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The Washington Monument just got even more iconic.

We know it's about the journey -- not just the destination -- on a cruise ship.

Swedish nurse Johanna Davidsson didn't set out for the South Pole aiming for an Antarctic world record -- but she walked away with one anyway.

An Illinois woman is hoping to solve a 26-year-old mystery after a postcard from Hong Kong arrived in her mailbox last week.

The seaside town of Harlech in Wales is now home to the world's steepest street, Guinness World Records has ruled, knocking a New Zealand road off the top spot after more than a decade.

More than half a million people in Tokyo are being asked to work from home as part of a trial scheme aimed at tackling transport congestion ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in the city.

Yosemite National Park's great Ahwahnee Hotel has its name back.

The alligator that somehow ended up in Chicago's Humboldt Park has finally been caught.

It's no secret that the British are very serious about their tea.

Wild and windswept, the Scottish island of Barra lies in the Outer Hebrides, a far outpost of Britain in the North Atlantic.

There's no better way to celebrate World Snake Day than by looking at a massive, slithering reptile.

The long days of summer mean that there's no shortage of time to experience Alaska. And with the coolest average summer temperatures of any US state, it's a great place to escape the heat.

A giant jellyfish the size of a human has stunned a diver off the south-western coast of England.

The pyramids of Egypt have long attracted visitors intrigued by their ancient history, and now travelers have the opportunity to visit a distinctive structure just south of Cairo.

As a supermodel with a career spanning across three decades, Naomi Campbell has spent a lot of time on airplanes over the years.

Four adventurous children aged between 10 and 14 packed a stolen family car with fishing rods and took off on an epic 600-mile road trip along the Australian coast, authorities have said.

The answer to the tech and travel conundrum isn't another app, argues CNN Travel executive editor Brekke Fletcher.

French inventor Franky Zapata soared over Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on a flying board, dazzling the crowd and President Emmanuel Macron.

In Greek mythology, the phoenix was a bird that, after death, rose from its own ashes, ready to fly again.

There's been a heated discussion about whether a black woman should play a character who is white in Disney's original animated film.