The Concorde shot through skies at 1495 mph—virtually the speed of a bullet—and could get people from San Francisco to Tokyo in six hours.

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Ebenezer Place in Wick, Scotland, is 6 feet and 9 inches long, and it's home to only one street address.
The New River Gorge National Park has over 70,000 acres of lush forest land and 53 miles of whitewater rafting.
More than 24 hours pass between the first New Year's celebrations in the East and the last ones on the other side of the time zone map.
Aeronaut Henry Coxwell thought the people of Leicester would be happy to see him take flight in a balloon. Instead, they ripped it to shreds.
Here’s when to plan your next free trip to Yellowstone National Park, the Grand Canyon, or anywhere else run by the National Park Service.
Alexine Tinné's quests to find the source of the Nile River and cross the Sahara Desert were no luxury holiday.
Anybody can visit a national park for free on Veterans Day—now military veterans and their families can go for free whenever they want.
The Eiffel Tower, the Colosseum, and the Statue of Liberty are instantly recognizable from the ground, but the aerial views of these structures are less familiar.
Nature sounds, wave sounds, even city sounds—here’s background noise from whichever vacation you wish you were on.
Royal Palm Island, a fully self-sustainable island in Central America, would make for a perfect vacation home.
The 40-foot-tall sculpture is covered in flowers and changes with the seasons. Now it's changing with a pandemic.
Whether you’ve seen a northern lights show in Alaska, Iceland, or not at all, you’re eligible to suggest they name the next storm after your dog.
Jimi Hendrix was born in Seattle but spent much of his childhood in Vancouver, British Columbia, where his grandparents lived in Hogan's Alley—a historical Black neighborhood that was lost to time and urban renewal.
Southern England's New Forest National Park is filled with trees covered in centuries-old carvings, including symbols meant to ward off evil spirits.
The site is actually a real Boy Scouts camp in Hardwick, New Jersey, and organizers are allowing for a socially-distanced touring schedule—in the dark.
How far would you go for a cheap joke? One guy cycled 69 miles a day for over a month. But he had reasons beyond a punchline.
There aren’t any 10-foot strawberries to dip in it, but there is a tasting room at the end of the tour.
The coronavirus has brought new attention to air quality on airplanes. And while it's better than you think, there are still risks to consider.
A group of retired volunteers are responsible for keeping the lights on at the Assistant League Post Office in San Pedro, California.
The next time you feel hopeless, say "jakoś to będzie"—a Polish phrase that translates to "things will work out in the end."
Traffic signs come in a variety of shapes. The Department of Transportation thinks your brain will recognize that some of them mean more danger than others.