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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Celine Wysgalla remembers the first time she stepped foot into Crystal Gardens as a 5-year-old, her tiny body overshadowed by ancient trees that towered above her. For more than two decades, the indoor garden at Chicago’s Navy Pier has been a cherished escape from bustling city life, a reminder of the

By Hira Humayun, Wayne Chang and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN All foreign nationals entering New Zealand will need to be fully vaccinated from November 1, the government announced Sunday. Travelers will have to declare their vaccination status when registering with the country’s isolation system and provide proof of vaccination or exemption to their airline and customs

By Theresa Waldrop, CNN Noreen Wredberg and her husband, Michael, weren’t really expecting to find anything at Arkansas’ Crater of Diamonds State Park, she said, and she wasn’t sure what she had found when she picked up a stone. Turns out, it was a yellow diamond weighing 4.38 carats. “I didn’t know it was a

By Forrest Brown, CNN It changed acres and acres of orange groves. It changed Orlando. It changed Florida. It changed an already legendary company. And it changed the entire theme park industry. Walt Disney World Resort opened on October 1, 1971. And on its 50th anniversary, it continues to be a major driver in the

Richard Quest and Joe Minihane, CNN Once upon a time in Scandinavia, a country emerged where the Covid restrictions that many other nations are still living under were completely lifted. Denmark’s decision to become the first European Union member to fully relax Covid-19 rules is thanks in large part to the successful way local traditions

By Scottie Andrew, CNN If you like scary movies — so much that you’d want to live inside of one for a night — you’re in luck this October. Airbnb is offering “Scream” superfans a stay at the home where much of the original film took place — and where Ghostface was first defeated. Oh,

By Rebekah Riess and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A passenger on a flight from Colombia used an emergency exit and walked out onto the wing of the plane at the Miami International Airport on Wednesday evening, Miami-Dade Police said. The plane had just landed and was getting into position at the gate, according to police. After

Nick Remsen, CNN Paris-based designer Rick Owens has been called many things in his long career. An antihero, a goth, fashion’s “prince of darkness.” He’s been labeled as such because of his proclivity for a largely noir, gray and ice-hued oeuvre, his deployment of pentagram motifs on underwear or elk antlers on furniture, and an

By Forrest Brown, CNN Stock traders seek it. Athletes crave it. And it’s something that can help tourists as they navigate the pandemic. It’s “the edge” — a desirable advantage that puts you ahead of the game. And in travel right now, there’s one thing that can deliver that boost: a vaccination card. In many

Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Each morning this past summer, artist George Condo arrived at his New York studio, turned on the same John Coltrane “Live in Sweden” CD that he’s worked to for years and began exorcising the figures in his paintings. Syncing with the increasing potency of Coltrane’s saxophone, Condo would hurl paint at the

By Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The discovery of a chamber at least 40,000 years old in a Gibraltar cave previously inhabited by Neanderthals could lead to groundbreaking new finds about their lifestyles, according to researchers. Archaeologists from the Gibraltar National Museum have been working since 2012 to find potential chambers and passages blocked by sediment in

By Amanda Jackson, CNN Hawaii residents and tourists will no longer be able to swim or get in close contact with Hawaiian spinner dolphins, according to a new rule by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The rule has been years in the making, as biologists have long noticed that the playful mammals have been

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN A Tibetan-style cafe set up in Edinburgh, Scotland after its owner’s chance encounter with the Dalai Lama has been saved from closure by a successful crowdfunding campaign. When Reka Gawa’s landlord told her of his plans to retire and sell up, she feared she would have to close the cafe, which

Lianne Kolirin and Leah Dolan CNN It may have been a long time coming, but Tuesday’s world premiere of the new James Bond film did not disappoint. Stars of screen and stage turned out alongside British royalty for the glittering “No Time to Die” red carpet event at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The long-delayed movie,