Download Mobile Passport Control for Your Next International Trip
Photo: Lu ShaoJi (Getty Images) Lines at the airport are expected to be long this summer, and prices high. If you plan to travel internationally but haven’t heard of Mobile…
‘Reserve’ Is a Free Way to Get Through Airport Security Faster
Photo: 1000 Words (Shutterstock) There are some good options for people who want to avoid the long lines of TSA at the airport, including TSA PreCheck, Global Entry, and Clear.…
These Theme Parks Now Require Tweens and Teens to Have Adult Supervision
A few (or a lot of) bad apples have managed ruined the fun for many teenagers, tweens, and parents across the United States. Several popular theme parks have decided to…
The Happiest U.S. Cities Right Now
Photo: Jacob Boomsma (Shutterstock) Over the last decade, the World Happiness Report has ranked countries based on factors like perceptions of corruption, GDP per capita, social support, life expectancy, and…
11 Deeply Strange U.S. Tourist Spots
Unboxing Giant Uterine Fibroids If you’re embarrassed by your all-too-human desire to gawk at atrocities and anomalies, perhaps you’d enjoy Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia’s collection…
9 Lies We Were Told About the First Thanksgiving
Photo: Bochkarev Photography (Shutterstock) Turkey may have been on the menu at the 1621 feast; all we know for sure is that there were “fowl” being served alongside venison. But…
10 of the Best Places to See the Northern Lights in the U.S.
Photo: Beth Ruggiero-York (Shutterstock) There are few better places to see the northern lights in the U.S. than Fairbanks, Ala. Situated under the aurora oval, Fairbanks is one of the…
What Is a ‘Bleisure’ (and How Can You Take One)?
Photo: TDway (Shutterstock) Traveling for work is one of those things that is exciting in theory but not-so-great in practice, especially for the trips where you spend a bunch of…
Where You’ll Need a National Park Reservation This Summer (and How to Get In Without One)
Photo: Maks Ershov (Shutterstock) The U.S. National Park Service reports nearly 300 million recreational visits to their parks in 2021. In an effort to plan for similarly robust attendance numbers…
The Least Popular States to Visit in the U.S. (and Why You Should Travel There)
Photo: ChristineMinato (Shutterstock) If you’re American, it’s not uncommon for your travel bucket list to include visiting all fifty states. You’ve probably gotten some of the big ones, like New…