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From the capital of Bratislava to Low Tatras National Park, these are 11 of the best places to visit in Slovakia, a country you should consider putting on your European travel list.

When you travel to Dublin, it doesn't take too long to figure out this is not the capital of a former far-flung empire like that of London, Madrid or Rome.

The premiere art museum of Paris, the Louvre, has laid on a tour of the artworks that appear in Beyonce and Jay-Z's "Apes**t" video.

Golf began some 600 years ago on the links lands of Scotland. Here are some of the best courses in the country, along with some local alternatives.

Recently-unearthed fossils in Argentina suggest that giant dinosaurs roamed the Earth some 30 million years earlier than scientists had previously thought.

In the far south of Italy, the Puglia region features some of the country's top beaches. From Gallipoli to Gargono, here's where to find them.

Visitors can walk adorable rescue puppies from Potcake Place, which is devoted to finding good homes for stray dogs in the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Hotel Lutetia in Paris has hosted artists Picasso and James Joyce. After a $234 million refurbishment, it's reopening to take its place among the best hotels in Paris.

Tourism to Colombia has grown exponentially in recent years, with thousands more people flocking to the South American destination after decades of it being practically off limits because of a long, drawn-out civil war.

Air travelers, get ready for a new wide-body airliner that could be pulling up to your airport gate soon. Airbus' A330-900neo is getting ready to enter service.

The Rann of Kutch, India's largest salt desert, has two parts to explore. The Great Rann features otherworldly landscapes. The Little Rann is home to wildlife and salt farming.

School's out and the heat's on in July. This is peak travel season in the USA, much of Europe and a lot of the Northern Hemisphere.

Detox your body and your mind at these 10 wellness retreats and spas around the world -- from Ananda in India's Himalayan foothills to Y01 Luxury Nature Cure in New York.

Flying from the North Pole to the South Pole in an airliner has been done only three times. Find out how Pan Am Flight 50 pulled it off on a long-range Boeing 747SP back in 1977.

There's no better spot to watch the hustle and bustle of Amsterdam's canals than the city's bridges. And with new project SWEETs Hotel, Amsterdam-lovers can get one step closer to the water.

It's been 20 years since Hong Kong's Kai Tak airport closed. Pilot and photographer Daryl Chapman remembers the glory days and shares a few of the scariest moments.

San Francisco's Union Square has a rep from locals as a tourist trap. But that's changing. Here are the best things to do in a bona fide place to be when you're traveling to the City by the Bay.

New Zealand's acting Prime Minister has attacked his country's flag carrier airline for offering passengers a synthetic US burger critics claim could undermine national beef sales.

Compared with its neighbors -- Jiuzhaigou National Park in Sichuan and Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in Hunan -- China's Huangguoshu National Park is relatively off-the-radar for international travelers.

From Vernal Fall in California to Cascade Falls in Virginia, these are 10 of the best waterfalls around the United States. They're sure to make a splash with visitors.