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The Fascinating Island of Zanzibar

The name Zanzibar inspires visions of exotic lands, colorful cloths and intriguing histories. Find out more about what it's actually like...
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Malaysia's Taman Negara: The Oldest Rainforest on Earth

Taman Negara in Malaysia is famous as the world's oldest rainforest. Within its lush confines live a peaceful people in harmony with thousands of species...
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The Beautiful Geometry of Suburbia from Above

A bird's eye view of the fascinating patterns that make up suburbia...
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The Bizarre Basalt Columns of Ireland's Giant’s Causeway

Whatever the myth behind it, it does not take from the Irish and other people calling this 70 hectare location the 8th Wonder of the Natural World...
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10 Coolest Links of the Week

Don't look down! In fact, look up, it's Christmas! Ten cool links that are bound to bring you some festive cheer!
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20 Incredible Images from China’s Giant Snow Sculpture Festival

Harbin's Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival presents giant snow sculptures in grand style.
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Jersey City: A Model of Urban Density Done Good

Jersey City is sunny and bright even though it is the second densest city in America.
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10 Coolest Links of the Week

Travel to strange or remote locations and see the strangest in the design of today and the future – in this week's collection of cool linkage!
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10 Coolest Links of the Week

An American islands that's off-limits to outsiders? What could be cooler than that? Competitive snowball fighting? Okay, maybe... This and more...
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10 Hottest Links of the Week

Wonderment abounds once more! Fighting the temperature outside, we bring you ten of the hottest links we could find on the web!
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20 World Cities Reflected in Water

Amazing images showing some of the world's great cities reflected in the rivers, lakes and oceans on which they lie...
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New York City's Sobering Irish Hunger Memorial

A memorial in the shadows of the New York City World Trade Center commemorates the 19th Century Irish Famine. This moving memorial invokes the horrors of famine...
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10 Hottest Links of the Week

Strange events and wonderful places from around the world, with a wee bit of design ingenuity and a glimpse into the past – and future – for good measure!
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The Wonders of New Jersey's Garret Mountain Park

Garret Mountain is a large New Jersey park with views ranging from the Manhattan skyline to the New Jersey Highlands.
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Keene: New Hampshire's Green Cultural Oasis

Keene, New Hampshire is a wonderful place to spend a few days over a weekend...
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The Ancient Stone Bridges of Wycoller

The ancient Clam Bridge, as well as the very old Pack-Horse Bridge and Clapper Bridge, in Wycoller, are treasures of humanity and must be valued as such.
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Torontohenge: When a City's Grid Aligns with the Sun

Toronto's streets align with sunrise and sunset four times a year: twice as often as Stonehenge. Here are a few images on the eve of Torontohenge of Oct. 2011.
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10 Coolest Links of the Week

Tasty morsels of linky goodness from around the globe in the week's collection of the coolest stories we could find...
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8 Coolest Links of the Week

A bridge that leads nowhere, an awesome mobile sound system on tracks like a tank's, and a guy who's lived on roadkill for three decades. All this and other cool links!
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The Ancient Tradition of Fishing With Cormorants on China's River Li

Sitting on a bamboo raft, with his birds at his side, the man listens to the lapping of the water. The age-old tradition of cormorant fishing in amazing images...