I stayed at one of the best hotels in Arizona, complete with 5 pools and a luxury golf course. Take a look inside my $500-a-night room.

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The author stands on a balcony with pools, palm trees, and palm trees
Business Insider's reporter booked a one-night stay in a grand deluxe room at the Phoenician in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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I stopped at a Mediterranean port where few cruise ships dock. The hidden gem wowed me without the crowds.

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Ships docked on the shore with a marble mountain range in the background on a cloudy day
Business Insider's reporter stopped at Marina di Carrara, a cruise port in Italy, and took a tour of an open-air Carrara marble quarry.

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The top hidden-gem destinations to visit alone, according to a full-time solo traveler who's been to 43 countries

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Two images. Left: A cathedral on the left side of a canal at sunset on a cloudy day Right: A woman stands on the steps in front of a grand medieval cathedral
Claire Sturzaker is a full-time solo traveler who shared the most underrated destinations she's visited.

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I've spent 160 hours traveling by train. It's the best mode of transportation for 4 simple reasons.

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Left: The author in front of a blue train with a red stripe. Right: The author sits with her knees up in a train bed with blue cushions behind her and a window on the left.
Business Insider's reporter prefers traveling by train over any other mode of transportation.

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I'm a New Yorker who visited Miami for the first time. The neighborhoods, social scene, and affordability surprised me most.

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Two images. Left: A grassy field full of palm trees with colorful buildings on a street behind it. Right: The author stands o a balcony with the ocean and palm trees in the background
The author is a New Yorker who went to Miami for the first time in October 2021.

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I visited friends in a small town in Maine and found a hidden gem I'd travel to again and again

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Two images. Left: The author stands in front of an ocean shore. Right: An aerial view of Belfast with fall trees behind buildings and boats on the shore behind the bay
The author visited visited Belfast, Maine.

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10 historical photos that capture turning points of gay liberation in America

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Demonstrators carry signs down Hollywood Boulevard calling to end the discrimination
The Gay Liberation Front march down Hollywood Boulevard carrying signs in a call to end homosexual discrimination during the 1970 Los Angeles Christopher Street West pride parade in Hollywood, California.

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A James Webb Telescope scientist explains what it's like to create the most beautiful space images of our time

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An illustration of the James Webb Space Telescope in space.
The James Webb is often called the worlds most powerful space telescope.

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I went to Québec City and felt like I'd jetted off to Europe without leaving North America

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Insider's reporter visited Europe and Québec City. She found that the two destinations had a lot in common.
Business Insider's reporter visited Europe and Québec City. She found that the two destinations had a lot in common.

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Photos show what it's like inside the North Korean summer camp where Russian kids will go

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North Korean schoolchildren rowing, water slide in background
Songdowon International Children's Camp has a full-size water park with waterslides and a boating lake.

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