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The Perfect Three-day Weekend in Brooklyn
Going to Brooklyn for a weekend? Here’s what you need to know to enjoy everything people normally miss when they visit New York,... Read More
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This 100-ton Sandcastle on Coney Island Is Actually Available to Rent on Booking.com
If you’ve been eager to take your adventures to the next level before the summer ends, now is your chance. While some travel companies have offered... Read More
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The 'World's Largest Hot Dog' Is 5 Feet Long and 66 Pounds
We’re still a few days away from the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, New York, where reigning champ Joey Chestnut will try to best his... Read More
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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