Many admirers and residents of the city of Prague are quite protective of the city’s stately Gothic, Baroque, and Rococo buildings. There was a citywide outcry when architects Vlado Milunic and Frank Gehry designed a thoroughly modern building known as the Dancing House. Since the Dancing House’s completion in 1996, some Prague lovers have warmed…
If you spent your elementary school years dreaming about skipping class so that you could spend your days drinking milkshakes and lounging in a toasty swimming pool, a visit to Portland’s McMenamins Kennedy School Hotel is an absolute must. In 1997, Portland’s McMenamin brothers renovated a derelict elementary school building which was originally built in…
Since 2010, Sweden‘s eco-conscious Treehotel has allowed guests to leave their worries in the city and retreat to a lush forest in the Swedish Lappland which features several striking “cabins”—including a silver UFO which is often shrouded in fog. The latest addition to the Treehotel is an ultra-modern glass cube which is covered with hundreds…
Since the first Star Wars film was released in 1977, devoted fans have jumped at every opportunity to make the fantastical Star Wars universe as real as possible. The 21st century is the very best time to be a Star Wars fan because Disney World recently added a fully immersive Star Wars hotel which allows…
Between the Stephen King novel It, serial killer John Wayne Gacy’s affinity for clowns, and countless haunted houses which employ sinister cackling clowns with sharp teeth—it’s pretty clear that clowns are straight up terrifying. If images of blood-thirsty clowns keep you awake at night, it’s probably best for you to skip the Clown Motel in…
50 years ago, an adventurous pilot named Don Sheldon risked his life so that he could transport mountaineers, hunters, and other fellow adventure seekers to some of Alaska‘s most remote locations. With his wife Roberta forever by his side, Don Sheldon perfected risky glacier landings. Don’s love of Alaska’s unexplored spaces inspired him to build…
Nothing says “I love tequila” quite like spending the night in a giant tequila barrel surrounded by fields of spiky agave in the town of Tequila, Mexico. Matices Hotel de Barricas was designed so that tequila lovers from around the world can pay homage to the region where the peppery spirit originated. Matices Hotel de…
Hotel Cecil is the wooden stacking doll of historical hotels in downtown Los Angeles. As it’s changed hands over the years, it’s continued to serve as a relic of what once was—and the grandness of its marble lobby and Beaux Arts-style architecture is not lost on us today. But unlike the children’s toy, the hotel’s…
