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Don't delay!

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Hand sanitizer is essential.

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Make sure your vacation reading material comes home with you.

Does this look like gluggaveður to you?

Hunting for new ways to express yourself that don't involve emojis? Look no further than these charming words and phrases hailing from the land of fire and ice.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London—The Making of Harry Potter

Beware of Death Eaters.

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Polymath Park brings together four Wright-related homes not far from Fallingwater.

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Tell your old backpack to take a hike.

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Politeness is overrated.

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Aspiring Oscar winners, take note: You can now rent the home where Orson Welles wrote the script for 'Citizen Kane.'

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The French capital is home to some unusual new landmarks.

Gladstone's Library

Escape reality—both literally and figuratively—by visiting one of these literary-inspired getaways.

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Diners were the original pop-up stores.

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This airline wants to reduce the anxiety of flying for a large group of people.

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Just one will set you back $12.75.

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It's not required, but there are times when it's a very, very good idea.

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Stay in a cabin modeled after the shipwrecks that litter the foreboding but beautiful Skeleton Coast.

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Candles not included.

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Today, Little Free Libraries has more than 50,000 sites around the world.

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Every photo shared helps raise awareness of the vulnerable species.

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A map of the U.S. showing the warmest day of the year by location was created using climate data from the National Centers for Environmental Information.