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• Toto's 'Africa' Is Playing on Repeat in the Middle of the Namib Desert for the Rest of Time

• Here Are All the Books You Should Read This Year, According to Barack Obama (Video)

• All of Your Favorite Disney Channel Holiday Episodes Are Streaming 24/7 Right Now

• This Instagram Account Shows What Popular Movie Locations Look Like Now (Video)

• Indigo Is the One Souvenir You Should Bring Home From Japan — and This Family Has Been Making It for 200 Years (Video)

• These Boundary-breaking Buildings Prove Japan Is a Great Destination for Architecture Buffs

• How to Win a Trip to Puerto Rico to See Lin-Manuel Miranda Perform in 'Hamilton'

• Hotels Where You Can Rock Out Like Britney, Aerosmith, and Drake

• Ai Weiwei Is Taking Over Los Angeles This Fall

• This Cafe in Korea Will Make You Feel Like You Just Walked Into a Comic Book

• ‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Will Soon be Able to Visit Iconic Sets and Get a Behind-the-scenes Look at How the Show Was Made (Video)

• 10 Inspiring Books Every Traveler Needs to Read

• Copenhagen’s Coolest New Hotels and Art Spaces Are Popping Up in Unexpected Places

• These Are the 20 Books Travelers Are Always Leaving Behind at Their Hotels

• These Are the World’s Most Jaw-dropping Skyscraper Observation Decks

• Zurich's Coolest Neighborhood Is Also Its Red Light District

• Bring Cuba's Famous Paladares Home with These New Cookbooks

• 7 Spots in Singapore Every 'Crazy Rich Asians' Fan Needs to See

• 18 Vintage-style Travel Prints We Love

• This Los Angeles Grocery Store Has 31,000 Items — and You Can't Eat Any of Them

• Anthony Bourdain's Final ‘Parts Unknown’ Episodes Will Air This Fall

• Gordon Ramsay's New Travel Show Will Send Him Around the World to Compete With Local Chefs

• These Observation Decks Will Give You a Jaw-dropping New Perspective on Some of Your Favorite Cities

• This Tiny Picturesque Island Is Standing in for Greece in 'Mamma Mia 2'

• This Artist Creates Remarkable 3-D Sketches of the World's Most Beautiful Landmarks

• Yayoi Kusama Is Bringing Her Art to the Beach This Summer — Here's How to See It

• 'A Year in Provence' Author's Final Book Is Your Passport to the South of France

• 5 Books Barack Obama’s Been Reading (and Loving) Lately

• The Queer Eye Guys Become Official ‘Yass Queens’ in Tiny, Australian Town

• The Raciest Art and Culture Festival in Australia Starts Today — Here’s Why You Should Consider Going

• It’s Shark Week Every Week at This Las Vegas Casino Resort

• This Bookstore's Vending Machine Will Give You Rare Books for Just $3 (Video)

• Visit the Real Locations Behind Jurassic Park for the Film’s 25th Anniversary

• A Times Square Takeover, a Floating Museum, and Tons of Other Innovative Art Happenings are Coming to New York City

• The Ultimate Guide to the Best World Heritage Sites in Italy

• Meghan Markle Says Everyone Should Read These 5 Books in Their Lifetime (Video)

• Queen Elizabeth Owns a Bar Shaped Like a Giant Grasshopper, and You Can Too

• Here's the Alien-hunting Destination Checklist You've Been Waiting for

• Anthony Bourdain's New Favorite 'Parts Unknown' Destination Is Not Where You'd Expect

• How Anthony Bourdain Picks the Locations for Each Season of “Parts Unknown” (Video)

• Watch Anthony Bourdain Make Anderson Cooper Look Like a Total Dork Over Boots of German Beer (Video)

• 10 Spring Reads That Will Make Winter a Distant Memory

• Listen to Soundscapes Recorded by Locals in 36 Places Around the World

• A Theater Invited a Bunch of Dogs to Come See 'Isle Of Dogs' and the Photos Are Even Cuter Than the Movie (Video)

• These Two Dazzling Hotels in Shanghai Are Reimagining Ancient Chinese Architecture

• These Beautiful Chapels Around the World Are Literal Works of Art

• The 26 Most Powerful Passports in the World

• A Giant Space Orb Concert Venue Is Coming to Las Vegas in 2020

• These Movie-themed Hotel Rooms Will Bring Your Favorite Fantasy to Life

• Lifetime Nailed Its Casting Decision For Who Should Play Meghan Markle

• This New Travel Show on Netflix Will Make You Plan a Culinary Trip to Venice

• Inside the Fight to Keep Liverpool's Punk Scene Alive

• What It's Like to Tour the Caribbean As a Travel TV Host

• The Inspiration Behind the Porgs in 'Star Wars' Can Be Found on This Mysterious Island

• The Best Royal Movies and TV Shows to Watch on Netflix

• The 20 Most Popular Kindle E-books of 2017

• A Sphinx Was Just Unearthed in the Most Unexpected Place

• 7,500 People Just Bought a Castle in France Together

• Miami Is Opening a New Art Museum — and It’s Free for Everyone

• Secret Pizza, Hidden Music Venues, and More Reasons to Visit Las Vegas From the Lead Singer of Imagine Dragons

• There’s a 'Secret Versailles' Right Outside Paris — and It's Amazing

• This Sprawling Bookstore in a Former Church Will Have You Planning a Trip to Scotland

• You Probably Missed Voldemort's Hilarious Dancing Cameo in This ‘Harry Potter’ Film

• Prince William and Prince Harry Have a Secret Cameo in the New 'Star Wars' Film

• See the Secret Underground Chamber Where Michelangelo Drew on the Walls

• Iconic Paris Bookshop Destroyed in Massive Fire

• Attention 'Game of Thrones' Fans: This Theater in London Will Play All 67 Episodes in a Single Sitting

• This Is How Countries Get Their Names

• Cards Against Humanity Bought Land Along the Border So Trump Can’t Build a Wall

• Why Every Architecture Lover Should Go to Canada

• Disney Tried to Hide the Millennium Falcon Behind Shipping Containers but Someone Found It on Google Maps

• An 80-story Wooden Skyscraper Could Come to Downtown Chicago

• Leonard Cohen Will Be Honored in an Incredible Exhibit One Year After His Death

• Instagram's Favorite Artist Has a New Exhibit in New York City

• Bob Dylan's New York City Recording Studio Could Be Your New Apartment