CNN Site Map for Section Travel (Galleries) for May - 2022
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- 2022-05-31Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Steam Train: The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad is a National Historic Landmark that dates back to the 1880s. It takes travelers to remote places in Colorado and New Mexico. Click on for more great North America train jou
- 2022-05-30The yellow-eyed penguin -- known as hoiho, which means "noise shouter" in Māori -- is one of the most endangered penguin species in the world. These rare birds are under growing pressure from predators, climate change and disease -- but conserva
- 2022-05-30100 years of the Lincoln Memorial: One of America's most sacred spots takes on a special aura at sunset. Click through the gallery to see historical pictures.
- 2022-05-30The seven second summits: This term is used to describe the second highest peaks on every continent. The best known is K2 (pictured).
Continent: Asia. Elevation: 28,251 ft.
- 2022-05-29Australia: Hamilton Island in the beautiful Whitsundays is one of many destinations calling to travelers during Australia's winter months.
- 2022-05-27Old-timer: Ferrara's pasticcio dates back to the Renaissance period. It's a sweet and savory pie.
- 2022-05-26Flores: Poço da Alagoinha is one of the spectacular waterfalls located on Flores, one of the Azores' western islands.
- 2022-05-26Antarctic artifacts: Sotheby's in London recently held an auction of items from Antarctic explorations, including this bronze medal given to Ernest Shackleton. Click through to see more objects.
- 2022-05-25Startup Bongalo is vying to become an African alternative to Airbnb. The company, which was founded in Cameroon and is now based in Rwanda, has more than 1,000 listings across the two countries. This includes Umoko Cottage on the shores of Lake Muhazi in
- 2022-05-251. Lifeguarded Beach, Ocracoke Island, North Carolina: This year's No. 1 US beach, according to an annual list from coastal scientist "Dr. Beach," is a wild stretch on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
- 2022-05-21Coming soon: These hydrogen-powered airliners would be zero-emission, say Airbus.
- 2022-05-20A century of safari: Like it's name suggests, Cottar's 1920s Camp has been operating for 100 years in Kenya.
- 2022-05-20Philip Banini (left) and Massalley Comney (right) share a joke in the waters off the coast of Robertsport, Liberia. The small seaside community has become popular among surfers, transforming it into an international tourist destination.
- 2022-05-19The Whitsunday Islands, Queensland: Australia's stunning Whitsunday Islands offer some of the finest sailing in the world, with sea and scenery to rival the Caribbean.
- 2022-05-16Another level: The German city of Wuppertal is home to one of the world's most unusual metro lines -- the Schwebebahn suspension railway.
- 2022-05-12Best North American airlines for customer satisfaction: J.D. Power's 2022 North American Airline Satisfaction Study asked over 7,000 passengers how satisfied they were with their airline. Taking the top spot for economy travelers is Southwest Airline
- 2022-05-12Lakeside life: Fishermen on Lake Trasimeno not only fish, but also cook and run a restaurant.
- 2022-05-12West Highland Railway, Scotland: Offering the "greatest hits" of Scotland's best landscapes, this beautiful line runs 120 miles from Glasgow to Fort William at the foot of Ben Nevis -- the UK's highest mountain -- and delivers a parade
- 2022-05-10The Brando, French Polynesia: For a once-in-a-lifetime getaway, this ultra-luxurious private island resort would be hard to beat.
- 2022-05-10 Living history: Mardin in southeast Turkey is where thousands of years of history come alive. Its shimmering white gold buildings form a line of terraces built on a hill looking across the plains to present-day Syria.
- 2022-05-09Airport romance: Krystina Burton first crossed paths with Gabriel Solberg while waiting for an Alaska Airlines airplane flying from New York to Los Angeles. The two ended up sat next to one another on the flight.
- 2022-05-06The Baobab Course at Vipingo Ridge, in Kenya, is the only PGA-accredited golf course in Africa.
- 2022-05-06Taiwan Southern Cross-Island Highway: 13 years after several sections of this scenic highway were badly damaged by a typhoon, it reopened in time for the popular Labor Day travel weekend.
- 2022-05-05Skydweller Aero aims to produce the world's first commercially viable "pseudo-satellite" -- a solar-powered airplane capable of staying in the sky for months at a time. Skydweller is pictured landing after its first flight, in December 2020
- 2022-05-05Artisan chocolate: An ancestor of Nutella, gianduiotto originates from Piedmont, Italy. Up until the 1960's, the region's capital Turin was dotted with hundreds of artisan boutiques. Now there's only one left.
- 2022-05-04Sambuca di Sicilia: This pretty Italian town was a pioneer in selling off homes for just over a dollar to try to revive its fortunes. Many of the buyers are said to be from North America.
- 2022-05-04Sea lions are returning to New Zealand's mainland after being hunted to near extinction in the 19th and early 20th century. Now, local people are learning to live with their new -- very curious -- neighbors.
- 2022-05-04Stay at the Moulin Rouge: Airbnb is offering what it's billing as a "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunity to stay inside the Moulin Rouge, the famous cabaret in Montmartre, Paris.
- 2022-05-03Taiwan's most beautiful train: Debuting in March 2022, the Moving Kitchen is Taiwan's first gourmet rail experience. It's the latest addition to The Future, a round-the-island excursion train that launched in 2019.
- 2022-05-02Space hotel designs: Orbital Assembly Corporation is planning to build Voyager Station and Pioneer Station, two space hubs in the sky. Click through the gallery to see Oribital Assembly's renderings depicting what what life among the stars might look