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Cat in his basket at Vienna’s first cat cafe

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America's Finally Getting Its First Permanent Cat Cafe

Cappuccino and a Siamese, please

A corridor leading to the infectious disease ward at Ellis Island's defunct hospital.

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Ellis Island Is Opening an Abandoned Hospital to the Public for the First Time in 60 Years

There are 29 abandoned buildings in all, several of which visitors can explore

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"Vampire Grave" in Bulgaria Holds a Skeleton With a Stake Through Its Heart

The skeleton likely fell victim to vampire hysteria that gripped Eastern Europe until relatively recently

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What Should the Price of Visiting Wilderness Be?

If passed, HR 5204 could introduce widespread fees for entering formerly free public lands

A fresco from Augustus' house in Rome

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Visitors to Emperor Augustus' Home Can Now See the Same Frescos He Did

Just in time for the 2,000th anniversary of Augustus' death, new wings of Augustus' home are opened

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20 Years Later, "Shawshank Redemption" Has Made This Former Prison a Tourist Attraction

The Ohio State Reformatory now draws 80,000 tourists a year

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Saudi Arabia Makes MERS Preparations for Hajj

MERS has killed over 300 people in the past two years

Back in 2005 Virgin Galactic and New Mexico worked out a deal for the state to build a multimillion dollar spaceport. Here's Richard Branson (right) giving Governor Bill Richardson a model airplane to commemorate the occasion.

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Delay-Plagued Virgin Galactic Finds Itself Delayed, Again

It will be hard for Virgin Galactic to fly by 2015 without a fully tested rocket engine

Runners pass by a vineyard in France during the 2008 Marathon du Medoc

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In the Marathon du Medoc, Run 26.2 Miles—While Stopping to Drink Wine Along the Way

Like running? Like wine? Why not combine the two?

Sculpture inspired by traditional Norwegian fiskehjeller (fish racks) and designed by Rintala Eggertsson Architects

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This Beach Sculpture Is Modeled After Norwegian Fish Drying Racks

Norway's SALT festival involves music, sauna's and architecture

The painting called "Holy Ghost and His Companions" in Utah's Horseshoe Canyon

New Research

New Analysis Suggests Utah’s Famous Rock Art Is Surprisingly Recent

The impressive Barrier Canyon Style images hold clues to the identity of their mysterious painters

The entrance to Actun Tunichil Muknal

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You Can Visit A Cave Where the Ancient Maya Sacrificed Humans

In Belize, the Actun Tunichil Muknal cave is an eerie experience for visitors

A gallery in the Tate Britain

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Starting Tonight, You Can Roam the Tate Museum After Hours, Via Robot

Spend a virtual night at the museum with robots

Joe McConaughy is trying to finish the Pacific Crest Trail faster than anyone ever has.

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Joe McConaughy Just Set a New Pacific Crest Trail Record

He finished all 2,660 miles, from Mexico and Canada, in 53 days, 6 hours and 37 minutes

A herd of horses in Mongolia

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The World's Longest Horse Race Is Going on Right Now in Mongolia

With wild horses, broken bones and treacherous terrain, this isn't a steeplechase

Yellowstone's Grand Prismatic Spring

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This Is Why the Park Service Banned Drones—One Just Crashed Into a Famous Hot Spring

This is why we can't have nice things

The contested self-portrait.

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If a Monkey Takes a Photo, No One Owns Copyright

The contested photo likely belongs to neither monkey nor man, but to the public domain

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Jump on Massive Trampolines in a Giant Cavern in Wales

This sounds like fun: jumping on trampolines 180 feet above the floor of a giant cavern

Barcelona's Olympic Stadium

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Barcelona's Turning Its Old Olympic Stadium Into a Virtual Reality Themepark

At Barcelona's Olympic Stadium, you can race a virtual Olympian

An artistic depiction of the duck.

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Copenhagen Might Install a Giant, Energy-Gathering Duck in Its Harbor

The duck would be both a tourist attraction and a means of helping the city become carbon-neutral by 2025

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