By Mike Newman
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5 Days in Iceland

Iceland has been on our bucket list for years. Every time we’d see a photo of the country’s beautiful valleys, towering mountains, majestic blue oceans, and lively cityscapes, our desire to get up and go grew. So, when Reyka Vodka asked if we’d be interested in heading out to Reykjavik…

By Maxwell Barna
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‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Immersive Art Exhibit

Fifty years ago, one of the most compelling, original, and genre-defining sci-fi movies of all time hit theaters. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of 2001: A Space Odyssey, how would you like to step inside the penultimate scene? That's right, for a limited time (4/8/18–5/28/18) the Smithsonian National Air and Space…

By Mike Newman
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8 Actual Castles You Can Book on Airbnb

Staying in an actual castle is the experience of a lifetime, and it's one you'll be telling friends and family about for the rest of your natural existence. Turns out you can enjoy fantastic gardens, gorgeous views and architecture you can't even describe in words on the cheap thanks to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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You Can Ski On This Hotel

Whether it's huge skyscrapers or container houses, when it comes to innovative architecture, few firms do it as well as the Bjarke Ingles Group (BIG). That's probably why storied watch brand Audemars Piguet commissioned the firm for the Hôtel des Horlogers in Switzerland. A collaborative project between the brand, BIG…

By Cooper Fleishman
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