PEOPLE Travel Awards 2024 Winners: 19 of This Year's Best New Gear and Gadget Finds for Your Next Getaway

01of 19BEST BACKPACK: Bagsmart Blast Quick Access Carry-On BackpackBagsmart Blast Quick Access Carry-On Backpack.With a main compartment that zips shut from the front for easy access and a compression belt that keeps clothes neatly folded inside, it “changed the game” for one tester. Slip a pair of shoes in the bottom compartment and a 15-inch laptop in the back. It can also be securely placed on top of a suitcase using the luggage trolley strap, or held like a duffel with the attached side handle.

People Were Doing Cocaine in the 1600s, Research Shows

Stock image of people in the 1600s.Photo:North Wind Picture Archives via AP North Wind Picture Archives via AP People as far back as the 1600s were usingcocaine, chewing on the leaves of the coca plant “for recreational purposes.” Researchers examined thehuman remainsof the Ca’ Granda crypt in Milan, located underneath the Church of the Beata Vergine Annunciata.It was there that bodies of patients from the “pioneering hospital” Ospedale Maggiore — which “specialized in the medical treatment of acute illnesses among impoverished and disadvantaged individuals residing in the city” — were interned, researched published in theJournal of Archaeological Sciencessays.

PEOPLE's 24 Hour Food Tour: Las Vegas

Photo:Getty Getty Back in Las Vegas' Rat Pack and “family-friendly” eras of the past, the city was known for 99-cent shrimp cocktails, endless budget buffets and sterile diners. Those days are long gone, as the desert city has embraced fine dining, Michelin-starred chefs, celebrity outposts and culinary risk-taking. Visitors regularly ask local residents, “Where should we eat?” The answer is difficult due to the potpourri of mouthwatering fare throughout the city, but it gets even more challenging when limiting the options to the 4.

PEOPLE's Beauty Awards: See Our Favorite Hair Care Products of 2024!

With all the products at our disposal (we know, we know) we’re fortunate to have more good hair days than bad. But that doesn’t stop us from wanting quicker, easier ways of achieving our desired styles. That’s why our testers slathered, smoothed and sudsed up tons of products to discover the top new products — whether your hair is straight or coily, fine or thick or unpredictably uncooperative. Whether you’re looking for ahot air brushor your new favorite styling cream, these are the shampoos, conditioners, mousses, serums and tools we added to our vanities.

PEOPLE's Beauty Awards: See Our Favorite Makeup Products of 2024!

With hundreds of blushes, foundations, and more hitting our desks this year, we spent months swatching and swiping formulas to find the blockbusters in the makeup category. What we found: concealers that held up in pretty major conditions (for example: waiting for a NYC MTA subway in a heatwave), eyeliners with seriously impressive pigment and lipsticks so long-lasting only our award-winning makeup removers could take them off. BEST BRONZING PRIMER:Well People Bio Bronzing Priming Serum Buy Now for $25