A look at some of the scariest spots in national parks -- perfect for a haunted Halloween hike. ...

A popular destination for urban explorers, Nara Dreamland has been left to nature's wrath for the last decade. (Victor Habchy) When a friend talked to him about an abandoned theme park in Japan called Nara Dreamland, it was all it took for photographer to book a flight from France to Japan. He went to research the location, but when not much came up, he decided he’d be the one to photograph it. “It seemed amazingly interesting!” Habchy told weather.com. “The...

Sometimes the cold can be refreshing: there’s a reason people don’t seek out warm ice cream! But other times, who can muster putting on so many layers of clothing and bracing for what promises to cause red cheeks and numb ears? There is something to be said for white Christmas, but that’s one day— arguably one week— a year. What about the rest of Jack Frost’s visit on our shores? Fret no more! There are always places in this world...

Marc Treanor went from drawing in the sand as a hobby to making a career out of it. He now spends his days working on the sands of West Wales, creating giant designs that can only be fully visible from a distance. (Marc Treanor/Caters News) The land is not an uncommon medium for creativity. On the shores of the Great Salt Lake in Utah for example, artist Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty, which appear and disappear beneath the waters,...

1. Lucky Knot Bridge, Changsha, China Aerial view of Chinese women displaying cheongsams on the Lucky Knot pedestrian bridge in Changsha city, central China's Hunan province, on October 23, 2016. (Imaginechina via AP Images) China is no stranger to spectacular, eye-catching architecture, but a new pedestrian bridge in Changsha, located in Hunan Province, is turning heads and bringing visitors (while looping them up and down) to a newly heralded lake district. The Lucky Knot bridge, which opened to the public...

There may still be a couple of months left in 2016, but it doesn't hurt to plan ahead and start making travel plans for 2017. And travel publisher has made planning your vacation even easier with its recently released list of the Best Destinations to visit in the next year. Where should you go? The USA's neighbor to the north topped the list for Best Countries to Visit in 2017. Lonely Planetcites Canada's 150th anniversary, its cities' livability rankings and...

"Aladdin's Cave" "Snow cave on the slopes of the volcano Mutnovsky. Due to of global warming, glaciers have begun to decline. As a result, the ceiling of the cave became thin and the sunlight creates a wonderful picture of the different colors." (Photo and Caption by Denis Budkov/2016 National Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year) From a pair of bison squaring off in the middle of the herd to lightning striking Lower Manhattan during a storm, the submissions to the...

Nissan collaborated with UK-based design workshop Studio Hardie to imagine its all-electric van, the e-NV200, as a mobile, sustainable workspace. ...

For the first time ever, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner has been converted into a luxury jet. (Kestrel Aviation Management) You might have flown on a Boeing 787 Dreamlinerbefore, but you've never seen anything like Dream Jet. The first of its kind, Dream Jet is a converted Dreamliner that was turned into a private plane by . Built to seat about 40 people , Dream Jet represents the height of luxury in air travel. With a price tag speculated to be...

Real-life "Indiana Jane," Alison Teal, 30, from Hawaii, took her bright pink board 492 feet underground to surf with over six million skeletons, becoming the first person known to "surf" the world's largest grave. (Alex Voyer/Caters News) Alison Teal has and in the Maldives' Trash Island, but the 30-year-old Hawaii native recently proved she was indeed the real-life "Indiana Jane" when she brought her pink surfboard nearly 500 feet underground in Paris to surf the world's largest graveyard. Teal became...

In an age of increased globalization, where the skyscraper overtakes the cottage, wouldn't it be nice to step into a real life fairy tale every once in a while? Thanks to these hidden gems around Europe, you can. There are a variety of idyllic towns-- some of them strangely identical to ones depicted and described in classical fairy tales-- still scattered around the continent, seemingly untouched by time. (MORE: ) Visiting these towns, it’s pretty easy to see where fairy...

Eric Larsen and Ryan Waters spent two months trekking across the Arctic to reach the North Pole, before climate change makes it an impossible journey. (Eric Larsen) With the Arctic melting and possibly disappearing forever, decided to return to the North Pole, despite having gone twice before. Larsen describes this journey as “one of the most difficult expeditions on the planet,” but found it necessary to go. “Realistically, this type of expedition will not be possible in the future, and...

"Sensaziono, Etna in Eruzione" Nature, First Place: This image shows the magnificence of erupting magma, ash and gas, during the first days of December 2015, which rose to a height of several kilometers above the summit of Mount Etna. (Giuseppe Mario Famiani / Siena International Photo Awards) A jaw-dropping shot of an erupting Mount Etna, a breathtaking image of a doomed sardine migration and a daredevil skier in action in Norway are just some of the spectacular winners of the...