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Short of space, the Guggenheim sold a Kandinsky for $62,000. It may fetch $80 million at auction

By Oscar Holland, CNN Some 15 years after Solomon R. Guggenheim died, the foundation managing his extensive art collection concluded that it owned more Wassily Kandinsky paintings than it knew what to do with. The late American businessman had been among the Russian painter’s most prominent and dedicated patrons. But in 1964, despite operating its

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Dragons, waterfalls and white sand beaches: Travel insiders share their favorite Indonesia vacation spots

By Lilit Marcus, CNN Indonesia is a diverse archipelago comprised of more than 17,000 islands sprawling across three time zones. “Something for everyone” is a tourism commercial cliche, but sometimes it really is accurate. As the world’s largest archipelago nation, Indonesia is home to a mix of thriving megacities, pure-white beaches, important historical sites and

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This restroom at Ostasteidn in Ryfylke is designed so that moss grows on its outer walls.

Visit Norway makes toilets ‘great again’ after Trump’s ‘sh*t house country’ jab

By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Norway’s tourism board has launched a tongue-in-cheek toilet campaign to show off the country’s most scenic restrooms after US President Donald Trump branded the Nordic nation a “sh*t house country.” Trump delivered his scathing comments on the campaign trail, days before voters head to the polls for the midterm

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The statue honoring Hachiko

This busy Tokyo neighborhood draws thousands of Halloween visitors. Some locals have had enough of the party

By Lilit Marcus, CNN, and Keiichiro Kowaguchi Tokyo (CNN) — More than 500,000 people march, walk, skateboard and dance across Shibuya Crossing every day. As the world’s busiest and most famous intersection, it’s an essential Tokyo tourist stop. Many places around the world would love to have a “must visit” destination of this cachet. But

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Liverpool's architecture is of a grand scale.

An underground network of tunnels was discovered under Liverpool. Now workers think they’ve solved the mystery

By Maureen O’Hare, CNN Liverpool, England (CNN) — It’s an unassuming entrance to what’s been described as the world’s largest underground folly, a centuries-old mystery buried at least 60 feet below the streets of Liverpool, England, and stretching out for perhaps a square mile or more. The peeling, graffiti-covered facade of a Georgian house is

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The exterior of Slough House is on the corner of Aldersgate Street and Carthusian Street. Some of the businesses get a makeunder on the show

How London’s grimiest locations became the stars of ‘Slow Horses’

By Francesca Street, CNN London (CNN) — Walking down a London street populated by chic wine bars, Michelin-starred restaurants and smart, Victorian buildings, a group of tourists suddenly halts in its tracks. They’re ignoring the appealing surroundings. Instead, they’re peering through an iron gate leading to a far-less-appealing alleyway where a row of garbage cans

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