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From dinosaur sleepovers to Dolly Parton dreams, you won't believe these theme park hotel suites

There are theme park suites where you can party like a rockstar, sleep surrounded by overall-clad Minions, or even whip up a frozen concoction in your official Margaritaville blender if that’s more your style. Cost-wise, some of these stays are more accessible than others, but you might want to go ahead and add the pricier options to your bucket list as they offer once-in-a-lifetime experiences—like primo park views and top-of-the-line amenities—you’ll never forget. Thanks to these incredible suites, your theme park adventures can live on until it’s time to check-out and head back to reality. The happiness you feel when visiting your favorite theme park doesn’t have to end when you walk out of the gates.

Dinner just got way more exciting with meal kits from celebrity chef-led establishments and local restaurants people can’t get enough of.

Restaurants around the country have been hit hard by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The industry went from a booming success to being in desperate need of customers and funds, almost overnight. While many restaurants have closed permanently, others have gotten creative with how they reach diners around the country—and even around the world—with meal kit deliveries. Now fans of hundreds of restaurants can get their favorite dish, dessert, and sometimes even drinks delivered right to their front door to create themselves from the safety of their own kitchen, without having to guess what ingredients are needed or go to the grocery store. Most of these restaurants are using Goldbelly, a platform that is also helping to support essential workers through Goldbelly’s Givebelly City Subscriptions. There are six cities to choose from including New York City, New Orleans, and Miami. After choosing a city to subscribe to you’ll get monthly deliveries for three or six months with iconic dishes from some of that city’s most famous restaurants. 100% of all net proceeds go toward delivering Goldbelly meal kit boxes to vital essential workers.

Bloodshed and revolution: these are the stories behind Ireland’s most famous castles.

They were imposing, fortified hubs from which lords, queens, and kings repelled invaders, quashed rebellions, and launched bloody campaigns that changed the course of Irish history. And today, there are more than 1,000 castles across Ireland. Some remain only as ruins, while others are in pristine condition. Together, these castles help bring to life the ancient tales of this beautiful nation, which, for so many centuries, was occupied by foreign forces and divided by internal rifts.

Despite being the world’s second-largest country, how many of these Canadian natural wonders are you aware of?

Although its landmass covers over 3.85 million square miles, 80% of Canada’s population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border. So, while most may know of Ontario’s Niagara Falls and the Rockies in Alberta, it’s probably fair to say that many areas, like Nunavut and the Northwest Territories, may be something of a mystery to many. Yet, they’re home to some of the world’s most sublime landscapes, that perhaps deserve more international recognition.

Food fight!

Few things inspire national and civic pride the way a signature food or beverage does. So, it stands to reason, nothing inspires long-standing rivalries the way some other jerk country or city claiming they invented your point of civic or national pride does. From postcard writing campaigns to legal battles, these disputes (and even mysteries) all have one thing in common—they’ll leave you craving an egg cream like you wouldn’t believe.