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Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?
By Cool Material
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
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Puerto Vallarta Beyond the Beach: A Journey Through Art & Culture

A guide to the galleries, murals, sculptures, and musical performances worth seeking out between beach days.

By Lola Méndez
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
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Airbnb Is Giving You an Opportunity to Stay at the LEGO House

When the LEGO House opened in September, it immediately vaulted to the top spot on our "Must Visit" list. Airbnb wants to do better than just a visit, the company wants to give you the opportunity to stay overnight. Yup, one lucky person and three guests will win a night…

By Mike Newman
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We Spent a Night In a Haunted Castle. Here’s What Happened.

When it comes to “haunted” things, we’re generally pretty skeptical people. It has nothing to do with religion, superstition, belief in the afterlife or any of the other stuff that motivates people to believe in it; we’re just pragmatic. We just try to limit the things we worry about to…

By Maxwell Barna
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A Bridge in Sweden Looks Like It Was Built from LEGO Bricks

Christo Guelov is an artist from Madrid who must have played with LEGO blocks when he was younger. Why? Well his latest installation looks like a real-life version of a toy bridge we must have built 100 times when we were kids. As part of the "Let's Color Gothenburg" project,…

By Mike Newman
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Floating Sauna

Recently, we've seen quite a few different European hospitality spots like bed and breakfasts, Airbnbs and hotels expand their offerings and amenities with cool additions for tourists and travelers, but nothing like this creation from Milan-based Small Architecture Workshop. This is a floating sauna. The sauna was built for a…

By Cooper Fleishman
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A Town in Iceland Made an Optical Illusion Crosswalk to Slow Traffic

We're turning into those angry old men who shake their fists at cars flying by these days. Okay, not all the time, we love speed as much as the next guy, but specifically when there's a crosswalk present. We're all for ways to get people to slow down at such…

By Mike Newman
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