Ranked: world’s most powerful passports 2025
For each travel destination, if no visa is required or a visa-on-arrival is available, the passport in question receives a score of 1.
Exhale: Bionic Chandelier
Stepping into the Victoria and Albert Museum, visitors expect to see classical and modern works of human ingenuity and creativity.
10 Hyde Park Place
One commonly cited claim is that the house was used to block grave robbers from accessing a cemetery to the rear, although the generally more accepted explanation is that it was built as the servants’ quarters for one of the adjacent mansions.
As Seen on TikTok: Our Favorite Reads
TikTok’s rapid ascent introduced us to a surprising cast of quirky characters, like the grave cleaner who reveals not just sparkling tombstones but the personal stories they tell, the creepy tree lady who got famous and lost her head, and the new ways some modern American celebrities pronounce the letter “R.” While many feeds showcase viral dances and trending stunts, we’re drawn to the app’s quirkier corners of culinary monsters, linguistic deep dives, and historical sandwiches.
Jack Kerouac Alley
These works were instrumental in ushering in a movement known as the Beat Generation, a 1950s coalition of likeminded artists, musicians, and writers who rejected American culture built on materialism and commercialism.
Inside a Collection of ‘Imaginary’ Books
Fictive art, Byers tells the class, helps “raise awareness in the observer that not everything they read is real.” It’s a particularly timely reminder, as fake AI-generated book titles spread across the web, and creep onto real citation lists across disciplines.
Hardscrabble, Delaware
But the first uses of the phrase, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, suggest showing an effort in vigorous circumstances, or a different type of struggle than the one caused by rowdy Irishmen.
Masters of the Knight: The Art of Chess Carving in India
In the bustling streets of Amritsar, India, the markets are lined with shops full of colorful tapestries and sweet treats like warm local chai served in clay mugs.
Volkswagen Sausage and the Enduring Appeal of Culinary Car-Industry Crossovers
Over the years, car manufacturers also got into the game of publishing guides and, in the case of the Ford Motor Company, the occasional cookbook of recipes from restaurants along their recommended routes.
The Twisted History Behind Medieval Torture Museums
As Albrecht Classen, a professor in the University of Arizona’s German Studies department, explains, many of the supposedly ancient, ironwork torture implements now found in near-identical copies across European capitals were originally created centuries later to feed Victorian England’s appetite for tales of medieval gore and brutality.
La Maison du Chat (The Cat House)
It's best-known for its well-preserved historic architecture and its role during World War II, when it acted as a strategic submarine base for the German U-boats.
Tennessee’s Mayberry: Explore Historic Granville
Visitors can order a root beer float from the ice cream counter and book a reservation to listen to some live Tennessee bluegrass at the Sutton Ole Time Music Hour on Saturday night.