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A whirl of vaporetto spray, a donkey’s bray echoing off stone terraces, the pop of a chilled Malvasia bottle—welcome to an Italy most travelers miss. Spread like stepping-stones from the Venetian Lagoon to Sicily’s volcanic north lie islands where grapes…
Modern cable cars routinely charge Swiss-Alps prices, but you don’t need deep pockets to feel that stomach-fluttering moment when a carriage tips skyward and gravity eases. Across Europe—and a bonus stop in Asia—several vertiginous funiculars still serve commuters and sightseers…
Control towers have dimmed and jet engines have fallen silent—but the tarmac lives on as green space. Around the globe city planners are converting decommissioned airports into parks, keeping the sense of scale and freedom that only a runway provides.…
Wherever Rome’s engineers laid stone channels two thousand years ago, modern cyclists find ready-made greenways. Some aqueducts still carry water; others now carry wheels. Below are three routes—one in Italy, one in Spain, one in Turkey—where you can pedal under…
Crossing one international frontier on foot feels satisfying; ticking off three before your packed lunch is even better. Europe’s dense patchwork of borders means a handful of summit paths and river trails wander through tripoints—spots where three nations touch. Here…
Some runways are so dramatic that the flight becomes the first sightseeing stop. Each airport below is fully scheduled by commercial carriers—you just buy a ticket, buckle up and enjoy an approach that doubles as a low-altitude tour. 1. Juancho…
Proof that culture does not always come with a price tag: each museum below offers year-round free entry to its permanent galleries. 1. The British Museum — London, United Kingdom Home to the Rosetta Stone, Parthenon marbles and one million…
Urban explorers often sneak past padlocks, but these sites welcome visitors through the front gate. For extra context on safe urbex, see our safety guide. 1. Hashima Island (Gunkanjima), Japan Once the world’s most crowded coal-mining outpost, now a deserted…
Yellowstone pulls four million visitors a year; these parks are lucky to see four tour buses. They offer glaciers, lemurs—even pink-hued Himalayan plains—but almost zero selfie sticks (for now). Which one will you bag before TikTok discovers them? 1. North…
America’s Mother Road is only 2 448 miles long, yet it squeezes in muffler men, neon deserts, meteor craters and a lunch counter frozen in 1959. Below are 15 “you-weren’t-really-there-unless” pit stops. Count ’em, then tell us your score. 1.…
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