Eternal flame baffles residents
A MYSTERIOUS flame in New York has been burning for thousands of years, despite it being positioned in a waterfall. So what’s going on?
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Is this the world’s most depressing airport?
DARK, dingy, cramped and sad. These are some of the ways travellers describe this airport, which is about to undergo a dramatic $4.1 billion makeover.
‘Polar vortex’ topples the Arctic
IS this the North Pole’s climate change counterstrike? A piece of the Arctic is drifting deep over the US, bringing with it the coldest weather in decades.
Pot tourism to go sky high in US
IT WILL soon be legal to get high at some shops in the US, as America sets its sights on the tourism trade dominated by Amsterdam.
Welcome to the incredible ‘dive of death’
IT’S one of the most dangerous places to dive on earth and has claimed eight lives. Yet this spectacular, enormous “black hole” continues to lure thrillseekers in search of the ultimate plunge.
Legoland Florida to build new hotel
THE Legoland Florida theme park will build a 152-room hotel on its property by 2015.
Explained: Why this church is shaped like a penis
REMEMBER this American church? It bears a striking resemblance to an obnoxious part of the male anatomy. Now we know why it was built that way.
First-class flyers swap with troops
IT’S not all pompous and egotistical in first-class – as a group of servicemen returning from Afghanistan found out.
Subway buskers can make big bucks
SUBWAY buskers in New York have to compete with screeching trains and rude commuters, but on a good day they may earn more than you do.
A Porsche with your room, sir?
RANCHO Valencia resort in Santa Fe, California is offering guests the chance to drive Porsches during their stay.
Lonely Planet’s Mexico travel tips
LONELY Planet reveals the best sights and experiences in Cancun and Yucatan in Mexico
San Diego will thrill children of all ages
HERE, you can sit in a fighter jet in the morning and get splashed by killer whales in the afternoon.
Drawn to the beat of Coachella’s talent
YOU don’t have to be hip to attend one of the world’s most popular music festivals.
Portland’s quirky, creative culture
WHETHER you visit five districtsor just pick one, you are sure to find something different.
Kitsch, culture and lots of charm in New Mexico
A ROAD trip through New Mexico is almost like stepping back in time.
Rich pickings in Oregon’s fertile valley
GO ON a culinary trail through this lush region of Oregon to learn why the pioneers called it Eden.
Pawn shopping in Los Angeles
WHEN a seemingly easy query is lost in translation, it can lead to interesting experiences.
A second bite at the Big Apple
A BIT of planning will help make the most of your trip to the city that never sleeps.
Nature’s splendour on high at Banff
THERE’S no shortage of scenery or wildlife to take the breath away in the pristine Canadian Rockies.
Surfer sees shark swim under board
WATCH THE VIDEO: A CALIFORNIAN surfer found himself in a position that would scare most of us as a great white shark swum under his board.
Blackbeard’s cannons to be raised
BLACKBEARD’S pirate ship is about to be plundered, with a team of archaeologists aiming to recover a set of eight cannons in coming weeks.
Nashville cooks up more than hit music
LOOKING for the next big hit to come out of Nashville? You might want to watch the city’s bustling food scene.
Lonely Planet’s top tips for Cuba
TRAPPED in a time-warp, Cuba is like a prince in a poor man’s coat – behind the sometimes shabby facades, gold dust lingers.
This is the worst thing the shutdown has done
IF THIS unbearably cute and heartbreaking photo doesn’t end the US government shutdown, nothing will. Have a heart, Capitol Hill.
Climb aboard Pearl Harbor battleship
IN its fighting days, the USS Missouri – revered by generations of sailors as “Mighty Mo” – ruled the waves. Now it’s a museum and movie set.
The one place in Vegas you can do what you want
BIG Brother is almost everywhere you go in Sin City, but there is one place in nearly every major hotel where you won’t be spied by a security camera.
Photographer spots two ‘Bigfoots’ in woods
STARTLING new images taken by a woodsman in Pennsylavania show what appears to be not just one mysterious Bigfoot, but two. Could they finally prove the existence of the famous beast?
Aussies loving US travel
AUSTRALIA’S fluctuating dollar is having little impact on travel to the US, with Australians expected to take more than a million trips there this year.
‘Shining’ hotel to relocate pet cemetery
OWNERS of the hotel that inspired the terrifying Stephen King novel The Shining is planning to dig up and relocate the pet cemetery next door. An exorcist might also come in handy.
Devil’s Promenade: Mysterious light haunts town
DEEP inside the woods of Missouri, a ghostly ‘floating orb’ of light has been baffling and dazzling locals for more than a century. Now photographers are trying to shine light on the phenomenon.
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