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Coffee is an important part of Turkish culture. Mesude Isikli of Osmaniye, Turkey, has collected over 3,000 coffee cups, and that's not even the world record.

The ME by Melia, is the first and only in the global city to be designed by the late, world-famous architect, Zaha Hadid.

A historic cathedral in England has installed a giant indoor fairground slide, supposedly so that visitors can see its roof up close.

Cairo's spectacular Grand Egyptian Museum doesn't open for another two years. But for $250, there's a way to sneak inside and get a preview.

They make quite the ambitious travel bucket list -- the New Seven Wonders of the World. Find out what they are, their histories and the best time to go.

Saudi Arabia welcomes over 2 million people to Mecca every year for the Hajj pilgrimage. New train networks are making getting around easier.

Frontier Airlines is offering free flights for people with the last name "Green" or "Greene."

A child who fell ill on an Asiana Airlines flight is thanking the workers for "saving her life" with an adorable hand-drawn picture.

Visitors to Rome's famous Spanish Steps looking to take a load off will need to keep on walking.

On August 8, 1969, the Beatles took staged a photo shoot for the cover of "Abbey Road," the last album the band recorded as a group (even though it was released before "Let It Be").

A huge hot air balloon in the shape of Star Wars villain Darth Vader's head has been floated over a city in England.

It's not every day you get to recreate the journey of a legendary king, but visitors to Tintagel Castle will now be able to do exactly that.

Circle of Heroes is the nation's first underwater veterans memorial, with 12 life-sized concrete statues. It's one of several underwater attractions in Florida.

Venice is to start rerouting cruise ships away from its historic center lagoon in a victory for residents tired of the enormous vessels towering over the city's skyline.

Kigali, a lioness at Leipzig Zoo in Germany, has killed and eaten her two newborn cubs just days after giving birth to the horror of her keepers.

Passengers on board a WestJet flight in Canada wow their flight attendant with a well-behaved exit from an aircraft that could set the benchmark for the perfect way to deplane.

On the sandy bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, 12 concrete statues stand in a circle to honor the men and women who have served in the US military.

Multiple severe storms are causing long delays and flight cancellations at airports in parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

The 2019 Paris Air Show saw the launch of the Airbus A321XLR, which provides extra-long range in a smaller aircraft. It will link cities such as Rome and New York or London and Delhi.

Hark! Grab your finest flagon of ale and come celebrate.