Outdoors
Tiny lightweight camper sleeps family of 4
The Cricket can be pulled by most vehicles and even has its own kitchen.
This creepy tiny house is suspended underneath an old railway arch
Black Flying House asks, ‘Wouldst thou like to live deliciously?’
This adventure van treats dogs like royalty
The Dogscamper is a German-designed Type B motorhome that makes Fido a top priority.
Two landscape architecture icons to know now
Cornelia Oberlander, 95, and Harriet Pattison, 88, began their careers when there were few women in design.
Tiny teardrop trailer has huge windows for stargazing
Forget sleeping in a tin can: The Vistabule boasts picture windows that make other teardrop campers look claustrophobic.
New bike wants to make city commuting more comfortable
The Capuchin bike combines the comfort of a scooter with the tire width and suspension of a mountain bike.
Bespoke camping van brings luxury to the outdoors
This sleeper and gear hauler has what makers Outside Van call "a dash of jet-set swagger" that elevates the Valhalla from its counterparts.
75-square-foot micro home packs in all the essentials
Featuring a glass door and three small windows, the space is pared down to the bare essentials: a built-in bench that pulls out to form a bed, a toilet, and a kitchenette, under which a small table and two stools are stored.
This modular camper offers a high-design way to adventure
The Tigermoth, a towable, off-grid camper that its manufacturers, TAXA Outdoors, say will offer intrepid adventurers all-in-one shelter for up to seven days.
Handcrafted trailer takes vintage design on the road
Created by a design-school graduate and former carpenter, the Vintage Overland teardrop camper aims to combine "an appreciation for art and design and the romance of vintage travel."
Tiny floating orbs let you sleep in the treetops
If you’re sick and tired of being boxed in by a 325-square-foot hotel room, look no further than these handcrafted spherical treehouses available for nightly rental on British Columbia’s Victoria Island.
Boxy modernist playground combines Bauhaus with a lookout and zip line
Oh, to be young and agile again! This wooden structure in suburban Massachusetts is the latest entrant into the realm of cool playgrounds for kids, and it’s got us pining for our more youthful days.
This hanging tent is an instant treehouse
Whether you want to get off the ground for camping or just build a treehouse for your kids, check out the Treepod. The hanging tent holds up to 500 pounds and attaches to a tree branch with just one suspension point.
World’s first ‘ice library’ rises by a frozen Siberian lake
Built on the shore of the frozen Lake Baikal in Baikalsk, Siberia, the world’s first "ice library" is, as you might imagine, dramatically different from any library we know, from the inside out.
This rugged truck is an all-in-one home in a box
This expedition box works like a shipping container: all functions are secured and stored inside the steel structure and the self-supporting unit can be easily removed from or placed on to almost every container truck, train, ship, or plane.
National parks on alert as congressman introduces resolution to roll back oil drilling restrictions
Affected parks would include Grand Tetons, Everglades, and the Flight 93 Memorial
Eye-popping basketball court puts quirky spin on a classic urban space
Combining shades of orange, yellow, blue, and gray, Gue used curved lines to create a color-blocked court that calls to mind the graphic work of Picasso.
What it's like to work for the National Park Service right now
One worker gives her view of life at the NPS as the Trump administration begins.
Burly adventure camper is prepped to go off-grid
The LC79 Super Tourer double cab starts with a brand new Toyota Land Cruiser chassis, then is tricked out with everything from survival basics to creature comforts.
Portable solar panel and battery brings clean energy on the go
Setting up most compact solar panel systems entail connecting a number of complicated components. But a new product line from SolPad promises a fully integrated system that generates, stores, and feeds out energy, all in the same device.
New congressional rule clears a path for giving away public lands
"This is the worst Congress for public lands ever."
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The 18 best ski hotels for families
To aid parents in planning the ultimate ski vacation, we've rounded up the 18 best hotels in North America for families. From Whistler to Stowe, these hotels offer something for everyone, including the little ones in your life.
Rugged teardrop trailer has its own pull-out kitchen
The Firetail is burly enough to go off road, but still boasts a quick setup and enough amenities to make camping a breeze.
New urban park in Dallas will be one of America’s biggest
The Trinity River Park hopes to transform a Dallas floodplain into a $600 million park that’s 11 times larger than Central Park.
Go deep in an eerie "underwater museum" in the Atlantic Ocean
Add this to the travel bucket list: A British artist, Jason Decaires Taylor, has finished work on a 300-sculpture underwater museum off the coast of Lazarote, Spain.
Colorado ski resort closes because of too much snow
Cue all the truisms about having "too much of a good thing," because a Colorado ski resort has received so much snow it’s been forced to close operations.
Park redesigned to harvest massive amount of stormwater in Sydney
The design captures and cleans the equivalent of 340 Olympic-sized pools every year
Lightweight e-bike makes city commuting a breeze
This eco-friendly, foldable electric bicycle is half the weight of many competitors, folds in 2 easy steps, and can go 35 miles on one charge.
Shimmering shade structure would keep Phoenix cool
It’s the latest proposal for "engineered shade" in the desert city.
7 new ski hotels to stay at this winter
From Sun Valley to Lake Tahoe, we’ve rounded up all the new hotels that have recently opened or will soon open in ski country.
Obama adds two new national monuments to environmental legacy
Just before the new year, President Obama designated two more national monuments—Bears Ears in Utah and Gold Butte in Nevada—extending an impressive track record for protecting the country’s cultural and environmental heritage.
Own a rare off-grid cliff house up for auction
If 2016 has you ready to flee to the desert and hide in a bunker, may we present to you a rad place to hunker down: a completely self-sufficient cave castle.
New bike rack offers small-space storage solution
Called Parkis, the system lets users place the front wheel in a locking mechanism that raises the bike without requiring physical force.
10 over-the-top ski homes for sale right now
Even though most of us will never buy a luxurious ski home, that doesn’t mean we can’t look. Behold, 10 extravagant ski homes available for purchase, right now.
Nation’s largest tiny house development planned for Colorado mountain town
The 19-acre development would include some 200 tiny rentals, plus shared facilities like a gym and restaurant. Salida, CO, a popular tourist destination, hopes the project will help alleviate a short-term housing shortage.
The treehouses and cabins of new book 'The Hinterland' offer dreamy escapes
What is the hinterland, and why does it beckon? Literally translated from German, it means "the land behind," or, more specifically, a rural area outside of an urban area. The hinterland calls out to city dwellers because it offers respite from the frenzy of modern life in the calm and beauty of nature.
The future of Dallas’s Fair Park, an Art Deco masterpiece
One of the nation’s largest collections of streamlined architecture may be getting a new owner
Vintage Volkswagen bus converted into solar electric camper
A impressive new project from electric vehicle wizard Brett Belen shows how camper vans can be super sustainable.
Camp anywhere with this kitchen in a box
Designed by iKamper, the ITout is a portable kitchen kit that features everything you might need, from a two-burner stove to a utensil organizer.