TRAVEL

Antarctica is one of the last pristine places on Earth. The only problem? The scientists and tourists who travel there keep defecating.

Choosing a destination is often the hardest part of trip planning. If budget is a big concern, this tool may make your decision a little easier.

It became a World Heritage Site on a technicality, but still, how many grocery stores are housed within a Roman palace complex?

Desperate to know if your passport will be ready in time for your vacation? Here's what you need to do to check the status of your application by phone and online.

Whether it's leaving playing cards or bullets, or drinking a cognac toast, there are a variety of traditional ways to pay tribute at famous tombs.

American products are available around the world—but they're not always called by the name they've been given in the U.S. Here are 12 American goods with different international names.

Sleeping at work or in public is surprisingly common in Japan. And in Scandinavia, parents take their babies outside to nap—even in frigid temperatures.

Perfect for a European tour or a backpacking trip, Cubepacks help compress your clothes in your suitcase. Once you unpack, you can use them as the bags you carry around town.

A little pre-flight planning could save you a lot of waiting in line. Here are eight products you can buy to help get you through TSA with time to spare.

Can't make it to New Orleans for Mardi Gras? At Mardi Gras World, you can see elaborate parade floats built for the carnival year-round.

If you're going to be traveling around the world, familiarize yourself with these unusual road signs and their meanings before getting behind the wheel.

Each year, more than 1 million people descend on New Orleans for Mardi Gras, an organized parade of debauchery and alcohol-induced torpor where plastic beads are tossed as a kind of currency.