Once bustling with bars, brothels, and bandits, these 14 hamlets are now eerily desolate.

The pros of an all-inclusive vacation are pretty straightforward: you don't have to lift a finger, carry a wallet, or make a single decision more difficult than "pancake or waffle?" And the trade-off for that luxury?

White-sand beaches?

Not all beaches are created equal -- as anyone who’s ever fought traffic, stalked people for parking, endlessly searched for a spot not occupied by tourists or trash, and then tolerated whichever aspiring DJ decided to set up camp 20 feet away, can attest.

Your childhood treehouse was pretty sweet at the time, but it sorely lacked three essentials for continued cool: girls, booze, and meals that didn’t consist of Funyuns and Mountain Dew.

Sure, drinking in airports and on planes is sometimes a bad idea, but more often than not it's kinda the best.

When you pull up to a famous tourist attraction, you don't always know what you're gonna get.

You don't even need to listen to rap music -- although it helps -- to know that rappers enjoy living the high life; yachts, private jets, exotic tropical locales, the works.

While we can't guarantee that a used Band-Aid won't float by while you're playing Marco Polo in one of these pools, we're pretty sure you won't notice.

Because you shouldn’t have to spend your vacation debating whether to do fun stuff... or eat, we rounded up 16 of the world's best museums that also happen to be free (or, at least, offer free days).

Kim Kardashian and the Beatles' "Hello, Goodbye" EP aside, few things are better recognized for their backside than their front.

Rome, Munich, the French Riviera -- all European bucket list spots renowned for their history, their culture, and their affinity for chain smoking and tiny cars.