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M4Y5GC The Haines Shoe House is a shoe-shaped house in Hellam Township, Pennsylvania. This roadside attraction is on the Lincoln Highway.

Home Sweet Home: Unusual Houses Across the World

What does “home” mean to you? For some, it’s a place to spend time with loved ones while making family recipes, celebrating holidays, and putting children’s artwork on refrigerators. For others, it isn’t a physical location at all, but rather a feeling, person, or memory. And looking at the list of houses below, it’s clear […]

two women walk their dogs and communicate. Dogs are friends

Dogs Need Friends, Too: How Socializing Can Positively Affect Your Pup’s Health

Dogs are man’s best friend, but it turns out they need their own furry friends, too. A recent study conducted as part of the Dog Aging Project found that a canine’s social support network has the greatest influence on health outcomes, surpassing factors such as finances, household stability, and the age of the owner. The […]

City view of beautiful Medellin Colombia

A Colombian Neighborhood Was Ranked the Coolest in the World — Check Out the Top 10 List

How hip is your zip? Time Out recently released its sixth annual ranking of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. The publication polled over 12,000 people to compile a shortlist, then worked with city editors and local experts to narrow the selections down, creating a final ranking by considering factors like community and social ventures, […]

Female traveler at the train station waiting for her train.

Start Packing: 16 Essential Travel Accessories That Will Elevate Your Next Trip

Recommendations are independently selected by our team but may result in a commission to Nice News which helps keep our content free. A whopping 45,000 flights either take off or land every single day in the United States, for a grand total of around 2.9 million passengers in the air during each 24-hour period. Whether […]

In 93-Degree Water, the Endangered Devils Hole Pupfish Keep Swimming

In a geothermal cave in Nevada, the endangered Devils Hole pupfish is embodying a certain cartoon relative’s mantra: “Just keep swimming.” The fish species has not only endured in the ostensibly forbidding environment it became trapped in thousands of years ago, but has also recently been increasing in number. Small, silvery-blue, and iridescent, the species […]

Cross-Country Biker Who Rode in Memory of Friend Lost to Pancreatic Cancer Was “Overwhelmed by People’s Kindness”

When Rob Belcher and Scott Thayer met in the sixth grade, they bonded over fishing, bike riding, and hockey — particularly a shared love for the Boston Bruins — and were close friends from that moment on. Decades of friendship later, Thayer learned he had pancreatic cancer and died at age 62 in May 2022, […]