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If you’d swung by to see the chimps at Furuvik Zoo in Gävle, Sweden, back in 1997, there’s a good chance you might’ve received a rock to the head. It was around this time that a male chimpanzee called Santino had started exhibiting an impressive – albeit slightly problematic – behavior. You see, Santino had developed a taste for hurling …

Smithsonian visitors arrive to locked doors as federal shutdown continues  The Washington Post Government shutdown continues as Smithsonian museums, National Zoo temporarily close  CBS News DC Tourists Frustrated by Museum Closures as Shutdown Persists  Bloomberg.com Government shutdown causes a real Boo at the Zoo  WTOP Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll  NPR Source link

Visitors slam ‘absolutely outrageous’ costs at Texas state fair  MySA State Fair of Texas addresses affordability concerns after social media backlash  CBS News Viral social media posts spark debate over State Fair of Texas attendance and costs  WFAA State Fair of Texas discounts and deals for 2025  FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth Where can you go to avoid sun, rain at State Fair of …

(Left) Mothman masks and other cryptid-related items are on sale at vendors’ kiosks along Main Street at the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, W.Va. (Right) Selah Miller, of Charleston, W.Va., poses for a portrait along the Ohio River while attending the festival. Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rich-Joseph Facun for NPR POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Every September, …

Las Vegas has been in the spotlight for its tourism declines — and many travelers are pointing to the destination’s high prices as a problem. (Michael Anthony for Fox News Digital) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Welcome to the Fox News Lifestyle Newsletter. Check out these top headlines. TOP 3: VACATION SURPRISE: Las Vegas travelers report paying …

Objects such as ‘Oumuamua, Borisov and recently 3I/ATLAS have opened our eyes to the reality that outsiders regularly visit our solar system — and we’re about to start spotting a whole lot more of them. 3I/ATLAS, an interstellar object currently zipping through the solar system, is capturing the attention of astronomers, the public and even most of our deep space …

Police in Prince George’s County, Maryland, are advising spectators that the Joint Base Andrews Air Show is no longer accepting additional visitors. For those heading to the Joint Base Andrews Air Show in Camp Springs, Maryland, police are advising spectators that the show is no longer accepting additional visitors. Sources tell WTOP that there is an issue with processing that …

A sharp decline in foreign travel to the United States this year is being blamed on President Donald Trump‘s immigration policies, trade rhetoric and renewed visa restrictions, with tourism analysts warning the slump may extend beyond summer. From border towns like Buffalo to major tourist draws such as Las Vegas and Los Angeles, international visitor numbers have dropped since Trump …

In the coming weeks, the United States is adding a new $250 “visa integrity fee” for visitors who require visas. We first learned about this several weeks back, as it was buried in President Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill Act,” but we now have more details of the implementation. Millions of US visitors face hefty “visa integrity fee” As of October …

LAS VEGAS — The top tourism official in Las Vegas says the city hasn’t priced out regular travelers, even as July visitor counts fell and casinos took in more from gamblers. Steve Hill, CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), said monthly figures can bounce around but argued the destination remains competitive at different price points. “We’re …