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Flying can be quick and efficient, but there’s something special about rolling down the windows, pumping up the tunes, and hitting the open road. And now that summer is here, a road trip might very well be in your future. Whether it’s a few-hour drive for a short weekend jaunt or a week- or month-long…
Can’t decide between an art- and adventure-focused trip? Head to Cancun. Yes, Cancun. Located off the coast, Museo Subacuatico de Arte is a contemporary museum under the sea, offering visitors a unique way to experience art. This underwater attraction features approximately 500 submerged sculptures, ranging from human figures to a Volkswagen cloaked in seaweed. But…
Photo courtesy of Skylodge Adventure Suites It’s true, every great trip presents an adventure, whether that means tasting a bizarre food item for the first time, overcoming a language barrier while communicating with locals, or finding the path less traveled. Some getaways, however, push us as travelers beyond our wildest imaginations — both emotionally and…
As you may have surmised by now, we at Oyster have a soft spot for adorable animals — flamingos, puppies, monkeys, you name it. So you can imagine our excitement when we got wind that the first baby bison of 2018 were just born at Custer State Park in South Dakota. This year’s first calf…
Brace yourself for some monkey business. Out of all the primates in the world, macaques, or snow monkeys, live the farthest north. But that’s not the only reason these adorable, fuzzy-faced creatures have been making headlines. The animals are known to keep warm by bathing in a hot spring in Japan’s world-famous Jigokudani Monkey Park.…
It’s the most wonderful time of the year — when the iconic department stores along New York City’s Fifth Avenue get all dolled up in festive attire. The spectacular window displays transport onlookers to a whimsical dreamlands. This year, look for massive rabbits, bedazzled dinosaurs, and an ode to Disney’s classic “Snow White.” The best…
Brimming with mind-blowingly beautiful places (the magical Mendenhall Glacier and Denali National Park come to mind first), Alaska unsurprisingly figures on many a traveler’s bucket list. Though it’s largely uninhabited, the last frontier is packed with adventurous activities — many of which can’t be replicated elsewhere in the world (or captured in a photograph). Some…
You may have braved haunted houses and visited abandoned ghost towns, but you haven’t experienced spooky until you’ve toured the tunnels of the Catacombs of Paris. Dubbed the world’s largest grave, the 200-mile subterranean network holds the remains of six million people in an eerie, yet artistic, arrangement. Exhumed due to overcrowding in cemeteries, the…
Screenshot from Terry McBride’s video. If you’ve ever flown on a commercial plane, you’ve likely seen members of ground services guiding planes away from their gates with their signature orange batons. Most folks simply walk aside the plane to usher them out onto the taxiway, but Kyran Ashford of the Greater Rochester International Airport is…
Dubai is a veritable playground for the wealthy, and its many attractions draw millions of visitors each year. The desert city is home to the tallest building in the world, the largest mall in the world, a massive indoor ski slope, and much, much more. But you probably already know all that. What you might…