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A historic house in Serbia’s capital hangs on with intimate theatrical productions

BELGRADE, Serbia – It may be out of place on a busy downtown street and it may be a bit run down, but this small mansion in central Belgrade is thriving. Its walls crumbling and shutters clo...

Tourism in Cuba plummets as tensions with US increase and Venezuela oil shipments drop

HAVANA – It’s almost noon in Havana when a handful of tourists tumble out of a small yellow bus and rush toward a row of shiny classic cars, cameras in hand. Nearby, under the shade of a bea...

Horses leap through flames and pets go to church in Spanish animal rituals honoring St Anthony

SAN BARTOLOME DE PINARES, Spain – Hundreds of Spaniards watched horses gallop through towering flames, hours before pet owners in Madrid on Jan. 17 took their dogs and cats to church to be b...

Olympic visitors to Milan get a rare chance to glimpse restoration of a long-hidden Leonardo gem

MILAN – In honor of the Milan Cortina Olympics, Milan cultural officials are for a brief time only allowing visitors access to a long-hidden wall and ceiling painting by Leonardo da Vinci wh...

No snow, no problem: The plastic slope surrounded by sheep that produced Britain’s top skier

PENDLE, England – Nestled in the rolling countryside of Ribble Valley in northwest England is a modest ski slope about 140 yards long, 10 yards wide and surrounded by roaming sheep. It’s a g...

Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours

ROME – One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoe...

An ice park without ice: How is outdoor industry dealing with a warm winter?

The Ouray Ice Park should be a frozen playground by this time in January – with ice chandeliers and frozen waterfalls more than 100 feet high beckoning ice climbers from around the world. In...

An annual ode to ice is carved in frozen northern China

HARBIN, China – Each January, an odd and beautiful thing happens in the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin. Some would argue that the place, the capital of Heilongjiang province, has...

An uninhabited Scottish isle is home to the golden granite used in Olympic curling stones

AILSA CRAIG, Scotland – If you’re looking to strike gold – silver or bronze, too – look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles off the coast of southwest Scotland is the source of th...

Buddhist monks persist in peace walk despite injuries as thousands follow them on social media

ATLANTA – A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their walking trek across much of the U.S. to promote peace, even after two of its members were injured when a truck hit their escort ve...

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022. Under a 202...

International tourists face extra $100 fee to enter 11 popular U.S. National Parks

Why not Mesa Verde? It’s No. 41 on the list
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