Everyone knows about the enigmatic statues scattered across Easter Island, but the travel destination is worth visiting for ...

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A group of tourists visit Moais—stone statues of the Rapa Nui culture—on Easter Island, 3700 km off the Chilean coast in the Pacific Ocean AFP PHOTO/Martin Bernetti (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP) ...

To visit, you'll first need to fly into Santiago (Chile) and then fly for another six hours to reach the remote island. Cruises are also available, but they'll set you back a few thousand dollars.

Unless you count the heat, the streets of Tullahoma, Tenn., have very little in common with Easter Island, a tiny spit of land off the coast of Chile. But local artist Steve Smith is doing his part to ...

EASTER ISLAND, Chile — Carlos Paoa was living in California when his sister wrote to tell him that some of the big stone statues back home on Easter Island were being set upright again and restored.

Would you travel 8,467 miles to see a ring around the moon for less than six minutes? On Oct. 2, 2024, a few hundred eclipse chasers will be on the volcanic Easter Island — called Rapa Nui by natives ...