Experience LIFE's visual record of the 20th century by exploring the most iconic photographs from one of the most famous private photo collections in the world.

5 days ago · The hotel, as LIFE’s story details, welcomed the Shah and his wife by rolling out a 40-foot red carpet. The hotel didn’t have a presidential suite but did its best to recreate one by painting four …

See how fashion, family life, sports, holiday celebrations, media, and other elements of pop culture have changed through the decades.

See photographs and read stories about global icons - the actors, athletes, politicians, and community members that make our world come to life.

Explore the world one picture at a time with these beautiful and inspiring pictures from across the globe - near and far, popular and unknown.

The cultural influences from music, movies, theater, and design that have helped shaped the world we live in today.

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It was a bold notion to name a magazine LIFE. The word life, after all, encompasses everything. The major events that define generations, the fleeting moments that comprise the everyday, the feelings …

Visit some of the world's most desirable and desolate locations on Planet Earth through LIFE's extensive natural photography collection.