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Food + Drink

This Subscription Snack Box Is Helping Me See the World

Universal Yums is helping me keep the spirit of exploration alive.

March 27, 2020 11:21 AM

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Ashlea Halpern

Packing Tips + Gear

Our Favorite Noise Canceling Headphones for Travel Are up to 35 Percent off Right Now

These are the best noise canceling headphones, according to AFAR editors. Plus, some are marked down more than $100 right now.

June 21, 2021 09:15 AM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Tips + News

Joshua Tree National Park’s Namesake Plants Under Serious Threat From Climate Change

New research from UC Riverside scientists suggest unchecked climate change could destroy the Joshua tree habitat. Here’s what you can do to help save the trees.

July 26, 2019 01:22 PM

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Lyndsey Matthews

Hillsides and water in Japan's Kyushu Island

Food + Drink

Japan Has 72 Microseasons. This Couple Wants to Help You Experience Them All From Their Countryside Kitchen

At Mirukashi Salon in Japan, Prairie Stuart-Wolff and Hanako Nakazato offer a model of hospitality and a way of living that centers seasonality.

June 3, 2025 12:02 PM

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Elena Valeriote

Art + Architecture

Inside the Whimsical World of France’s Most Outrageous Street Theater Company

The innovative street performance company La Machine celebrates 20 years of wonder with an expansive new exhibition space, upcoming show, and more.

August 23, 2019 12:45 PM

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Ashlea Halpern

Books

9 Delightful Picture Books to Inspire Tiny Travelers

Cultivate a love for reading—as well as cultures and landscapes near and far—with these literary selections.

April 2, 2019 02:23 PM

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Flora Tsapovsky

Museums + Galleries

Inside Helsinki’s New Underground Art Museum

Above ground, it looks like a moonscape. Below ground, it feels like another world.

September 6, 2018 06:26 PM

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Sarah Buder

Tips + News

You Could Win 25 Years of Free Annual Trips From This Tour Operator

Exodus Travels is offering travelers the chance to receive one free trip every year for the next quarter century—and all you have to do is enter an online contest.

November 6, 2019 05:20 PM

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Sarah Buder

Air Travel News

What Airlines Are Doing to Prove Their Planes Are (Extra) Clean

Following new guidance from the CDC and faced with travelers’ concerns about the spread of coronavirus, carriers are stepping up measures to clean and disinfect their aircraft.

March 11, 2020 07:39 PM

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Barbara Peterson

Cities We Love

How to Visit Austin From Home for a Day

Breakfast tacos, margaritas, and killer concerts? Yes, you can get those in your living room. You can even create your own little Barton Springs too.

June 8, 2020 08:10 PM

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Maggie Fuller

A night sky lit up by stars and the milky away above a desert landscape with red mountains

Astrotourism

16 Stunning Places to Go Stargazing in 2025

Enjoy a celestial show every night in these ultra-dark locations around the globe.

December 27, 2024 04:42 AM

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Nile Cappello

Air Travel News

The World’s First Airport Terminal Named for an LGBTQ Leader Opens in San Francisco

A new terminal at San Francisco International Airport debuted honoring California’s first openly gay elected official, Harvey Milk.

July 24, 2019 05:52 PM

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Sarah Buder

Two people riding horses through a desert road in Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson

Outdoor Adventure

The 6 Best Arizona Dude Ranches for an Epic Vacation

Check into these Western accommodations for everything from riding, roping, and good old-fashioned R&R.

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