How the Airstream Hit the Open Road
This space-age sensation kicked the American road trip into high gear
Spend the Night in the Musée d’Orsay’s Clock Room on the Evening of the Olympics Opening Ceremony
Airbnb will allow two travelers to book a one-night stay in the storied Paris museum, where they will watch the ceremony from a balcony overlooking the Seine
More Than 1,000 Sea Lions Gather at San Francisco’s Pier 39, the Largest Group in 15 Years
The pinnipeds came to the area to feed on anchovies and herring as they prepare for breeding season
Moulin Rouge Windmill Blades Fall Off in the Middle of the Night
The iconic Paris landmark has never experienced such a mishap in its 135-year history
The ‘World’s Largest Wildlife Crossing’ Will Help Animals Walk Safely Over Eight Lanes of California Traffic
The 210-foot-long bridge across a busy freeway in Los Angeles County is expected to be finished in 2025
You Can Visit the World’s Largest Continuous Dinosaur Trackway, Now on Protected Public Land
In the Late Jurassic, a long-necked dinosaur made a 270-degree turn while walking in present-day Colorado—and left behind a rare treat for paleontologists
Two Vandals at Lake Mead Toppled Rock Formations Made From 140-Million-Year-Old Dunes
Authorities are seeking information about the men, whose crime was captured on video on April 7
The Nepali Army Is Removing Trash and Bodies From Mount Everest
They expect to haul off ten metric tons of garbage and up to five bodies from the world’s tallest peak
Northern Europe and the British Isles
The Royal Family Is Opening Balmoral Castle to the Public For the First Time in History
The special interior tours of the royal family’s Scottish retreat sold out in less than a day
When Are the Next Solar Eclipses? 2026 Promises Totality in Europe, While Much of America Has a Decades-Long Wait
The next total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous U.S. won’t take place until August 23, 2044—but eclipse chasers will have other opportunities to experience totality before that
This Tiny Italian Island Is Giving Away Goats to Anyone Who Can Catch Them
An estimated 600 of the hoofed intruders are wreaking havoc on the two-square-mile island of Alicudi
Climbing Malawi’s Island in the Sky
A steep, lush massif—the country’s highest peak at 10,000 feet—beckons adventurers
Planning a Road Trip for the Total Solar Eclipse? Here’s Why You Should Drive Extra Carefully
Scientists found a 31 percent increase in fatal car crashes around the 2017 total solar eclipse, akin to spikes in traffic risk on busy holiday weekends
Waiters Race Through the Streets of Paris While Balancing Trays of Coffee and Croissants
About 200 servers competed in the 1.2-mile race—a tradition that goes back to 1914
These Are the Most Polluted National Parks
Five California sites made the top ten list for unhealthiest air, according to a new report
Oregon Is Now Home to the World’s Largest Dark Sky Sanctuary
The Oregon Outback International Dark Sky Sanctuary covers 2.5 million acres in the southeastern part of the state
You Could Run a ‘Penguin Post Office’ in Antarctica
Three new hires will spend five months living among gentoo penguins and sorting postcards at the world’s southernmost post office
You Can Spend the Night in the Secret Library Tucked Inside St. Paul’s Cathedral
Airbnb is offering two guests the chance to sleep amongst 22,000 books in an area normally off-limits to visitors
Very Rare Yellow-Billed Loon Visits the Las Vegas Strip, Hangs Out in the Bellagio Fountains
The out-of-place bird prompted the hotel to put its famed fountain show on hold before biologists captured and moved the bird—one of the country’s ten rarest—to better habitat
This Is When Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Trees Are Predicted to Bloom This Year
“Peak bloom,” which typically falls in late March or early April, refers to the day when at least 70 percent of the trees have blossomed
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