This Former Salt Mine Is Now a Theme Park With a Ferris Wheel
368 feet below ground, the mine is home to basketball hoops, mini golf, a ferris wheel, an underground lake, a spa and more
You Can Ride the Paris Metro for Free Right Now
But if you have a car with an even-numbered license plate, you’re not allowed to drive
National Parks More Than Pay for Themselves
It turns out there are some very practical reasons to keep the parks going
Ireland’s Wild Atlantic West Is the Longest, Uninterrupted Coastal Route in the World
The Wild Atlantic Way skirts the entire west coast of Ireland
Take a Mini-Tour of the Lenten Station Churches of Rome
During Lent, some Romans make an annual pilgrimage to churches all around the city, visiting one each day
Google River View Comes to the Colorado River
Google’s street view is now available for off-road destinations
See Every Plane Criss-Crossing Europe in This Weirdly Beautiful Video of Flight Paths
An air traffic control company created this incredible video showing flight patterns around Europe
Americans Are Using Transit More Than Any Time in Nearly 60 Years
Transit use seems to be up across the board
A 20-Acre Industrial Park in China Is Being Transformed Into an Arts District
Near the Chinese city of Shenzhen, a 20-acre factory complex, abandoned for 10 years, is slowly being reclaimed
This Documentary Explores the Lives of Five People Willing to Go on a One-Way Trip to Mars
What drives a person to give it all up and set off into the unknown?
It Was Cold Enough This Winter to Go Ice Yachting on the Hudson River
This high-speed sport only happens when conditions are just right: a frozen river, lots of wind, and cold temperatures
What’s the Most Perfect Moment to Buy That Plane Ticket?
You know that the longer you wait to book a flight, the higher ticket prices climb. But when exactly should you book a flight?
Sub-Orbital Travel Is Going to Make the World Feel Really, Really Small
Our small world is about to get even smaller—for those who can afford to fly sub-orbitally
These Alien-Looking Metal Domes Are Keeping London Safe And Dry
The flood barrier that protects London closed fifty times this winter—a new record
This Is What It Looks Like When You Hike All 2,650 Miles of the Pacific Crest Trail
Welcome to the monumental endurance of thru-hiking
Congress Designates the First Wilderness Area in Five Years
32,500 acres of lakeshore along Lake Michigan have been designated as wilderness by Congress
Stonehenge Visitors Used To Be Handed Chisels to Take Home Souvenirs
Chisels were banned in the early 1900s, and in 1977, the stones were roped off so people couldn’t climb on them any longer
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