The United States is full of natural places with names that sound fake, exaggerated, or accidentally funny. Many of them came from mining accidents, translation quirks, pioneer stories, or blunt descriptions from early settlers. The surprising part is that several of these strangely named landscapes are genuinely impressive places to visit. You can hike through […]
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The Pacific Northwest has some of the best preserved historic sites in the United States, and many are still easy to visit on a road trip through Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia. You can walk through Gold Rush streets in Skagway, stand inside Cold War missile bunkers on the Washington coast, tour Indigenous cultural […]
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Japanese Luxury Resale Giant 2nd Street Opens New California Store Focused on Sustainable Fashion
A major Japanese fashion resale brand known for blending luxury labels, vintage finds, and streetwear culture has officially expanded into Northern California with a new location in Davis. Founded in Japan in 1998, 2nd Street USA has grown into one of the world’s largest curated secondhand fashion retailers, operating more than 1,000 stores globally. The […]
The Paris Catacombs are far larger than most visitors expect. Beneath the streets of Paris sits a tunnel network stretching roughly 200 miles (320 km), with a small public section containing the remains of more than six million people. Most tourists only walk about 1 mile of the tunnels, but the numbers behind the site […]
The Lowell Summer Music Series is set to return to Boarding House Park in downtown Lowell from July 11 through mid-September, with more than a dozen nationally touring artists on the schedule. The 36th season includes Graham Nash, Iron & Wine, Margo Price, JJ Grey & Mofro, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Watchhouse and Ripe. Tickets for […]