Travel

How Can You Spot an Inaccurate Dinosaur? AO Wants to Know.

AO Wants to Know is an ongoing interview series where we ask experts in extrao...

Questionable Cure-Alls: Our Favorite Reads

Throughout history, medical treatments have taken many different forms. Some wer...

Kajiki Unofficial Mint Site in Aira, Japan

For many centuries, feudal Japan’s monetary system was based not on bullion but...

Birthplace of Monopoly in Macomb, Illinois

In 1903, Macomb-resident Elizabeth J. Magie Phillips, better known to her frien...

North Queensferry Harbour Light Tower in North Queensfe...

Including its islands, the country of Scotland has close to 12,000 miles of sea...

Bell Labs Holmdel Complex in Holmdel, New Jersey

This 2-million-square-foot, glass-exterior building in Holmdel, New Jersey, was...

Mujinazuka at Kenshō-ji in Tokyo, Japan

Perhaps a missing link between traditional folklore of feudal Japan and modern ...

McKinley Monument in Wilmington, Delaware

If you’ve ever been stuck waiting in line for a cup of coffee, you may have som...

You say Creole, I say Cajun. But don’t. Here’s why they...

They may be as beloved as each other in the southern US state of Louisiana, but ...

Uganda’s rolex is much more than a street food—it’s a n...

When Ugandans refer to getting a rolex, they seldom mean an expensive Swiss watc...

Is there such a thing as ‘responsible trespassing’? Thi...

In August 2024, Damien Gabet walked 500 miles from Hastings in southeast England...

Should you use AI to plan your travels?

Some forms of artificial intelligence are already in our lives, but as its use i...

Egypt’s ‘other’ pyramids: Why the Saqqara Necropolis is...

While tourists flock to the Pyramids of Giza, the nearby Saqqara Necropolis offe...

Leading the e-charge: How African safaris are going ele...

Biking through Namibia with a group of cyclists and e-bikers, keen cyclist Trace...

Knitting a new path: How a chance meeting changed every...

Suryamaya Thapa was knitting in secret, hiding her craft skills from her husband...

Recognition, healing, and legacy: How have Canada’s Fir...

As Whistler and Vancouver gear up to host the seventh Invictus Games for injured...

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