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Picturesque hilltops aren't always wild and empty.

A looming US travel ban has prompted some daring American globetrotters to fast-track their vacations to North Korea.

Yellowstone, Yosemite and the entire country of Switzerland would fit inside the United States' largest national park, a 13.2 million-acre expanse in Alaska.

On a hot Friday afternoon, the Cloud 59 bar on Tyre's long white sand beach is heaving.

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Manhattan might be best known for its towering skyscrapers and bustling pavement, but there are few New York City locales more loved than the 843 acres of green that is Central Park.

The Dubai Miracle Garden is certainly aptly named considering that -- like pretty much everything in the Middle Eastern city -- it was built on desert land.

Three minutes before darkness fell in the middle of a hot South Carolina afternoon, Angela Picot and her sisters noticed that the crickets had started chirping.

Golden temples, Mekong River cruises, mighty waterfalls, and nearly two dozen national parks.

Dubai International Airport is among the world's busiest.

In the first decade of the 21st century, the Gulf region, particularly Dubai, became an architectural playground, with project approvals for insanely expensive and fanciful projects seeming to come almost weekly.

Atop every bucket list, Hong Kong's famous Victoria Peak is best known for its panoramic city views. But there's more to this mountain than meets the eye.

Leland Kent is an urban explorer. He spends much of his time taking pictures of abandoned buildings in New Orleans and the Southeast.

Manhattan's SoHo neighborhood is best-known for shopping, but there's also world-class food, drink and art. Here are the best things to do.

The UNWTO World Tourism Barometer has revealed the world's top 10 fastest-growing destinations -- and they might surprise you.

The threat of terrorism has become a grim fact of life for parts of Europe.

Summer's over -- finally! Now we get to the best time of year to hit the road.

Forget buttoned-up stereotypes of Germans, who are nakedly ahead when it comes to stripping in public. Here's the story behind nudity in Germany.