CNN Site Map (Galleries) for May - 2018
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- 2018-05-31The Hutton Hotel: This supercool Nashville hotel is more than just a place to crash. It also has two custom-designed musician suites, aka recording studios, that have already produced one hit single.
- 2018-05-311981 -- Medicare forbids coverage for transgender-related surgeries. Private insurers follow suit.
- 2018-05-31Restaurants with civil rights history: From the site of the Nashville sit-ins to a pig ear sandwich that eavesdropped on history, these restaurants on the Southern civil rights trail serve up much more than just great food.
- 2018-05-30Barcelona beach city: Golden sands and 300 days of sunshine each year mean Barcelona's shoreline buzzes with a carnival atmosphere year round. Here's our guide to the city's best beaches.
- 2018-05-30The bulletproof superhero is back. Season 2 of "Marvel's Luke Cage" kicks off in June on Netflix. Here is some of the other content that is also streaming during the month...
- 2018-05-30Forget about "Game of Thrones." You can explore the fictional kingdoms of Westeros without sword fights and scheming. Much of the fantasy series was filmed in Croatia. Thanks to the Croation National Tourist Board for help with this gallery.
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- 2018-05-30Comedian Roseanne Barr rose to fame with the hit television sitcom "Roseanne," which ran from 1988-1997 before being rebooted in 2018. The new show was canceled by ABC this week after a series of controversial tweets by Barr, who's been no
- 2018-05-30Seoul: This spectacular illumination is part of the annual Seoul Christmas Festival, on until January 2, 2018.
- 2018-05-29Frozen road: In 2014, 22-year-old Ben Page set off on a round-the-world adventure by bike. The pinnacle of the trip was cycling through the Canadian Arctic in winter. Here he rides on the frozen McKenzie river.
- 2018-05-29Halong Bay, Vietnam: In 1994, UNESCO declared Halong Bay a World Heritage Site. Since then, researchers have discovered 14 plant species and no less than 60 species of animals that are endemic to Halong.
- 2018-05-29Eduardo Souto de Moura's minimalist chapel, which won him the Golden Lion for for best participant, "is not a chapel, not a sanctuary and in any case not a tomb," per the architect's statement. "It is simply a place enclosed by fo
- 2018-05-29Supersonic revival: In recent years, a clutch of aeronautics startups have sparked renewed interest in supersonic travel, which stalled after the Concorde's retirement in 2003. Among the major players, Boom Technology has raised $85 million in fundin
- 2018-05-28Saint Laurent outside one of his shops with De La Falaise (right) and the French model and muse, Betty Catroux (left).
- 2018-05-28Romel Martin cleans glass panels while assisting with the installation of a temporary pop-up "Poppy Memorial" on the National Mall near the Lincoln Memorial in advance of Memorial Day May 25, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
- 2018-05-28Photo above: A car is damaged on Ellicott City's Main Street.
- 2018-05-28Guadalajara: Mexico's second city is vibrant, colorful and likely to have fewer travelers than the capital. It's also home to the Mariachi Festival (pictured).
- 2018-05-26The Barkley Marathons consists of five loops, 20 miles each, along unmarked trails in rural Tennessee, with about 67,000 feet of elevation.
- 2018-05-25London's Crossrail Elizabeth line: Work is nearing completion on London's brand new Elizabeth line, which will run beneath the city connecting east and west.
- 2018-05-25Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, kiss on the steps of St. George's Chapel shortly after being married in Windsor, England, on Saturday, May 19. Zoom in to this cool interactive photo from their wedding procession
- 2018-05-25Baku's architecture: From its 12th-century fortress to the futuristic Flame Towers, the architectural layers of the Azerbaijani capital reveal a rich history, full of intrigue, drama, heartache and loss.
- 2018-05-25Margot Robbie won raves portraying former US championship figure skater Tonya Harding in "I, Tonya," which also earned costar Allison Janney a best supporting actress Academy Award. The film is coming to Hulu in May.
- 2018-05-25Saint Barthélemy: Spend the long summer nights in one of the many new villas in the popular eastern Caribbean getaway, St. Barts.
- 2018-05-25Britain's Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan Markle, kiss on the steps of St. George's Chapel shortly after being married in Windsor, England, on Saturday, May 19. Zoom in to this cool interactive photo from their wedding procession
- 2018-05-25A is for Andes: See the Peruvian Andes on the first luxury sleeper train in South America. Read more: A luxury train journey on the roof of the world
- 2018-05-25Detonation of entrance to tunnel 2 and the observation building next to it. Photos by CNN Beijing bureau chief Tim Schwarz
- 2018-05-25Mammoth, Holiday World & Splashin' Safari, Indiana: As the world's first six-person water coaster, Mammoth covers more than three acres and is just under a third of a mile long.
- 2018-05-24Deep in the jungle of Central Java, Indonesia, a bird-shaped building called Bukit Rhema stands tall above the treetops.
- 2018-05-2410. Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, South Carolina: Located on the west end of Kiawah Island, Beachwalker offers the only public beach access on the island.
- 2018-05-24Clothing optional: Although still taboo in many places, casting aside your clothes at the shore has become a customary practice around the world in recent times. See the top 15 beaches to go and bare it all.
- 2018-05-24Airport lounge alternative: If you haven't got that executive club status or you just find airport lounges too noisy, you can now hire your own personal lounge..
- 2018-05-24What to see at Vivid Sydney 2018: Australia's coolest winter fest is returning to Sydney. This year, the highly anticipated artwork on the Opera House is by award-winning Australian artist Jonathan Zawada. His concept, titled Metamathemagical, will m
- 2018-05-24GPIB Immanuel Semarang is known as the oldest Christian church in Central Java.
- 2018-05-23Daniel Vaughn has a carnivore's dream job: He's Texas Monthly's barbecue editor, the country's only journalist working full-time reviewing barbecue joints. Vaughn loves the five types of Texas barbecue but will cross state lines to fin
- 2018-05-23Here are the top ten new species of 2018, presented by their name and where they were found.
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Location: An aquarium in San Diego
- 2018-05-23Most of Africa's air travel is conducted by airlines from outside of Africa. However the new initiative launched this year -- the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) -- by the African Union which aims to open up Africa's skies could pave
- 2018-05-23Exclusive world: UK-based private jet charter company PrivateFly has revealed its latest customer insights report -- which sheds some light on the exclusive world of premier travel.
- 2018-05-22Pitaya season: Pitaya, a kind of dragonfruit, is huge business in Mexico. Available in a rainbow of colors beyond the usual pink, they are harvested every spring.
- 2018-05-2210. Tirana, Albania: Positioned 27 kilometers east of the Adriatic Sea coast, the capital of Albania, renowned for its colorful buildings, is arguably one of Europe's most underrated destinations. Lonely Planet placed it at number 10 on its list of t
- 2018-05-22A modern Beijing landmark, Galaxy SOHO offers an example of Hadid's signature curves. They flow down from the building's four towers to a subterranean courtyard that was inspired by traditional Chinese architecture.
- 2018-05-22Karma Beach: Secret beach connoisseurs should start their Bali beach hopping journey on the Bukit peninsula -- the egg-shaped bulge that protrudes from the bottom. Here's where you'll find Karma Beach, a private beach club with stylish bungalows
- 2018-05-22Where in the world do international retail brands choose to set up shop? Which cities do they find attractive, from Asia to the Middle East and Europe? These are the top 10 cities with the strongest international retailer presence in 2017, according to ne
- 2018-05-22Children's Railway: the Gyermekvasút railway, a narrow-gauge service running in the hills above Budapest, is operated by children.
- 2018-05-21A woman kneels while she spins silk in household clothing. It is one of the most photographed subjects in 19th-century albums as part of daily customs.
- 2018-05-2120. Centre Pompidou, Paris: The Centre Pompidou's arresting architecture is the work of Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers. The museum is No. 20 among the world's most popular museums, according to the Museum Index released by the Themed Entertainme
- 2018-05-20Chongqing Grand Theatre, a performing arts venue, is dressed in a curtain of frosted glass panels
- 2018-05-20Welcome to paradise: Surrounded by green rice fields and towering mountains, Vang Vieng, Laos, is one of Southeast Asia's most beautiful adventure destinations.
- 2018-05-19Search and rescue personnel descend on the area where a plane crashed on takeoff from Havana's Jose Marti International Airport on Friday, May 18. More than 100 people are believed to be dead, according to Cuba's state-run media. The plane plung
- 2018-05-19Amal and George Clooney arrive at Windsor Castle for the wedding ceremony of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. As described by fashion commentator Caryn Franklin, Amal was radiant in an "artfully tilted canary yellow brim and matching fitted dress; a w
- 2018-05-18Tear gas rains down on Palestinians near the Israeli-Gaza border on Monday, May 14. According to the Palestinian Health Ministry, dozens of Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces during protests over the new US Embassy in Jerusalem. Palestinian offici
- 2018-05-18Deutsche Börse prize 2018: the nominees
- 2018-05-1825. Universal Studios Singapore: The world's 25 most popular amusement and theme parks attracted more than 243 million visitors in 2017, according to a new report. Coming in 25th place was Universal Studios Singapore. Click through to see the rest of
- 2018-05-18Art Nouveau masterpieces of Ödön Lechner: Dubbed the "Hungarian Gaudi" due to his bold and visually daring approach, Lechner's buildings are dotted around the city, including the Museum of Applied Arts, the Hungarian Geological Institute, N
- 2018-05-18Klippfisk -- literally "cliff fish" -- is dried and salted cod, in a tradition dating to the 17th century.
- 2018-05-18Meghan Markle visits AOL Studios in New York in March 2016. Markle, a former actress, is best known for her role as Rachel Zane in the hit TV series "Suits." Her engagement to Britain's Prince Harry was announced in November.
- 2018-05-1898 Degrees (seen here performing in 1999) announced in May that they will be heading out on a holiday music tour for the 2018 season. Made up of brothers Nick and Drew Lachey, Justin Jeffre and Jeff Timmons. The group released three albums, in addition
- 2018-05-17Train 19 sits nearly ready to depart the Amtrak station in Atlanta. The Amtrak Crescent route spans 1,377 miles between New York and New Orleans.
- 2018-05-17Centenary celebrations: 2019 will mark 100 years of international air services operated by British Airways and its predecessor airlines -- including Aircraft Transport and Travel, pictured left, which operated what's considered the world's first
- 2018-05-17"Deadpool 2": Ryan Reynolds returns as the subversive superhero with a crude sense of humor -- and this time he's assembling his own crew. It opens May 18.
- 2018-05-1716 African players have been part of Wenger's Arsenal teams. Nigerian forward Nwankwo Kanu was one of those, and was signed by Wenger in 1999.
- 2018-05-17Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics, was posthumously awarded the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at The 2017 ESPYS. Her son and Special Olympics chairman Timothy Shriver accepted the award on behalf of his late mother.
- 2018-05-17Could you pass the coffin test?: "When you are actually in the coffin, it feels like you are dead!" Tammy, 15, tells CNN Travel while emerging from the long rectangular box in Bangkok's new death-themed cafe.
- 2018-05-16Emoji old and new
- 2018-05-16Boys in Virginia watch the Christmas Eve broadcast of Apollo 8, which orbited the moon in December 1968. Apollo 8 marked the first time that humans had ever left Earth's gravity. An estimated 1 billion viewers in 64 countries watched as the NASA spac
- 2018-05-16A rare blue diamond, passed between Europe's royal houses for more than 300 years, sold at a Sotheby's auction for $6.7 million.
- 2018-05-16Halong Bay by plane and junk: Hai Au Airlines started operating Vietnam's first commercial seaplane service to Halong Bay out of Hanoi in the summer of 2014. Once there, travelers can spend a few days exploring the archipelago in a Vietnamese junk.
- 2018-05-16SLEEEP is billed as Hong Kong's first licensed capsule hotel open to both men and women. The capsule hotel hopes to become a haven for the city's sleep-deprived.
- 2018-05-15Elevated urban walkways called High Lines are springing up around the world. In the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the Silk Road Corridor concept by global architectural firm Hassell proposes a multi-story walkway that would connect buildings, and fe
- 2018-05-15Mozambican treasure: Even in a country blessed with such vast natural beauty, the Bazaruto Archipelago, a group of islands off the coast of Vilankulo, is a stand out.
- 2018-05-15Best passports for unrestricted travel: The 2017 Visa Restrictions Index ranks nations by how freely their citizens can explore the planet. Hungary and Malta tied for 10th this year, with their citizens getting visa-free access to 167 countries.
- 2018-05-15Larapinta Extreme Walk: The annual Larapinta Extreme Walk is an 11-day, 223-kilometer trek across Australia's ancient Northern Territory landscape.
- 2018-05-15The 1960s and 1970s saw unprecedented progressive changes in society -- and this spawned a wave of radical ideas from architects, who were creating out-of-the-world concepts in response to the major shifts taking place across the world. San Francisco &quo
- 2018-05-15The two penetrating plates align horizontally at the left but vertically at the right, giving the impression of an impossible object.
- 2018-05-15Tuve is the perfect hipster hotel, hiding behind a narrow façade in Hong Kong's up-and-coming TIn Hau district.
- 2018-05-14London calling: London's skyline is one of the world's most celebrated -- and now it's the subject of the world's first Gigapixel photoshoot.
- 2018-05-14After a night in a hotel, guests gather up their belongings and depart.
- 2018-05-11The three Americans released by North Korea this week are welcomed at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland by US President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday, May 10. Kim Dong Chul, Kim Hak-song and Kim Sang Duk, also known as Tony
- 2018-05-11Kathmandu, Nepal: A Hindu mother carries her boy. "I remember that she was extremely tiny and had this baby face," said photographer Mihaela Noroc, recalling this older photo in a telephone interview from South Korea. "I asked if she was ma
- 2018-05-11Villagers in Solai, Kenya, cross floodwaters on Thursday, May 10, a day after the Patel Dam burst following weeks of torrential rain. At least 45 people have died, officials said, after homes in the community were swept away. Dozens of people remain missi
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