In De Nile: Revisiting Vintage Egypt Travel Posters
Cairo or bust! This Luxor-ious selection of vintage Egypt travel posters sheds a nostalgic light on the travel industry's biggest pyramid scheme.
Wild Creatures in Urban Mexico: New Street Art by ROA
10-foot-tall wild animals spring to life in the streets of Mexico from the spray paint can of Belgian artist ROA, champion of the underdogs of nature.
Fanciful Rooftop Boat will be 'A Room for London'
Visiting London in 2012? You've got a once-in-a-lifetime chance to stay in a temporary boat-shaped hotel perched on the roof of the Southbank Centre.
Fresh Blends: 12 Cool Multi-Functional Coffee Shops
Multi-purpose 'combo' coffee shops combine a beverage bar with other services like washing clothes, printing documents or getting a pedicure from a tank of fish.
Unique Boutique: 13 of Japan's Most Stylish & Strange Hotels
Whether you're looking to rent a bizarrely themed room by the hour or enjoy a relaxing stay at a traditional ryokan, Japan's got an eye-popping hotel for you.
Guten Tag! 13 of the Hippest Hotels Germany Has to Offer
Sleep in a coffin like a vampire at Berlin's Propeller Island Hotel, a classic car at the V8 motor-themed hotel in Stuttgart or a treehouse in Görlitz.
The Empty City of Ordos, China: A Modern Ghost Town
The brand-new, wealthy urban center of Ordos in northern China has sat empty for five years as citizens of the old town hesitate to relocate.
A Rolling Master Plan: Movable City on Rails
A concept for a Norway city that acts as a gateway to the country's fjords puts public buildings on rails, creating a portable town that expands in the summer.
A Room for London: Cloud-Shaped Temporary Rooftop Hotel
Floating like a cloud between the ground and the sky, this ephemeral rooftop hotel was designed to perch atop the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in 2012.
13 Scary Sky-High Platforms & Observation Decks
A glass balcony on the Willis Tower, a vertigo-inducing overlook in Norway and 11 other towering platforms and observation decks offer views unlike any other.




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