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Locals may debate whether this river city is the South or the Midwest, but everyone can agree that Louisville, Kentucky, is an exciting place to be.

Tank and the Bangas is a New Orleans-based band that combines R&B, hip hop, funk, jazz, soul and spoken word

I still remember the "Oysters and Pearls," a dish described as a "sabayon" of pearl tapioca with oysters and caviar.

In the undisturbed countryside of Harestua -- about 30 miles (48 km) north of Oslo, Norway -- a road winds through a dense corridor of 65-foot-tall spruce trees.

Cambodia's tropical islands are starting to get the attention they deserve in the travel world. Learn more about Song Saa and six other islands that could be ideal escapes for your next holiday.

Get ready to travel to infinity and beyond -- or at least to Shanghai.

Luxury hotels have staked claims to Mauritius' famed beaches for decades, but over the past couple of years, elite designers have remade venerable island institutions and built new paradise retreats from the ground up.

Joshua Tree sits roughly two and a half hours east of Los Angeles by car, a majestic desert paradise of 792,510 acres of national park lands squished between the palm-tree lined boulevards of Palm Springs to the south and the eccentric, rugged town of Joshua Tree to the north.

If getting naked is your thing, then what better time to shed those layers than on vacation?

Bangkok's massive Rod Fai Market is filled with vendors selling vintage goods, street food and drinks. Video by Black Buddha.

As remote working becomes more mainstream, your "office" can be at home, by the beach in the Maldives or at a cafe in Sydney.

Designer Ane Crabtree's costumes for "The Handmaid's Tale" are integral to setting the oppressive mood on the hit TV show. Find out more about her creative process at an exhibit of her work in Atlanta.

Rand McNally's classic US road atlases designs chart nearly a century of the great American road trip

It's so big it's almost a destination all by itself. Here's an inside look at the best places to stay, eat, drink, shop and relax at Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower.

Naples and Ventotene battle for ownership of ancient myths of mermaids and sirens, but which destination in Italy was the real home of these strange creatures?

Gold is big business in Dubai. And for some, their taste for the precious metal is quite literal. CNN's Global Gateway finds out what's behind this literal appetite for gold.

QE2, one of the world's most famous transatlantic liners, is "relaunched" as a hotel in Dubai, 50 years after she was built in the shipyards of Scotland. Its age will be a selling point in a city where everything is new.

Tourists who hike to the top of Yamadera Risshakuji -- one of Japan's most striking temples -- are rewarded with great views of Tohoku region. Learn how you can make the climb.

China overflows with beautiful places to visit: Desert vistas. Lush gorges. Charming riverside towns. Epic statues and buildings. Let these pictures inspire your next vacation.

Sunset Boulevard stretches 22 miles, from glittery Hollywood to beachy Malibu. Here are the best things to do along Los Angeles' famed roadway of fortune and misfortune.