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5 days ago | thetravel.com | Jason Dookeran

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your TheTravel account There are a lot of theories about how the moon formed, including one where the Earth collided with another planet and the moon was created from the debris. However, in competition is another massive impact that cratered the moon early in its life. Not just any gentle cosmic tap, mind you, but a collision so spectacular it left behind the largest, deepest, and oldest scar our satellite still bears today. Meet the South Pole-Aitken...

5 days ago | thetravel.com | Jason Dookeran

Egyptian gods and mythology can be bizarre, and one of the most classic examples is the strange Egyptian cult secrets discovered in a 3,000-year-old crocodile's insides. When most people think of ancient Egyptian gods, images of majestic falcon-headed Horus or the jackal-faced Anubis typically come to mind. These deities commanded respect with their imposing appearances and grand mythological roles.

6 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 | Jason Dookeran

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your TheTravel account Wyoming is home to massive natural formations, as any visitor to the Grand Teton National Park can attest, but those formations also hide secrets. Beneath layers of ancient ash, evidence of two mysterious volcanic eruptions has been hiding in plain sight for hundreds and thousands of years, predating Yellowstone's last big kaboom. These mysterious volcanic eruptions have left researchers shocked and practically doing double-takes at...

1 week ago | thetravel.com | Stacey Sloughfy

While most people assume the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is the most visited in the U.S., that title actually belongs to the Blue Ridge Parkway. In 2023, the scenic byway that winds through the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia welcomed a staggering 16.7 million visitors. That's more than the Grand Canyon, Yellowstone, and Yosemite combined.