With space-conscious designs and environmentally friendly initiatives, innovative architecture is not the only thing that sets these forward-thinking structures apart.
The 350-year-old Johannes Vermeer painting that acted as the muse for Tracy Chevalier’s best-selling novel Girl with a Pearl Earring is charming visitors in the Californian city.
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The 3.3-mile Portland Streetcar Central Loop line recently extended across Oregon’s Willamette River, connecting the Central Eastside Industrial District with the city’s downtown.
Beyond the bright lights of Sin City, let loose in a bulldozer, eat steak like the Mob and play vintage pinball.
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In Sin City, a plastic, half-yard Eiffel Tower-shaped pitcher full of frozen piña colada is the guiltiest pleasure of America’s guilty pleasure town.
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Creating the world’s biggest airline will likely mean teething problems similar to the 2010 United-Continental union, with cancellations and delays and frequent flier glitches.
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Italy
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Sydney
Mini guide to Croatia’s islands
Croatia
Riding the wave of change in Munich
Munich
Forms of ID: Amar Hussain
A street food tour of Yangon
Burma
On the road: San Pedro de Atacama
Chile
How human error can cause a crash
Under-explored European day trips
Spain
Dubai’s ping pong nightclub
Dubai
Reader Q&A: Three days in Delhi
Delhi
Best places to heal a broken heart
Bahamas
Epicurean Slovenia makes its mark
Europe
Walking with Jesus in the Galilee
Israel
Vancouver’s revamped night market
Vancouver
New Mexico’s hospital turned hotel
USA
Business trip: Denver
Colorado
Four apps encourage smarter detours
Technology
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