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Elvis Presley Memorial Garden in Parkville, Australia
The large necropolis that is Melbourne General Cemetery was established in 1852 and sprawls over 100 acres, representing the diverse multicultural makeup of Australia. Oh, and Elvis.Wandering around...
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Photos of European Churches Left in Holy Ruin
(All photos: Hans van Vrouwerf)It’s estimated that every year between 4,000 and 7,000 churches close down in the USA. In Europe, the statistics vary by country: approximately 20 Church of England...
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FOUND: Pluto's Dragon-Scale Surface
Pluto (Photo: NASA/JHUAPL/SWRI)NASA's New Horizons probe keeps sending back ever-more amazing pictures of Pluto. The newest batch, downlinked to Earth on September 19, shows an "extended color" version...
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How Ten Miles Can Change a Miracle
St. Brigit's miracle: she took out her own eye rather than marry (Image: Wolfgang Sauber/Wikimedia)A good story, in the telling, should change and morph over time. But a miracle? In theory, a miracle...
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Fleeting Wonders: The Magna Carta is Visiting America for 7 Days
The Magna Carter of 1215, written in iron gall ink on parchment paper, in medieval Latin. (Photo: Earthsound/Wikimedia Commons)Was Beyonce just in town? Didn't notice—we were too busy getting excited...
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Ancient City of Taxila in Taxila, Pakistan
Just as trees show their lives by examining their rings, peeling back the layers at Taxila demonstrates the fascinating influences of multiple civilizations that lived at this ancient city along the...
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How Miracle Max Nearly Shut Down 'The Princess Bride'
Miracle Max was a miracle unto himself. (Image: Youtube)Creating a scene-stealing character takes a special alchemy of performance, direction, and artistic license that isn’t easy to predict or...
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Alabama Booksmith in Birmingham, Alabama
This tiny shop in Birmingham, Alabama may be the only one of its kind. At the Alabama Booksmith, every single book is a signed copy.Already famous among a certain breed of book lover for its Signed...
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Hospital Rock in Farmington, Connecticut
In the middle of the woods behind Rattlesnake Mountain in Farmington, Connecticut, there is a rock slab with 66 etched names. The names may be hard to discern at first, but a quick dusting with white...
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The Uncle Sam House in Mason, New Hampshire
The boyhood home of Samuel "Uncle Sam" Wilson, the real life inspiration for the classic American icon is located in Mason, New Hampshire, and still marked to honor the meat packer that became the face...
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Pfaueninsel in Berlin, Germany
Sitting in the River Havel that runs through Berlin, Pfaueninsel or Peacock Island is a beautiful little getaway rife with abandoned buildings, wild peacocks, and even the facade of a fairytale castle...
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La Posada Hotel and Gardens in Winslow, Arizona
In the heart of Winslow, Arizona (famous for it's corner and flat-bed Fords) is a grand old dowager. She reclines upon the desert scrub-land, and puts one in mind of simpler times. More elegant times....
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The 10 Trials of the Master Bladesmith
Master bladesmith Tim Hancock forges a Damascus steel blade, is a badass. (Image: Daviddarom/Wikipedia) You think it’s hard to get a job in your industry? Try becoming a master bladesmith—there are...
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The Maps That Helped The Citizens Of A 'Locked Country' See The World
Half of “Screens of the Four Continents and People in 48 Countries in the World,” by an unknown Edo-era Japanese painter. (All images: Kobe City Museum/Google Cultural Institute)Generally, the scale of...
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The Hidden Bolts that Drive Manhattan's Infrastructure Nerds Nuts
A street planning map from 1821 by John Randel. (Photo: Library of Congress)If you’re going to complete this quest, bring a GPS tracker or have a damn good internal compass. Comb the southern area of...
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The Ohio Superstore That Beat Walmart by Giving Up Electricity
Lehman's (Photo: Courtesy of Lehman's)The world was supposed to end on December 23, 2012, and Lehman’s, the largest purveyor of non-electric goods in the U.S., knew it. Anytime the apocalypse is nigh,...
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Coney Art Walls in Brooklyn, New York
“I paint on civilization - It's environmentally wack - So presenting my attack - I'll brighten up your shack - I'm down by law - That's a fact - Just give me a wall - Any building dull or tall “ -The...
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The "Irving House" in New York, New York
Sandwiched between Park Avenue and Third Avenue, just east of Union Square, is the small stretch of city street known as Irving Place. Extending south from Gramercy Park it was once a fashionable...
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FOUND: Evidence of Water on Mars
Mars is streaky (Photo: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona)After teasing the world with the announcement that a "Mars mystery" had been solved (and after news outlets that likely knew the embargoed study...
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Fleeting Wonders: The Face in the Thumb
Who is the the Face In The Thumb?! (Image: Imgur)Pope Francis may have departed the U.S., but thanks to the internet, we are never short of miracles—and they can appear in the most mundane places. Like...
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