Jesse Singer articles

Americans love arguing about which places in their own country don't get nearly enough attention. And after digging through traveler discussions, underrated-destination lists, and plenty of “how is this place not more famous?” conversations, we started noticing something about many of the places that kept coming up. A lot of these places seem to have one thing working against them. The forecast.

There was a time when pulling off the highway for the night meant seeing names that were absolutely everywhere. Then, somehow, many of them just disappeared.

Most hotel guests believe they are perfectly reasonable. But hotel employees notice things guests seem to never think twice about—and these seemingly harmless habits can make an entire shift needlessly harder. Are you doing any of these?

Flying in the 60s wasn't completely without rules. And yes, not every item here was as “routinely” carried onto a plane as the others. But these were legit ordinary belongings people could bring along without someone telling them no. Such as...

Americans have no problem telling you what they hate about another state. But ask them to name the best thing about it and suddenly the answers get a lot more interesting. Do you agree?

You finally make it down to the resort pool. The sun is shining, the water looks perfect and every single lounge chair appears to be taken. Except...hardly anybody is actually sitting in them. Half the chairs are occupied by towels. Hours later, the towels are still there. Their owners? Nowhere to be found.

Most Americans know laws change from state to state. But some differences are so extreme they feel like glitches in the map.

You're snorkeling in clear water when something on the bottom catches the light. By the time you're done, you've found 10 old coins underwater. Congratulations. You may have found treasure. You may also have created a surprisingly complicated legal problem.

You paid for the room. You’re hungry. The hotel burger costs $27 and the place across the street makes one for $11. This seems like the easiest decision you'll make all day. Then you notice the hotel has a “no outside food” rule. Surely they mean the restaurant, right?