With space-conscious designs and environmentally friendly initiatives, innovative architecture is not the only thing that sets these forward-thinking structures apart.
The porcelain god finally gets its altar at South Korea’s Haewoojae, a combination of the world’s first toilet-shaped house and a museum documenting the world’s water closet culture.
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The 500km route from Manali to Leh in northwest India has become one of the world's premier mountain challenges for intrepid cyclists.
The World Museum of Insects and Natural Wonders is both an eccentric monument to nature and a display of years of scientific research.
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The small Balinese town has developed into a full-blown health and wellness mecca, offering services and experiences that go well beyond mastering crow pose.
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Follow Carmen Roberts through the busy city streets as she hunts down sweets made of bean paste jelly, eats at a ghost-themed restaurant and learns how to make a lettuce out of wax.
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The Spanish ritual of baby jumping
Spain
Beijing’s labyrinth of history
Beijing
America’s best little beach towns
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A new chapter for Johannesburg
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See eye to eye with a butterfly
San Francisco
Spain’s super-charged sport
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Walking in Inca footsteps
Peru
Jaffa, an Israeli city in flux
Israel
An artful 48 hours in Neukölln
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New gear to smooth summer travel
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