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The woven courtyard will feature wading pools and a colorful kaleidoscope of ropes.

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A Museum Courtyard Will Be Taken Over by a Colorful Web

“Weaving the Courtyard” will bring a kaleidoscopic of color to MoMA PS1

Otherworldly Photos From Inside One of the World’s Largest River Caves

Studded with cave pearls and home to elusive giant spiders, this cave is one of Laos’ hidden treasures

A kermode bear, also known as a spirit bear, explores a stream in the depths of British Columbia, Canada's Great Bear Rainforest.

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A Historic Conservation Agreement Will Protect Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest

It’s a victory for First Nations, loggers, and environmentalists

Stranded travelers line up at a train station in Guangzhou, China, where tens of thousands of people are stranded due to bad weather.

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100,000 Travelers Were Stranded at a Chinese Train Station

And you thought your holiday commute was bad

Specialty serveware from the collection of Charles "Chuck" Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma.

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Williams-Sonoma’s Founder Is Getting His Own Museum

The museum will feature the 4,000-plus pieces of cookware that the kitchenware impresario donated upon his death

North Dakota poet Bill Lowman

Open Range Meets Open Mic at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Every year, the world’s best cowboy poets gather in Elko, Nevada

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Step Inside a Dalí Painting at This Virtual Reality Exhibit

Surrealism meets real life in an exploration of a Dalí masterwork

The Rocky Mountaineer traverses through the Canadian Rockies.

The World’s Most Scenic Train Rides

These train rides offer passengers views of some of the world’s most stunning landscapes

12 Secrets of New York’s Central Park

Learn some little-known facts about this NYC landmark

A ground view of the proposed design for "The Weight of Sacrifice," which will serve as the new national World War I memorial.

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This Is the Winning Design for the New World War I Memorial

One hundred years later, WWI will finally get a large-scale memorial in Washington, D.C.

Are you a global citizen? Then you might need one of these.

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You Can Get an Antarctic Passport

Pledge your loyalty to the southernmost continent—and to the ideals of peace, equality and sustainability

Round pyramids ruins of Guachimontones, just outside Tequila in Jalisco.

Explore the “Magic Towns” of Mexico

History and legend collide in Mexico’s Pueblos Mágicos

Villagers air red lanterns in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 25, 2016. Luozhuang Township is a famous lantern production base in Xingtai.

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China’s Lantern Makers Are Gearing Up for the New Year

Delicate, bright and iconic, China’s lanterns symbolize celebration and good luck

Amber Anderson and Sara Sanders were awarded an honorable mention for the 2015 Library of Congress Leicester B. Holland prize.

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These Drawings of Historic Places Were Just Honored by the Library of Congress

Step back in time with architectural drawings of buildings steeped in history

The Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist on Cathedral Island, Wroclaw, Poland.

Why You Should Visit Europe’s Two New Capitals of Culture

Wroclaw, Poland and San Sebastian, Spain just joined the EU list—and for good reason

More than 25 specialists worked on the replica cave over the course of three years.

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See the World Like a Paleolithic Cave Dweller With This Replica of the Lascaux Cave Paintings

Go back in time with the help of some talented French artists

"Love Letter Brooklyn" was first installed in 2011.

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One of the Most Popular Pieces of Street Art in Brooklyn Is Coming Down

“Love Letter Brooklyn” will soon be gone forever

A group enjoys an igloo hot tub at Iglu-dorf.

Immerse Yourself in the World’s Most Breathtaking Baths

From ice-encrusted hot tubs to baths made of beer, don’t miss these six spectacular soaks

A work by Pavel Ilie at the Romania Postmodernism Museum's "Before & After" exhibition.

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This Postmodern Art Captures a Tiny Moment of Hope During Romania’s Communist Years

Learn about Romania’s “unfrozen years” at Bucharest’s Postmodernism Museum

For the first time since 1974, no climbers reached the peak of Mt. Everest.

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Here’s Why Nobody Made It Up Mount Everest Last Year

For the first time in over four decades, red tape and poor conditions prevented any climbers from conquering the mountain

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