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The Journey Collection Makes a Strong Case for Packing Less
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Your One-Bag Weekend Getaway Packing Guide

Cover all the bases with versatile selections for your EDC, your outdoor kit, and some R&R afterwards.

By Beau Hayhoe
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Bring the Soundtrack With You This Summer

The best outdoor portable speakers for beach trips, lake weekends, backyard hangs, and every adventure that calls for a little music.

By Beau Hayhoe
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An Arizona Golf Trip Even Non-golfers Will Enjoy

Arizona might be the rare golf destination where everyone in the group wins. Even the guy who has never swung a club.

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5 Haunted Airbnbs You Can Stay In This Halloween

When we think of Halloween, we don’t think of stale candy corn and store-bought costumes. We think of gory horror movies, haunted houses, and things that go bump in the night. But it's not always enough to limit that stuff to pop culture and secondhand stories.  Sometimes we want to…

By Maxwell Barna
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The Best National Parks No One Talks About

When people think of the National Park Service, they think of Yellowstone, the Grand Canyon, and Yosemite. But there are 417 sites across the country overseen by the National Park Service, which means there are 414 that most people don’t think to visit. In a selfish way, we like that. It…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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This Light Bridge Installation Looks Straight Out of a Sci-Fi Movie

Phillip K. Smith's installations are unlike anything else out there. Ever since we saw "Lucid Stead," a mirrored abode he built in 2013, we knew we were going to love everything Smith concocts. That holds true with his latest, The Detroit Skybridge project. Smith turned the pedestrian overpass into something…

By Mike Newman
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‘Museum of the Moon’ Is a Traveling Replica of the Moon

We might not all have the means to travel to the moon (yet!), but we're willing to bet that many given the opportunity would quickly jump at the chance. Museum of the Moon is a touring sculpture from UK artist Luke Jerram that takes you one step closer to experiencing the…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Stay in This ’80s-Inspired Airbnb

When it comes to unique, interesting and noteworthy stays, Airbnb has a lot of options. You can set up camp in one of the many cheap Airbnb stays. You can stay in the best log cabins on Airbnb. You even have options for the best castles on Airbnb. Now, you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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