Local Experts

What It's Like to Travel for a Hot Dog Eating Contest
On Monday, Coney Island will once again host the Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest, as Nathan's celebrates its 100th anniversary. In... Read More
10 Places for Mermaid-Spotting in America
Mermaids—half human, half fish—have surfaced throughout the globe in different folkloric traditions: ancient Greece's sirens, Scheherazade's tale of ... Read More
America's Most Crowded Beaches
Independence Day brings to mind fireworks, barbecue, and, if you live in Ocean City, crowds. More than 300,000 sun-seekers flood this small Maryland... Read More
World's Strangest Circuses
At London’s Hoxton Hall, acrobats scamper up each other’s shoulders to form a pyramid—although it hardly looks human. The performers are unrecognizable... Read More
World's Scariest Roller Coasters
Brace yourself for death-defying thrills when you board the world’s scariest roller coasters.You’re climbing slowly up the roller coaster’s first hill.... Read More
Believing in Brooklyn
To want to understand Brooklyn is to presume to understand the world: it isn't merely difficult, it's impossible. From Manhattan, Brooklyn seems a mist... Read More
The Evolution of Beach Culture
From toga-wrapped emperors to board-toting surfers, all walks of life have flocked to the seaside for renewal, reflection, and amusement, and the tide... Read More