• Like Rollercoasters? Maybe it's time you booked a ticket to Shanghai, where China's largest amusement park is set to open its gates next week. That looks like quite a wooden coaster! [Via Jaunted]
• Looking to be inspired? This plan by two dozen homeless men in Poland to build and sail a ship around the world is an absolutely amazing story. [Via The NYT]
• We shouldn't forget that some of our country's best beaches aren't on the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans - they're on the Great Lakes. How about this list of Seven Michigan Lake Towns to get you started? They forgot my favorite, South Haven. [Via Intelligent Traveler]
• Sometimes, despite our best efforts to get "off the beaten trail" we end up in what is otherwise known as the dreaded tourist trap. Don't fret, Esquire has a Five-Minute Guide to American Tourist Traps like the Grand Canyon, Disneyland and Yellowstone. The hordes of tourists are still there, but you'll have the upper hand. [Via World Hum]

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