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Arctic Cruise Line Baptizes Its Passengers in Ice

MS Fram has just crossed the Arctic Circle, so far north that the sun practically never sets. To celebrate, the crew stage a frosty mock baptism

Measuring 32 feet in size, the massive "yarn bomb" of Harriet Tubman now hangs outside the Schweinfurth Art Center in Auburn, New York.

Giant Harriet Tubman “Yarn Bomb” Portrait Debuts in Upstate New York

Artist Olek’s creation is one in a series of 50 planned installations across America celebrating important women throughout U.S. history

For sale: a bit of romance.

Cool Finds

Paris’ Infamous Love Locks Will Now Help Migrants

The pesky padlocks are now removed from the bridge—and up for auction

“Get Your Kicks” at This Route 66 Museum

The Mill Restaurant, which once served hungry travelers, now hosts a shrine to the highway’s roadside attractions

China has yet to acknowledge the Tienanmen Square massacre, but a museum in Hong Kong still keeps the incident's memory alive.

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Hong Kong’s Tiananmen Square Museum Reopens

For some, the museum is the first time they confront information about the 1989 massacre

The 20 Best Small Towns to Visit in 2017

From remote hideaways to coastal harbors, discover the towns that topped our list this year

The Museum of Migration tells the stories of the UK's immigrants.

Cool Finds

Museum of Migration Opens in London

The ambitious museum brings new perspective to a city shaped by immigrants

On the canal in Tongli.

Explore China’s Ancient Water Towns

The Venice of the East sits just 30 minutes by train from Shanghai

American South

Each Spring, the World’s Punniest Humans Head to Texas

The 40th Annual O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships comes to Austin in May

Synchronous fireflies put on a show each spring in the Great Smoky Mountains. Photinus carolinus is the only firefly species in the U.S. that flashes in unison.

National Parks

If You Want to See Thousands of Fireflies Light Up at Once, Head to the Great Smoky Mountains

A firefly mating ritual turns into a synchronized light show

Emoji cover the facade of this Dutch building.

Cool Finds

This Building Is Covered in Emoji

-Person raising both hands in celebration-

This New Orleans monument to a white supremacist riot no longer exists.

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New Orleans Tears Down Controversial Confederate Monuments

A 35-foot obelisk in memory of a white supremacist uprising is no more

A group of women in traditional dress stand beside a Thomas Cook boat on the Nile in 1904.

How an Alcohol-Hating English Preacher Founded Global Tourism

Thomas Cook’s tours set the stage for today’s tourism industry

Last year's winner in the World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition's Decorative Lifesize Wildfowl category, "Livingstone's Turaco" by Thomas Horn.

Where Duck Decoys Became High Art

See more than 1,200 of these bobbing bits of history at the upcoming world championship

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Bangkok Won’t Ban Street Food After All

The Tourism Authority of Thailand clarifies that vendors will be able to continue selling street food under new regulations

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Canada

Spend the Night Howling with Wolves in Québec’s Parc Mahikan

Get up close to these elusive mammals at this wildlife observation center along the Ouasiemsca River

The courtyard at St. Ermin's Hotel in London.

This Luxury Hotel in London Was Once a Secret Spy Base

St. Ermin’s Hotel has sat at the middle of British secret intelligence since the 1930s

Everything's coming up Lego.

Cool Finds

Thousands of Lego Daffodils Are Blooming in Britain

The brick-built botanicals celebrate the UK’s 2017 City of Culture

Wedding dresses make from locally-produced silk on display at the Suzhou Tiger Hill Wedding Market.

This Is the Wedding Dress Capital of the World

In Suzhou, China, step inside one of the world’s largest silk factories and see where wedding dresses come from

From Jellyfish to Crocodiles: Where to See Unusual Migrations

Butterflies and wildebeests aren’t the only species you can find migrating en masse

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