Over the following decades, as new technologies made fire lookouts mostly obsolete, some were torn down. But dozens around the country have survived and are available for rent. Read more.
Over the following decades, as new technologies made fire lookouts mostly obsolete, some were torn down. But dozens around the country have survived and are available for rent. Read more.

Rustic Rooming

Over the following decades, as new technologies made fire lookouts mostly obsolete, some were torn down. But dozens around the country have survived and are available for rent. Read more.

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Spend the Night in a Fire Tower

Over the following decades, as new technologies made fire lookouts mostly obsolete, some were torn down. But dozens around the country have survived and are available for rent. Read more.

5 Upscale Hostels All Over the World

Upscale hostels are popping up in big layover cities like Paris, New York, and Istanbul, giving you an easy excuse to turn a connecting flight into an overnight stay. Read more.

Upscale hostels are popping up in big layover cities like Paris, New York, and Istanbul, giving you an easy excuse to turn a connecting flight into an overnight stay. Read more.
Upscale hostels are popping up in big layover cities like Paris, New York, and Istanbul, giving you an easy excuse to turn a connecting flight into an overnight stay. Read more. (Courtesy of Cocomama)

Camp on the Beach

Nothing more than a zipper and some mesh separate you from the dreamy, maritime air if you set up camp here. Read more.

Nothing more than a zipper and some mesh separate you from the dreamy, maritime air if you set up camp here. Read more.
Nothing more than a zipper and some mesh separate you from the dreamy, maritime air if you set up camp here. Read more. (Asbjørn Floden/Flickr)

Tiny Digs Mean More Open-Air Fun

One way to make sure you don’t end up sequestered indoors? Base your travels out of a tiny home. Here are five that’ll make it easy. Read more.

One way to make sure you don’t end up sequestered indoors? Base your travels out of a tiny home. Here are five that’ll make it easy. Read more.
One way to make sure you don’t end up sequestered indoors? Base your travels out of a tiny home. Here are five that’ll make it easy. Read more. (Courtesy of Jean-Marc Labrosse)

Never Leave: Cabin Crash Pads!

Essentially, you want a cabin where you can escape from the trappings of civilization without being completely cut off from them. Read more.

Essentially, you want a cabin where you can escape from the trappings of civilization without being completely cut off from them. Read more.
Essentially, you want a cabin where you can escape from the trappings of civilization without being completely cut off from them. Read more. (Mikulich Alexander Andreevich)

Treehouses Are the Best Rest You’ll Ever Get

There’s definitely something about spending the night in a treehouse that takes you back to childhood days; it’s doubly cool when your mom isn’t yelling up to you to be quiet so you don’t wake the neighbors. Read more.

There’s definitely something about spending the night in a treehouse that takes you back to childhood days; it’s doubly cool when your mom isn’t yelling up to you to be quiet so you don’t wake the neighbors. Read more.
There’s definitely something about spending the night in a treehouse that takes you back to childhood days; it’s doubly cool when your mom isn’t yelling up to you to be quiet so you don’t wake the neighbors. Read more. (iStock)
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