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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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The Man Who Makes the World’s Most Incredible Mazes

In every activity book and diner placemat we had as kids, we always flipped right to the mazes. They were easily our favorite parts, difficult enough that we were legitimately challenged but rewarding enough that we never felt cheated. It's unlikely that Adrian Fisher designed those paper mazes, but when…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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This Floating Hotel Room Will Take You to a Deserted Island

Located in Kyushu Nagasaki Sasebo city, Huis Ten Bosch is a "Dutch-themed park" in Japan that's developing an all new attraction unlike anything we've ever seen, because this floating hotel room takes you to a deserted island. Less than 4 miles outside of the park, Huis Ten Bosch owns an…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Banksy Has a New Hotel In Bethlehem

Banksy's never been shy about addressing tumultuous politics, so it had to be only a matter of time before the notorious street artist got involved in Israeli/Palestinian relations. The artist's significant contribution to the conflict is the new Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem. The hotel almost touches the infamous West Bank barrier,…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Pretend to Be a Modern English Lord at the Backwater House

We're always on the lookout for our next vacation destination and we may have just found it. The Backwater House is a sort of modern take on the traditional log cabin. Its interior has a clean, updated look that both contradicts and compliments its secluded lagoon surroundings. The house is…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Tipping Cabin Concept

If it ever gets produced, "Tipping" will offer one hell of a unique view of the Montpellier mountains thanks to architect and designer Christophe Benichou. The theoretical project was dreamed up on the occasion of a friend's 30th birthday as a combination of an homage to the beauty of the territory…

By Cooper Fleishman
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