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15 Heartwarming Reader-Submitted Places to Brighten Your Day

15 Heartwarming Reader-Submitted Places to Brighten Your Day

INSTAGRAM – We asked readers to send us images of their happy places for this week's #FathomInstatrip. What makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside? Moments of meditation in Laos, a college football game in Michigan, a rollercoaster ride, a childhood family trip, and cute puppies in Christmas outfits on the beaches of Hawaii. (That one's pretty specific.) Take a look for yourself, and just try not to smile.

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InstaTrip is a Sunday roundup of the best Instagram photos of the destination we're featuring that week. Next up: Giving back. Tag your best Instagram photos of giving back and doing good with #FathomInstatrip before Friday. We'll publish the best ones we find on Fathom.

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