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The D-Day Landing Beaches in Normandy, France — Go Here

Phil Richardson — Wed, 15 May 2013 17:00:28 +0000

The date was June 6, 1944. The invasion of France by the Allies had begun, and it was the beginning of the end for Hitler's Third Reich, and its occupation of mainland Europe.

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The Grand Canyon Skywalk — Go Here

Jackie Mancini — Tue, 07 May 2013 02:00:28 +0000

Grand Canyon West is privately owned by the Hualapai tribe, and it was they who conceived of and now operate the Grand Canyon Skywalk -- A transparent, horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge in Arizona that allows you to get a feel for just how gigantic the Grand Canyon truly is, by scaring the life out of you.

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Fake House That Might Be The Gate to Hell in Brooklyn — Go Here

Jackie Mancini — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:00:23 +0000

There are usually always a few people who know the secrets of a big city. People pass on the information because if they didn't, they might be lost forever. If you are a writer, sometimes you put them in your book; that's when things get awesome.

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The International Spy Museum in DC — Go Here

Jackie Mancini — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:58:05 +0000

11 years ago, someone in DC said, "Hey, spies are awesome, let's tell their secrets." On that day, they were probably murdered. Someone else decided to quietly open the International Spy Museum.

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What Country Is Friendliest to Tourists? (Hint: It's Not the U.S.)

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:26:47 +0000

If you’re looking for a little international adventure, there’s one place you may be surprised to learn will welcome you with open arms.

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Seville's Massive Gothic Cathedral — Go Here

Carl Pettit — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 18:00:10 +0000

For well-traveled souls who’ve seen one too many European cathedrals in their lifetime, it can be easy to dismiss them as old news. The massive Catedral de Santa María de la Sede in Seville, Spain isn’t just another old church, though. It happens to be the largest Gothic cathedral on the planet, and the third largest church in the world. If you're a fan of impressive architecture, this one is hard to beat.

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Black Death Burial Ground in London — Go Here

Mike Adams — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:38 +0000

A mass grave containing the remains of nearly 50,000 people killed by the "Black Death" plague some 650 years ago was discovered earlier this week in the vicinity of Farringdon in central London.

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Eli the Guinness Artist at Conor O'Neills — Go Here

Chris Illuminati — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 20:55:30 +0000

St. Patrick's Day is a few days away. On Sunday, you'll be downing pints before you even get a chance to admire the head.

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Go Here: Nap Time on China's Great Wall

Carl Pettit — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:00:13 +0000

Once upon a time, the rulers of China, especially the Ming Dynasty emperors, decided to build a very big and very long wall, in order to keep the Manchurian and Mongolian raiders at bay. Maybe you’ve heard of this “Great Wall of China?” It’s kind of well known.

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Go Here: The Spam Museum in Minnesota

Jackie Mancini — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:00:22 +0000

A visit to their website will tell you that "few experiences in life are as meaningful and meaty-filled as those you’ll have at the magnificent SPAM Museum." Such a grandiose claim is enough to pique our interest.

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It's Official — Hawaii Is the Best Place to Live

Drew Weisholtz — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:00:27 +0000

Here’s a surprise to no one: people in Hawaii are feeling better than anywhere else in the country.

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For Just $7K You Can Vacation With the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders

Phil Richardson — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:59:47 +0000

The old addage that "money won't buy you happiness" is mostly true, that is unless you have just under $7k in your pocket and an urge to vacation with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

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Go Here: Santos Party House

Jackie Mancini — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:00:41 +0000

When it's time to party, you should probably party hard, correct? Well there's no better place to do it than in a club co-owned by the master of partying, Andrew W.K.

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Go Here: Pony Swim and Penning Carnival in Assateague

Jackie Mancini — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:00:08 +0000

Despite what the Rolling Stones might have you believe, wild horses could definitely drag you away. Take a trip to Assateague and find out for yourself.

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Go Here: US Space and Rocket Center in Alabama

Jackie Mancini — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 19:00:32 +0000

I don't care how this makes me sound, it's just honest: I hated every kid I ever knew who got to go to space camp. It was based on nothing more than raw, seething jealousy.

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Go Here: Torture Museum in Amsterdam

Jackie Mancini — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 20:50:26 +0000

Even though my complete lack of self-control dictates that any museum trip I go on in Amsterdam be "sponsored" by legal marijuana (which would make The The Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments (MMTI) infinitely more terrifying) I'm still excited to visit.

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Go Here: Star Trek Museum in Vulcan, Alberta

Jackie Mancini — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 16:57:32 +0000

Remember when we used to make fun of Canadians? We'd laugh and laugh about how silly it was to live in the tundra, and how they had funny accents and rode caribou and stuff. Then they got universal health care, and we all sort of shut up. Well, they also have a Star Trek Museum in a town called Vulcan. We're looking dumber by the day.

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Go Here: Rattlesnake Saloon in a Cave in Alabama

Jackie Mancini — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:00:32 +0000

If you've ever wanted to hull up in a bar and hibernate, what better place to do it than inside of an actual cave?

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Go Here: Abandoned Hospital on North Brother Island in NY

Jackie Mancini — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 21:45:23 +0000

Every time I got sick as a kid, my mother would call me 'Typhoid Mary.' That was before the internet was a thing, and so I always assumed she was having a bout of amnesia. When I was older, though, I learned that Mary was very real, typhoid was very scary, and this abandoned island hospital in the middle of NYC was where they kept people who had it.

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Go Here: Mütter Museum in Philadelphia

Jackie Mancini — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 18:59:35 +0000

I tend to have a pretty short attention span at history museums, unless they are one of two thing: interactive, or disturbing. The Mütter Museum, a museum of medical history, is definitely the latter, and so it's thankfully not the former. You would not want to interact with the kind of twisted things they've got on display, but they sure are fun to look at.

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