quote [ There are places in New York and the northeastern coast of America, where a pleasurable trip to the seaside can take a turn for the peculiar. You may be wandering along a bucolic beach only to stumble across the abandoned ruins of brutalist concrete structures lying half buried in the sand, evoking the iconic end of the Planet of the Apes. ]

quote [ Bryant Park is one of Manhattan?s most popular public spaces. Basking in the shadow of the main branch of the New York Public Library, there you will find a bustling leafy oasis within touching distance of Times Square, filled with outdoor bars and cafes, a carousel, open air reading rooms and leisurely games of pétanque. ]

quote [ Hawai?i has long been packaged as paradise, allowing travelers to ignore the legacy of colonialism. What travelers need to know to travel to the islands responsibly. ]

quote [ Last year, three cryptocurrency enthusiasts bought a cruise ship. They named it the Satoshi, and dreamed of starting a floating libertarian utopia. It didn?t work out ]

quote [ ?Are you sure you want to get off here?,? asks the train conductor, and with good reason: for it is nighttime at Amtrak?s least used railway station. ]

quote [ Every traveler has experienced it at some point: that sinking feeling of watching all the other suitcases reunited with their weary owners at baggage claim but not seeing your own slide down the conveyor belt. ]

quote [ A patch of desert in California sells for $6 million after 100 years of turbulent history ]

quote [ The long read: Dumba has spent her life performing in circuses around Europe, but in recent years animal rights activists have been campaigning to rescue her. When it looked like they might succeed, Dumba and her owners disappeared ]