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Everyone Loves Americans — They Just Can't Stand Our Government: How the World Really Sees Us
If you have spent any time traveling outside the United States, you have probably noticed something interesting. People will tell you — sometimes to your face, always politely, occasionally with a beer in hand — that they love Americans but canno...
Little Sweden in America: The 5 Most Fascinating Swedish Enclaves You've Never Visited
Between 1850 and 1920, over 1.3 million Swedes emigrated to the United States — at one point representing the third-largest immigrant group after Germans and Irish. They settled predominantly in the Upper Midwest (Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa...
The Happiest State in America: Why Hawaii Tops the List
When Gallup and other major wellbeing research organizations rank American states for happiness, one name surfaces repeatedly at the top: Hawaii. Despite its high cost of living, geographic isolation, and limited job market in certain sectors, Hawaii...
Puerto Ricans: Who Are They and How Do They Feel About Americans?
Puerto Ricans call themselves Boricuas — from Boriquén, the name the Taíno Indigenous people gave to the island. It is a term of deep cultural pride, used in music, in political speech, in everyday conversation. When Bad Bunny performs at the Super B...
Denver's Cherry Blossom Festival: Everything You Need to Know
Denver's Cherry Blossom Festival — formally the Sakura Matsuri — is one of the largest Japanese cultural celebrations in the American interior. Hosted annually by the Japan-America Society of Colorado, the event brings together Japanese-American heri...
Meet Hector El Protector on the Island of Culebra
If you are a fan of Thomas Dambo and his Trolls, then you cannot miss "Hector El Protector" on your next visit to Puerto Rico! On the island of Culebra off the coast of the main island of Puerto Rico, is Hector El Protector, technically the se...
Spanish or English in Puerto Rico? What You Actually Need to Know
Puerto Rico's official languages are Spanish and English but the island's primary language is Spanish . While English is widely understood in tourist areas and by professionals who deal with Americans regularly, if you travel around outside of those ...
Where Is the Biggest Library in the World? (And Can You Visit It?)
The largest library on Earth is the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., United States. It holds more than 170 million items — books, recordings, photographs, maps, sheet music, and manuscripts — spread across 838 miles of bookshelves. That's rou...
Utah's Temple Square: The World's Most Famous Mormon Landmark Explained
In the center of Salt Lake City, Utah, stands one of the most recognizable religious landmarks in the Western Hemisphere: Temple Square, a 35-acre complex that serves as the global headquarters and most sacred site of the Church of Jesus Christ of La...
Littleton, Colorado and Australia: The Surprising Sister-City Bond
Tucked into the southern suburbs of Denver, Littleton, Colorado doesn't scream "international city." It's quiet, tree-lined, and mostly known to outsiders for its historic Main Street and proximity to the Rocky Mountains. But visit the right corner o...
Kevin Costner and Colorado: Why the Yellowstone Star Keeps Coming Back to the Centennial State
Kevin Costner has spent four decades building one of Hollywood's most distinctive careers, from Bull Durham and Field of Dreams to Dances with Wolves and the global phenomenon Yellowstone. Throughout it all, one thread has remained constant: a deep, ...
Brighton Beach, Brooklyn: New York's Russian Neighbourhood Explained
On the southern tip of Brooklyn, where the elevated B and Q train lines ride above Brighton Beach Avenue and the boardwalk runs east from Coney Island, there is a neighbourhood unlike anywhere else in the United States. The storefronts are in Cyrilli...
LoDo Denver: 10 Wild Facts About the Coolest Neighborhood You've Never Fully Explored
It's just 25 blocks. But those 25 blocks contain more history, more craft beer, more hidden gems, and more genuine cool than most entire cities. Welcome to LoDo — Lower Downtown Denver — and here's why it deserves a serious spot on your travel radar....
What Is El Salvador Best Known For? A Traveler's Introduction
El Salvador — the smallest country in Central America and the only one without a Caribbean coastline — has a reputation that often precedes it: violence, gangs, emigration. That reputation, while rooted in a painful history, is increasingly outda...
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Did You KnowThe Country That Abolished Its Army
Did you know Costa Rica has had no army since 1948? After a brief civil war, it abolished …
San José, Costa Rica
NatureTable Mountain Wears a Cloud "Tablecloth"
Did you know Cape Town's Table Mountain makes its own weather? When moist air rolls in, a …
Table Mountain, Cape Town
Food & DrinkDenver Is One of America's Great Beer Cities
Did you know Denver has hosted the Great American Beer Festival - the biggest beer festiva…
Downtown Denver
Did You KnowReno Is Farther West Than Los Angeles
Did you know Reno, Nevada sits farther west than Los Angeles? California's coastline bends…
Reno, Nevada
Did You KnowAlaska Is Both the Westernmost AND Easternmost State
Did you know Alaska is simultaneously the westernmost and easternmost US state? Its Aleuti…
Aleutian Islands, Alaska
CultureNew Orleans Invented Jazz
Did you know jazz was born in New Orleans? In the early 1900s, the city's mix of African, …
New Orleans, Louisiana
Hidden GemGrand Central's Whispering Gallery
Did you know there is a spot in New York's Grand Central where you can whisper to someone …
Grand Central Terminal, New York
HistoryDenver Was Named to Flatter a Governor Who'd Already Quit
Did you know Denver got its name from a bit of failed flattery? In 1858, town founder Will…
Downtown Denver
Did You KnowWhy Denver Is Called the "Mile High City"
Did you know Denver sits exactly one mile above sea level? A step on the west side of the …
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Guatemala Beyond the Ruins: Living Maya Culture, Volcano Towns, and the World's Most Beautiful Lake
The History of the Danish Language: From Old Norse to Modern Dansk
Singapore Culture Guide: Understanding the Lion City's Multicultural Identity
Guinea: What Is It Famous For? (More Than You'd Expect)
What Does 'Poor' Mean in Luxembourg? Wealth, Inequality, and the Reality of Europe's Richest Country
The Real Story Behind Budweiser: Did the American Beer Steal Its Name from the Czech Republic?
Trinidad and Tobago: Two Islands, One Nation, Infinite Character
The Underground Tunnels of Provins, Seine-et-Marne, France
Uzbekistan: Language, Food, Culture, and the Most Amazing Places on the Silk Road
Uri, Switzerland: The Country's Most Historic Canton and Gateway to the Alps
Bihar, India: The Birthplace of Buddhism and One of the Most Overlooked States in Asia
Khartoum: What Was Once Africa's Most Fascinating Capital — And What It Is Now
Armenia: The Oldest Christian Country in the World Is Also One of the Most Underrated in Europe
