CNN Site Map for Section Travel (Galleries) for June - 2015
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- 2015-06-30Checked bag fees. Your first checked bag won't be included in every JetBlue fare anymore. Here are some other fees that airlines charge to transport all sorts of things.
- 2015-06-30The Galway International Oyster and Seafood Festival runs September 24-27. Among attractions is the World Oyster Opening Championships, in which teams compete to shuck the most shellfish.
- 2015-06-30The 1953 Firebird I XP-21 is among the spectacular concept cars featured at an Atlanta's High Museum of Art exhibit titled, "Dream Cars." This one-of-a-kind, plane-like automobile was created by legendary General Motors designer Harley Ear
- 2015-06-30This BBQ joint in North Georgia is the nation's No. 1 barbecue restaurant, according to travel site TripAdvisor. The site created a list of America's 10 best BBQ restaurants based on the volume of reviews and the quality and quantity of reviews.
- 2015-06-29The team at Mnarani Marine Turtle Conservation Pond nurture newly hatched babies to adolescence and nurse rescued adults to good health.
- 2015-06-29Throughout Africa, chefs are getting creative. From Ghana to Namibia, they're tweaking traditional recipes, or reaching into the past to revive ancient dishes.
- 2015-06-29Hotels.com's Club Sandwich Index (CSI) ranks cities according to the average price you can expect to pay for the beloved stack of bread and meat, a cup of coffee, a burger meal and a glass of house red wine in their hotels. While nine international c
- 2015-06-29On the southern shore of Nantucket, Surfside Beach (pictured) is one of the town's most popular spots for picnics, surfcasting and, of course, long slow walks.
- 2015-06-26The annual Serpentine Gallery installation in London has now been unveiled - and it's a futuristic sight to behold.
The outdoor installation has been designed by a different architect each year since 2000 to attract visitors from around the world.
- 2015-06-26A sprawling tent city has arisen from the UK's Somerset countryside for the Glastonbury Festival. More than 175,000 partiers have crammed into the 900-acre Worthy Farm for the five-day event, which will see more than 2,000 acts across dozens of stage
- 2015-06-26At first glance, this young man appears to be flying through air.
In fact, he is one of a number of swimmers elegantly diving from the Scindia Ghat temple, partially submerged in the Ganges River, in Varansi, India.
Taken in 1985 by photographer Raghubir
- 2015-06-26Government officials have warned visitors to stay away from the fragile Wedding Cake Rock structure at Royal National Park in Sydney. A safety fence has been erected to keep visitors away.
- 2015-06-26Fresh-water fish is an important staple in West Bengali cuisine. At Kolkata's Lake Market, fishmongers sell a wide variety of locally caught species, including carp, cat fish and prawns. No chairs here. Sellers perch themselves on the table, directl
- 2015-06-25Three words describe 1 Hotel South Beach: spacious, experiential, tasty. With 700-square-foot rooms, extensive list of activities and Tom Colicchio's Beachcraft restaurant, the new hotel delivers Miami the way we want it. Spa and fitness center on th
- 2015-06-25Tama, the hero of Kishi Station, passed away this week at a local animal hospital. She had just celebrated her 16th birthday in April.
- 2015-06-25For a special breed of traveler, it's not the route that the airline flies that matters, but the champagne it serves. These oeno-fliers will sometimes deliberately choose a ticket that includes a layover over a direct flight if it means getting a gla
- 2015-06-24One of the United States' most famous natural wonders, the Grand Canyon is on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's 2015 list of America's 11 most endangered historic places. The trust says the proposed Escalade tourist development
- 2015-06-23CNN iReporters shared their favorite views from Jordan. Cheryl Somoano captured this breathtaking sky in Wadi Rum when she traveled there with friends. "This was on our first night, when Mohammed (our guide) took us through the desert and we spent a
- 2015-06-23Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia, is the world's No. 1 landmark, according to TripAdvisor reviewers. The travel site released a list Tuesday of top world landmarks based on an algorithm that factored in the quality and quantity of user reviews of gl
- 2015-06-23Singapore's hub has the amenities a business traveler needs, but it stands out for its other offerings: a butterfly garden, a Balinese-themed rooftop pool and a Kinetic Rain sculpture made up of 1,216 bronze "droplets." It's the first
- 2015-06-23The four-suite Singita Serengeti House villa, priced at $84,500 a week, offers prime game watching in the heart of the private 350,000-acre Singita Grumeti reserve.
- 2015-06-23Tekka Market is in the heart of the Singapore's colorful Little India district. The area is a melting pot of cultures and a gathering spot for Singapore's many migrants from the subcontinent.
- 2015-06-22Commuters across the London Bridge on Monday were met with a mosaic of colorful sidewalk tiles and a banner urging them to "Love Mondays."
- 2015-06-22Iceland's first and the world's largest man-made ice cave is now open to visitors. The project cost $2.5 million and also serves as a venue for parties, weddings and concerts.
- 2015-06-19Dan Flavin's European Couples at Unlimited Basel
- 2015-06-19Denver's newest hotel, The Art, opened June 16. "Otter," a life-size horse sculpture by Deborah Butterfield, greets guests in the welcome area.
- 2015-06-18On Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that a woman would appear on the U.S. $10 bill in 2020. There have been just a handful of women on U.S. currency in history. Susan B. Anthony, the 19th-century feminist leader, appeared on the dollar coi
- 2015-06-18Author Brittany Gibbons first opened Camp Throwback in 2014 in Clarksville, Ohio, as an escape for adults who loved summer camp during childhood. At this camp, no kids are allowed and it's BYOB.
- 2015-06-18CNN'S Anthony Bourdain travels back to Beirut, Lebanon. "In spite of everything, I love it here," he says.
- 2015-06-18More than 20 years of development and research has finally borne fruit for the Skunk Works engineers at Lockheed Martin. Their airship is designed to allow the delivery of large loads of cargo to otherwise inaccessible areas.
- 2015-06-18Zambia's Royal Livingston Express is a vintage, 20th-century locomotive that was restored over a ten-year period.
- 2015-06-18For dads who have too many people to please, there's Bluffs. These triple-duty pants designed to accommodate work, play and travel are actually stylish enough for date-night, classy enough for conferences and comfortable enough for city biking.
- 2015-06-18Joël Robuchon establishments around the world hold 28 Michelin stars. Many saw the 2014 arrival of his latest, Bangkok's L' Atelier, as emblematic of the increased seriousness with which the city's eating scene is being taken.
- 2015-06-17Drinks are fresh at the Broken Shaker -- the bar grows drink ingredients in its on-site garden.
- 2015-06-17A Fouga Magister CM170 performs during the International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget on June 17, 2015.
- 2015-06-17The First African Baptist Church on Cumberland Island was established in 1893 and rebuilt in the 1930s.
- 2015-06-17After spending the past two years at number two, Qatar Airways nabbed the top spot at the annual Skytrax World Airline Awards. The airline, which won in 2011 and 2012, also took home prizes for best airline in the Middle East and best business-class seat.
- 2015-06-17The Expo Station of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) in Singapore. The island nation's subway system is highly automatized and considered to be among the most advanced in the world.
- 2015-06-17Once you've explored Iceland's capital city of Reykjavik, drive a few hours north to explore the picturesque town of Akureyri, population 18,000. It's a lovely spot in summer to hike and to enjoy the mountains, one of Iceland's longest
- 2015-06-17When a mother called Tampa International Airport about her 6-year-old leaving his stuffed tiger at the airport, airport officials quickly found the missing feline. Before the family returned on June 11 and picked up Hobbes, Airport Operations Center manag
- 2015-06-16Thailand's police and Customs Department seized more than 2.3 million counterfeit items and arrested 9,795 people in 2013, according to the latest statistics from the Commerce Ministry's Intellectual Property Department.
- 2015-06-15Vietnam's bite-sized crunchy spring rolls might not enjoy the same popularity as their healthier fresh equivalent, but they aren't to be overlooked. Featuring a crispy shell with a soft veggie and meat filling, they're dunked in a tangy sau
- 2015-06-15Anthony Bourdain goes deep on the other Hawaii, the one 8 million tourists don't see, for "Parts Unknown." Here, he looks for humpback whales during mating season.
- 2015-06-15Heathrow Airport's control tower commands the world's busiest runways. Some 73 million passengers pass through the airport every year.
- 2015-06-12A traditional Bengali thala (platter), like this delicious spread at 6 Ballygunge Place, is a great way to kick off a debut Kolkata food experience.
- 2015-06-12"The winters are rough but the summers are beautiful." -- Mike Stouffer, Wausau, Wisconsin
- 2015-06-12The iconic Radio City Music Hall is among the New York City landmarks in Franck Bohbot's "Light On" photo series. "When I moved to New York City in 2013, I started to walk late at night," he said. "I very quickly became fasci
- 2015-06-12Danish architectural firm Bjarke Ingels Group have revealed the grand designs for the new, 1,340-feet Two World Trade Center building that will overlook the 9/11 Memorial Park in New York City.
The building will be completed by 2020 and replaces a previo
- 2015-06-11Bangor International, Maine (BGR) possesses one of the world's most opulent airport carpets. Known simply as the "Carpet of God," its "recurring logarithmic spirals converge on a never reachable point known by geometrists as the '
- 2015-06-11Just when you thought nothing could look more appetizing than a bowl of raspberries next to a bowl of minced pork, here comes the dausage.
- 2015-06-11Stockholm Arlanda Airport's climate portal gives passengers a taste of the weather where they're headed.
- 2015-06-11"One of the most beautiful legislatures in the world, a cathedral of democracy." You don't often hear that about a parliament building, but that's how British politician-turned-broadcaster Michael Portillo described Budapest's Par
- 2015-06-10A 4X4 isn't mandatory in Mozambique. Mini Coopers can easily take on a road trip via the EN1, a tarred road along the Indian Ocean coastline.
- 2015-06-10How would classical figures fare in the urban jungle? Ukrainian artist Alexey Kondakov explores the idea in his series 'The Daily Lives of Gods'.
Photoshopping characters from mythology and antiquity into the modern day city, he argues that by
- 2015-06-10Miami may be one of the United States' most international cities, but it's still in the South. Diners can load up on shrimp and grits and fried chicken at Yardbird Southern Table & Bar.
- 2015-06-09A focus of this year's Paris Air Show is likely to be aircraft cabins of the future. Airlines want designers to maximize passenger capacity. But those that turn left when they enter the plane are living in increased luxury. There have been calls for
- 2015-06-09According to reports in the UK media, police escorted supermodel Kate Moss (here in 2013) off an easyJet flight from Turkey arriving at an airport in Bedfordshire near London. The supermodel was reportedly being "disruptive." "Officers atte
- 2015-06-05Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has been tweeting breathtaking photos of Earth while aboard the International Space Station. "Good night from #space," she wrote when she tweeted this photo on May 12.
- 2015-06-05Chef Gaggan Anand plates food at his eponymous Bangkok restaurant, Gaggan, which grabbed 10th spot at this month's "World's Best Restaurant Awards."
- 2015-06-04Like many Frank Lloyd Wright homes, the Bernard Schwartz House harmonizes with its natural setting -- in this case a wooded, riverside plot in eastern Wisconsin. It's one of the few Frank Lloyd Wright houses available for rent.
- 2015-06-03Anthony Bourdain and legendary Hollywood cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond ("Deliverance," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Deer Hunter" and more) walk through Hősök tere (Heroes' Square) in Budapest, Hungary.
- 2015-06-03Bangkok's Gaggan, the domain of India chef Gaggan Anand, makes its debut in the top 10 Best Restaurants list. His venue was recently named Asia's best.
- 2015-06-03Futuristic skyscrapers next to traditional Chinese temples. It's expected that 8.66 million international visitors will come to Hong Kong in 2015, according to MasterCard's latest Global Destination Cities Index.
- 2015-06-03The newly opened Kings Cross Pond Club is billed as the first ever man-made freshwater public swimming pool in the UK.
- 2015-06-02Photomed is a yearly photography festival that celebrates Mediterranean countries. Browse the gallery to see some of the most interesting shots from this year's exhibition, starting with "Salta", by Álvaro Sánchez-Montañés.
- 2015-06-02Yannis Perantinos, left, is one of the many fishermen documented by photographer Christian Stemper on the Greek island of Paros. Stemper took portraits of the fishermen as well as overhead views of their fishing boats.
- 2015-06-01The trend of attaching locks to Paris's bridges is believed to have started in 2008. American Lisa Anselmo and French-American Lisa Taylor Huff say they co-founded No Love Locks because the padlocks are endangering historic landmarks.
- 2015-06-01Paris city employees remove a railing loaded with locks on the Pont des Arts bridge on Monday, June 1. For years, couples have put locks on the bridge to symbolize their affection -- a tradition often followed by throwing the key into the Seine River belo
- 2015-06-01A team led by photographer Filippo Blengini has published a gigantic panoramic photograph of Mont Blanc, Europe's highest mountain. Here's just a portion of the image, which measures a staggering 365 gigapixels.