Some runs keep replaying in your memory long after you’re back home. It's the quality of experience and the adrenaline that make these places a hot favorite for beginners and professionals alike.

You book an all-inclusive vacation to relax, indulge, and maybe make questionable choices at the swim-up bar—not to spend quality time examining the tile pattern on the resort bathroom floor. Yet foodborne illness strikes thousands of travelers every year, and when it happens on vacation, the stress doubles. Suddenly you’re wondering if that buffet shrimp was plotting against you and, more importantly, whether the resort can be held accountable. Here’s what you need to know before you point any fingers.

If you’ve ever brought your own food onto a plane, you probably assumed you’d be able to eat it. After all, you bought it, packed it, and carried it through TSA. And airlines don’t even serve real meals on most flights anymore, right? But still, travelers get told they can’t eat their own food. So…is that actually a rule—or just airline weirdness?

Could early signs of goddess worship be hiding in plain sight within ancient relics? Archaeologists keep finding symbols and objects suggesting a powerful female presence influencing spiritual life long before the mythologies we recognize emerged.

You know creativity is getting serious when someone turns it into math. According to the data, the US is sprinkled with cities where imagination isn’t just welcome—it’s practically a local currency. Whether you’re a designer craving inspiration, a musician hunting for a new scene, or a writer hoping to trip over your next great idea, these 22 cities rise above the rest. Ranked from 22 to the reigning champ, here’s where the numbers say your muse might live.

If you’ve got champagne taste on a store-brand soda budget, it doesn’t mean that you’re relegated to just reading about gourmet foods. Just because something is expensive doesn’t mean it’s good—and it doesn’t mean it needs to be inaccessible, either.