Abandoned places can be creepy, but fascinating. These spaces, whether an old high school, a rundown house, or a shipwreck, can deliver a thrill, but also a peek into the past. And there are some unique sites around the world that give visitors an unforgettable experience. From Italy to Australia …
Summer is in full swing, and more and more people are heading on vacation or planning one. With the price of hopping on a flight fluctuating so much right now, you might want to consider a destination you can just drive to. “You can make a road trip out of …
Whether you’re making a move to escape the high costs of a big city or just wanting a fresh start in a new place — why not get paid? There are many states, cities and towns across the United States that offer financial incentives to move there. It’s something that …
Ashley Kaye’s father passed away in 2015 and she inherited her childhood home — a three-bedroom, one-bathroom house in Waterford, Wisconsin. “I started thinking, ‘Did I really want to live here forever?’ Of course, because I didn’t really want to let go of that huge chapter of my life,” Kaye, …
On January 22, Andrew Nettels spent the morning onboarding for his Honors Program role with the Department of Justice. Later that day, an email put his future on hold. The third-year law student at George Washington University had his full-time offer with the Department of Justice rescinded due to the …
When Mary Braun met her husband Sébastien, they were both living in Chicago. But on their second date, Sébastien, a native of France, told Braun he wasn’t planning on staying in the United States for much longer — he had been in America for 15 years and wanted to move …
Kim Vaccarella’s closet used to be a graveyard of discarded beach bags. In 2008, the mother of two boys was on a never-ending search to find a bag that she could use during her family’s frequent trips to the Jersey Shore. Straw and mesh bags didn’t hold up well to …
For years, 36-year-old Anders Boisen lived in apartments all over the city of Aarhus, the second-largest in Denmark. Despite having a comfortable living situation — a two-bedroom apartment he shared with a girlfriend at the time — and a job working in city development at a local municipality, Boisen tells …
The first time Victor M. Sweeney observed an embalming, it was for an 18-year-old woman who had died in a car crash just before her high school graduation. At the time, Sweeney was just 18 years old himself. He had seen dead bodies before, but this was his first “hands-on …
What lengths would you go to for your dream house? Would you move to another country? How about remodeling the interior of a space that was never meant to be a home at all? For the Americans who invited CNBC Make It into their homes for an Unlocked tour, thinking …