One last invitation to do absolutely nothing before summer packs up its beach chairs — three deliciously pointless websites to get lost in.

Part library, part outdoor outfitter, this new library lets visitors to check out tents, telescopes, and hiking gear alongside their weekend reading.

When this Spanish-born architect moved to Queens, New York, he walked every block photographing the architecture. He could hardly believe what he was seeing!

We've become experts at escaping summer. Maybe it's time to spend a few quiet minutes simply experiencing it.

I heard a five-minute story this week that stopped me cold — and it wasn't about a rescue or a dramatic headline. It was about a roommate who just stayed and listened.

He asked for the plants nobody wanted. The ones dying in a trash heap behind a nursery. Pearl Fryar took them home, restored them to life, and shaped them into something out of this world.

Classic family-run diners are America's beloved "counter culture" gathering places.

Summer vacation season is almost here, and if you're like most travelers, the FOMO is already kicking in. Times Square! Disney World! Las Vegas! The Eiffel Tower! These are the iconic destinations in every "bucket list" article and Instagram feed, no surprise. But you may be surprised to know that the most-visited attraction on earth is the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey. Believe it or not, a staggering 91.25 million people go there every year. By comparison, 65 million tou

Need to virtually get away from it all? Binge-watch the longest documentary ever broadcast: a 134-hour cruise up the coast of Norway!

What grandmothers knew about the benefits of walking barefoot in the morning dew.

Forget melatonin. Fall asleep reading simple stories and fun facts for the deepest, most refreshing forty-winks.

The gorgeous springtime superbloom happening right now in Death Valley is the best wildflower display in 10 years.

Her short-short stories take less than a minute to read but they cling to you forever, like a bat’s claw to the heart.

Awards for the best tasting tap and bottled waters in the world were announced on Saturday night at the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting event.

Welcome to the corner of the internet where houses come with inexplicable toilets, staircases to nowhere, and chandeliers that definitely witnessed a crime. These are the kinds of homes that make you laugh out loud, or simply whisper, “OMG.…”

Buddhist monks walk through wind, rain, snow, and bitter cold across the U.S. to raise awareness for peace.

Has the winter storm thrown a snowball at your fun weekend plans?

Every winter, snowy owls touch down at Boston’s Logan Airport, drawn to the flat, open landscape that feels a lot like their far-off Arctic home. It’s beautiful, but it’s also risky for both the birds and for the planes. That’s where Norman Smith comes in. For decades, Smith has worked on the airfield, safely trapping and relocating snowy owls that settle near the runways. His Snowy Owl Project has rescued hundreds, gathering valuable data along the way by banding the birds

Filmmaker John Kelly's protagonist Ray dreams of everything he'll be able to do once he retires.

When they want to escape the everyday din and chill out, these are sounds that people find soothing.