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The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics put one of Italy’s most famous ski resorts on a global stage, but Cortina d’Ampezzo has been a destination for a long
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The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building on earth, and you probably already knew that. What you might not know is just how much goes into actually getting
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Ain Dubai is the world’s largest observation wheel, standing 250 meters tall on Bluewaters Island just off the JBR waterfront in Dubai. It opened in 2021 and holds
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Louvre Abu Dhabi sits on Saadiyat Island, a short drive from central Abu Dhabi, and it is one of those places that earns its reputation before you even
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The doors open at nine. We were there at five past, walking through an underground corridor lined floor-to-ceiling with Arabic calligraphy murals while a travelator carried the first
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Zion in mid-October swaps the summer crowds for yellow leaves, cool air and mule deer on the trails, with vast sandstone walls and alcoves glowing above it all.
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Capitol Reef gets overlooked on the way to Utah’s famous parks. On a wet October morning, its red cliffs, sandstone arches and pioneer orchards had plenty of drama of their own.
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Bryce Canyon isn’t really a canyon at all. From the cold rim at sunrise to the trails below, its thousands of orange hoodoos are one of the strangest sights in the American West.
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A full moon over the South Rim, a pre-dawn shuttle and a sunrise walk down the South Kaibab Trail, with a raven, a mule and a bighorn sheep for company.
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Less than a thousand years ago, a volcano erupted just outside what is now Flagstaff. An October morning at Sunset Crater, among lava country, golden rabbitbrush and a forest coming back from fire.
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