I spent $400 a night for a hotel with a famous Niagara Falls view. The best views were free.

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The author's child on a balcony at a hotel near Niagara Falls.
The author said that she regrets chasing an image rather than an experience during a family trip to Niagara Falls.

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A century-old barbecue restaurant has its top-secret barbecue sauce recipe locked in a bank vault

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McClard's Bar-B-Q is famous for serving Bill Clinton and its top-secret sauce recipe.
McClard's Bar-B-Q is famous for serving Bill Clinton and its top-secret sauce recipe.

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Passengers said they paid extra for a window seat but got a wall instead. Now they're in a legal battle with airlines.

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The misaligned windows on JetBlue's A321LR.
The misaligned windows on JetBlue's A321LR.

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I joined 25 strangers for a weekend trip off the grid in a remote town. Stepping way out of my comfort zone paid off.

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Woman smiling in front of red house with green doors
As I've gotten older, I've learned to embrace rare chances to step out of my comfort zone. This time, it was by disconnecting in a remote area abroad with a group of people I didn't know.

Allie Hubers

We moved so my 80-year-old wife could attend Cambridge University. The loneliness and shifting responsibilities have been tough.

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Two people smiling for selfie in classroom
We've had to move countries, take pay cuts, and rearrange our lives so my wife can get this prestigious degree.

Barry Rueger

25 photos show what life looked like for Americans 150 years ago

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Capitol Park in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1876.
Capitol Park in Madison, Wisconsin, in 1876.

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Private jets descend on Sun Valley's invite-only 'summer camp for billionaires'

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Cattle graze in a field beside fenced private jets parked on an airport tarmac with hills behind.
Each year, private jets take over the Friedman Memorial Airport for the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference.

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Before Air Force One, US presidents traveled aboard a luxury train car. See inside the 'White House on wheels.'

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presidential train car
The Ferdinand Magellan was in presidential use from 1943 to 1954.

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We lived on a sailboat for 18 months. The lifestyle was much more challenging than we expected.

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The writer and her husband standing on their boat, in front of another boat, in the blue ocean.
We lived on a boat and sailed around Europe for 18 months.

Laura Keys

I took a 52-hour Amtrak train ride from Chicago to California by myself. Here are 11 things that surprised me most.

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The silver, blue, and red Amtrak train at the concrete platform
I didn't know what to expect from such a long Amtrak ride, but it wasn't bad.

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