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Here Are This Year’s 25 Best Northern Lights Photos Awarded By “Capture The Atlas”

Aurora borealis is one of the most beautiful things to see in the whole wide world. It's not the name of some celebrity, it's the fantastic phenomenon of polar lights, which are more widely known as northern lights (which might be confusing, because there are auroras in the southern pole as well). No matter how many times I've seen them, they never cease to amaze me, and I find myself hypnotiz

Photographer Captures The Lives Of People In Yakutia, Where It Gets As Cold As -58 Fahrenheit (35 Pics)

Winter can be quite painful and annoying to many people. At least to the ones living in the places of the world that have cold temperatures and piles of snow. However, this region in Russia called Yakutia, also known as the Sakha Republic, tops it off with winters that get as cold as -50 degrees Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit). The region is located 5,300 kilometers from Moscow and has almost 1 milli

Russia’s Coldest City Gets Two Months Worth Of Snow In Just 5 Days And Their Photos Look Surreal (30 Pics)

Unless you live in Florida, there’s no winter wonderland without at least a tiny bit of snow. Even a couple of inches will do the job as long as it gives you time to take a snowy selfie. And there’s nothing more fun than having the first snowfall of the season, as we all suddenly transform into little kids putting our hectic adult lives on hold. But on the other side of the world, in Ru

28 Incredibly Beautiful Places You Won’t Believe Actually Exist

1. The Wisteria Tunnel at Kawachi Fuji Gardens, in Kitakyushu, Japan SoulAD/Shutterstock 2. The Tunnel of Love in Ukraine Amos Chapple/Rex/Rex USA The "tunnel" is actually a railway that transports wood to a local factory. 3. The Crooked Forest in Poland: Krzywy Las w Nowym Czarnowie / Via en.wikipedia.org No one knows for sure what made the trees grow like thi

Travel Coast-to-Coast by Train and See America’s Greatest Sites For Just Over $200

When it comes to travel, it can be one of the more rewarding and liberating experiences. It’s a time of learning and self-growth, absorbing the wondrous depths that planet Earth has to offer, beyond our everyday surroundings. Finding the time to set yourself free from life’s responsibilities can be tricky, however, if you are granted the opportunity and time, it can be one of the more special

Here’s How 20 World Famous Buildings And Statues Looked During Their Construction

Although only the Great Pyramid of Giza remains of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the modern world can surely boast with a number of memorable architectural monuments. Eiffel Tower, Statue of Liberty, Burj Khalifa... the list could go on and on. And while we can travel to most of them and see their magnificence and beauty surrounded by contemporary structures ourselves, there is somet

27-Year-Old Woman Becomes The First Female Ever To Visit Every Country On Earth, Here’s How She Did It

Recently we told you about Cassandra De Pecol, a 27-year-old traveler from Connecticut, US, who was aiming to become the first woman to travel to all 193 sovereign states (plus Kosovo, Taiwan and Palestine). Well guess what? She’s just done it, and not only that, she officially holds the record as the fastest person to do so after breaking the previous record in over half the time! Cassie’

Visiting Finland in Winter: Top 23 Winter Activities in Finland

After two visits and spending several weeks in Finland in winter, Laurence and I decided to write a guide to things to do in Finland during winter. Most people tend to avoid Northern Europe during the winter and head to sunnier and warmer destinations, but there are so many reasons to travel to Finland in winter. Yes, it is cold and there’s snow and the daylight hours get shorter, but there a

Visiting majestic Multnomah Falls in winter

Multnomah Falls in Oregon is one of the top attractions in the Columbia River Gorge, and for the lucky ones who time their visit just right to see Multnomah Falls in winter when it’s surrounded by snow, the scene is unforgettable. Multnomah Falls in winter Since the area typically sees more rain than snow even in the colder months, it’s not very often that this phenomenon happens so be sure

Historic Wind Cave National Park

By Laural A. Bidwell, author of Moon Mount Rushmore & The Black Hills Wind Cave has been considered sacred by Native Americans for hundreds of years. It wasn’t until 1881, however, that the cave was discovered by Europeans. Two brothers, Jesse and Tom Bingham, heard a loud whistling noise while passing through the region. Upon investigation, they discovered a small hole in the ground f