Rising stark against the night sky, spectral ruins recall the wealth and power of Britain's once-great monasteries
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Despite ethnic tensions, today's tourists can't resist the past and present of this ancient Mediterranean crossroads
On the loose in the punishing terrain of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
California's coast road offers a beautiful drive—but it keeps falling apart
More than 50 years after independence, Filipinos still chafe—and cheer—at the lingering legacies of U.S. colonialism
A once quiet desert in Nevada has become a center for supersonic cars, rockets with big plans and one of the most freewheeling festivals anywhere
America's love affair with fitness began a long time ago in Southern California (where else?) at a place called... Muscle Beach
Within the past ten years, 150 serious accidents have occurred in the world's most dangerous strait. Each tanker that passes through is a potential bomb
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Georgia's founding father knew best, but Savannah didn't stay unsinful for long
An archeologist travels ancient trade routes in search of clues to a lost civilization
Planes are stacked on the runways and circling in holding patterns, delays are piling up and . . . the dominoes are falling
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After years of abuse and neglect, Thailand's elephants are approaching the point of no return
Drama in Lake Victoria and No Mercy: A Journey to the Heart of the Congo and Camping with the Prince and Other Tales of Science in Africa
Across America, short-line freight trains are pulling their weight
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What good are they? Well, they make people smile and dogs bark. Isn't that good enough?
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