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    18 Places Where One Step Takes You Into Another Country

    Places split between two countries include towns, homes, waterfalls, mountains, and streets where an international border runs through daily life.

    Places split between two countries include towns, homes, waterfalls, mountains, and streets where an international border runs through daily life.

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    20 Natural Formations That Look Man-Made (but Aren’t)

    Natural formations that look man-made can fool the eye. See 20 wild examples shaped by geology, ice, water, wind, and time.

    Natural formations that look man-made can fool the eye. See 20 wild examples shaped by geology, ice, water, wind, and time.

  • A woman in pink shorts stands at a yellow currency exchange booth next to a spa entrance, while another person sits on the ground near orange cones.
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    20 Travel Nightmares Every 1980s Tourist Simply Accepted

    Every 1980s tourist dealt with paper tickets, traveler's checks, giant maps, expensive phone calls and travel problems smartphones quietly erased.

    Every 1980s tourist dealt with paper tickets, traveler’s checks, giant maps, expensive phone calls and travel problems smartphones quietly erased.

  • An old, stepped concrete dam stretches across a rocky hillside with a dry riverbed below, surrounded by green trees and shrubs under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
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    17 Engineering Fails That Became Tourist Attractions

    Engineering fails became landmarks, museums, ruins, and tourist attractions after design mistakes, collapses, leaning towers, and costly fixes.

    Engineering fails became landmarks, museums, ruins, and tourist attractions after design mistakes, collapses, leaning towers, and costly fixes.

  • Travel essentials laid out: water bottle, power strip, pen, passports, toiletries, charger, bags, snacks, duct tape, scarf, phone with boarding pass, and a partially packed suitcase with folded clothes.

    15 Things Frequent Travelers Always Pack That Casual Tourists Forget

    These travel items help frequent travelers handle delayed flights, hotel problems, long transit days, and unexpected hassles.

    These travel items help frequent travelers handle delayed flights, hotel problems, long transit days, and unexpected hassles.

  • Two men sit among ancient ruins inside the Parthenon in Athens, Greece. Stones and scaffolding fill the site. In the corner, a small picture of the Parthenon exterior with a red arrow is shown.
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    17 Weird Laws Around the World That Catch Tourists Off Guard

    These weird laws around the world regulate everything from chewing gum and high heels to baby names, and even what you can bring on vacation.

    These weird laws around the world regulate everything from chewing gum and high heels to baby names, and even what you can bring on vacation.