Can you imagine what it would be like waking up to a view like this? Kind of makes your drape-covered windows look a bit dull in comparison. Stop in a tent during the trip, perhaps not the most comfortable way to spend...

“In my work you can see that I’m not afraid to fall in love with those who are on my pictures.” On October 2 was born the famous Annie Leibovitz — the photographer whose works the whole world knows, but to...

I love sleeping in public, but I'm always worried that I'm going to wake up in some other weird fantasy world where Doritos and Mountain Dew were never invented. If God didn't want us to see each other's junk, he...

When we're kids, our siblings might as well be our worst enemies. They borrow our clothes without asking, get jealous of our new toys, tattle on us to our parents and are basically the thorn in our youthful sides. Until...

Inspiration is all around us: you can derive new ideas from people you meet, places you visit and observations you make. Sometimes it is enough just to take a look around and observe the beauty of nature surrounding us...

Haven’t decided on a place to celebrate winter yet? Look no further! Even though Switzerland is perfect for skiing and snowboarding, there’s still many activities to choose from that don’t require goggles. Here are 20 good reasons why your...

For the last 10 years, Debbie Does Cakes has been creating custom sculpted cakes for customers in the San Francisco Bay area. By Debbie’s account, “a sculpted cake is a cake carved by hand to resemble anything other than...

We love our cats and dogs, especially when they can make a not-so-fun activity (like cleaning) more bearable. So when we came across Adorable Animals Helping like the little kitty who couldn’t wait to dust, we were reminded of...

Travel to Iceland is is perhaps the obvious destination for people looking for the unexpected. Most of the island is an uninhabited landscape of jagged lava rock, fields of bright green moss, hot springs, towering waterfalls, glaciers, and volcanoes. Many visitors...

A selection from the amazing finalists of the Smithsonian.com’s 12th annual photo contest.   1. This pulse-pounding picture of cheetah cubs hunting a fawn in Tanzania that has you rooting for the cats one moment and the fawn the next: Eng Siong...