Gia Marcos

5 days ago | thetravel.com | Gia Marcos

New York City has long struggled with cleanliness. It may be home to one of the cleanest train stations in the U.S., but its streets suffer from a myriad of sanitary issues, most famously a rat problem that is so bad, experts had to be called in. Despite its filthy problems, the notoriously "rude" NYC was also named the 17th happiest city in the world by the 2025 Happy City Index and was the only American city in the top 20.

1 week ago | thetravel.com | Gia Marcos

After Napoleon Bonaparte's final defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was exiled to St. Helena, one of the world's most remote inhabited islands. He spent the rest of his life there, isolated under tight British surveillance until his death in 1821. Napoleon was buried on St. Helena for 19 years before his remains were returned to France.

1 week ago | thetravel.com | Gia Marcos

Published 9 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your TheTravel account When talking about the friendliest cities in America, no one talks about New York City, even though it's home to one of the most welcoming U.S. neighborhoods. It's still perceived as the "rudest" city in the country, despite Miami stealing that title in 2024 and kicking the Big Apple out of the rudest cities in the U.S. NYC was also named the 17th happiest city in the world by the 2025 Happy City Index. It's...

1 week ago | thetravel.com | Gia Marcos

Published 10 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your TheTravel account Main Streets are an emblem of American small-town culture. Once a sign of economic growth in the 19th century, they later became a nostalgic icon of the American community and identity post-World War II. This allure lives on, leading to the continuous preservation of Main Street heritage since 1977. Just recently, USA Today ranked the most charming Main Streets across the U.S., and No.1 is Bethlehem,...

1 week ago | thetravel.com | Gia Marcos

Published 6 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your TheTravel account Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons There are many carefree, car-free towns in the U.S., with walking, biking, and sometimes golf carts as primary modes of transportation. While life is a lot slower in these places, not all of them feel like a serene 19th-century time capsule. In Mackinac Island, Michigan, old-fashioned horse carriages still line the streets, as well as M-185—the only car-less...