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8 Amazing Places to Ski in the South

You don’t often hear them listed in the same breath as Colorado or Wyoming, but the ski destinations in the southern U.S. have their very own charms. For starters, the Blue Ridge Mountains contain the highest peaks on the East Coast. From Alabama (yes, Alabama!) to West Virginia, folks can enjoy craft brews at a…

10 Jaw-Droppingly Eerie Ghost Towns Around the World

Even the most glamorous towns can fade into the hereafter. Once stylish mansions, beautiful pools, glitzy hotels, and cool bars disintegrate like yesterday’s sand castles, leaving behind a completely deserted area. Sometimes there are takeaway lessons or heartbreaking tales found amidst the empty streets and vine-covered chaise lounges. And often, there’s even a compelling story…

Oyster.com Editors Share the Places They Never Meant to Go (But Are Glad They Did)

Sometimes the best part of a trip isn’t the list of attractions on an itinerary you painstakingly planned, but the happy accidents that you stumble upon along the way. Whether it’s a fortuitous detour that leads to a hidden treasure, a serendipitous run-in with a particularly friendly local, or a travel disaster-turned-unforgettable vacation, it’s the…

10 Cutest Small Towns in the South

Many find the words “charm” and “hospitality” synonymous with the South; after all, the states below the Mason-Dixon line are popular options among travelers looking for a sweet slice of America. And while the awesome cities of Nashville, Memphis, and New Orleans have style and culture in abundance, it’s the smaller towns that hold a…

8 U.S. Destinations to Avoid This Summer If You’re Worried About Zika

While U.S. territories Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands have both reported locally acquired Zika cases, the mosquito is yet to have reached the United States. Unfortunately, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, now reports that — thanks to warming temperatures — the disease-carrying mosquito will make its…


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The 13 Music Festivals You Have to Go to This Summer

It’s almost summer, so it’s time for music lovers to untangle their flower crowns and fringed getups and try not to freak out about music festival season. As always, these events have packed cross-category rosters; for every major crowd-pleaser, there are dozens of emerging, experimental performers. Here are the multi-day, multi-stage, soul-freeing, body-rocking, roof-raising (except,…

The 10 Best College Football Towns in the U.S.

While many Americans are celebrating the return of the NFL this week, others have been more excited by September’s bringing college football back. Hordes of students, alumni, and general football fans are busy spending their weekend tailgating, sporting school colors, and chanting fight songs for their favorite teams. Many locales across the United States are…

The 7 Most Adorable Cottage Hotels in the U.S.

We’re having a cuteness attack! We’ve been adding so many hotels to the site this summer and fortunately for us (and you), many of them have been super precious. So without further adieu, here are the seven most adorable cottage hotels in the U.S. The photos speak for themselves…

The 15 Best Stateside Music Festivals This Spring and Summer

Photo credit: Flickr.com/santi_nor Every year at the end of April, thousands make the hot and slow crawl to SoCal’s Indio Valley for the season’s first (and arguably most famous) music festival. You might say the annual pilgrimage to Coachella is a sort of rite of passage for hardcore festival-goers and music fans. But as avid…


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